Flimsy Writing Material

It's hard to write a blog about love/dating/relationships/sex when it's not an option or priority. I'm isolated up here and the person I'd like to make a go of it with isn't in the picture or near me. The only thing I think of on a regular basis is sex and well, that's because I have, uh, a healthy sex drive to say the least.

I was talking to a friend today and she had recently been broken up with. One of her statements was, "I feel like I have everything except the partner." I had to stop that way of thinking and I told her to do the same. There are plenty of people, men and women, who live the single life and do it happily. Besides, if you're not happy by yourself, don't think you are going to be happy with anybody else. This is an intelligent, sweet, funny and BEAUTIFUL woman. She is extremely accomplished, anybody would be lucky to get a chance with her. She just dates one idiot after another, I don't get it. I'd rather be alone for the right reasons than in a relationship for all the wrong ones. I guess I just don't understand the mentality of people who can't handle being single. I think it's awesome most of the time. I don't have to worry about answering to anybody, being responsible for someone else's feelings, I can spend as much time with my friends and family as I want. My perfect person is someone I don't even feel like I'm committed to. :) Of course I'd like a relationship, to build something real with someone, but I'm not going to sacrifice who I am or what I want to do that. I'd rather just be alone.

Started me thinking...why do people end up in and then stay in, unfulfilling relationships? Or with partners that hold them back? The person you're with should always push you to be a better version of yourself. Not that I'm not motivated on my own but the type of person I want to be with will always be asking me what's next, not are you done yet?