We all know someone that got engaged over the holiday season. If you’re like me then it seemed like every time you opened your Facebook app, there was another couple on the news feed parading their good news.

Don’t get me wrong, I have friends of mine that got engaged, and I am so happy for them. But I know I speak for many of us in that we are ready for our news feeds to quiet down and fill with videos of cute puppies again. At the same time, there are a few of us out there who are literally just waiting for our significant others to pop the question, and while we are glad that it didn’t happen over Christmas, we are more than ready for it to happen any time now!

I know it can be super frustrating to see all those pictures of rings and smiling and kissing. One day, you’re going to be able to post pictures just like that, and all of your friends can swoon (or gag) over them just as we are doing now! One day, you’ll have to patiently wait to make the announcement publicly while you get to tell all of your closest relatives.

Although you’ll be thinking how much you can’t wait to show everyone how happy you are (especially all of those haters from your past), you will be so excited to tell your family the news as well.

If you’ve sort of obsessively planned your wedding on your Pinterest like me, your head will be spinning with all of the ideas that you’ve stored for that special day. You will begin thinking about that adorable Save-The-Date photo shoot you’ll be having, and how many of your friends will be anticipating being chosen to be part of your wedding party. I’m sure it’ll be everything you’ve ever dreamed of and, maybe, even more!

Until then, take this time to celebrate wherever you are in life. Maybe you are in a happy relationship with your significant other. Maybe you’ve always imagined marrying this person. You’ve even talked about it and can’t imagine anything else. Who knows why it hasn’t happened yet, but maybe you’ll fall even more in love.

Maybe you’ll grow apart in that time, or maybe you’ll grow even closer. Don’t rush something great because great takes time.

Maybe you’re single and still waiting for fate to show its face, and so now it is your time for personal growth. Take this time to love the benefits of being single, like going out with your friends for a night on the town. You’ve got this chance to decide exactly who you want to be and what you want out of life and the relationships you have in it.

Although it may seem like those that are already engaged or married at this age have this life that is somehow better than yours, both their life and your life is as equally as amazing.

You both are experiencing life how you are supposed to. Your life is a series of moments that you either learn from or that enhance your life experience. No matter what order those moments happen, make every single one count.

You didn’t get to add that life experience onto your Facebook profile this Christmas, but you will. That day will come, and it’ll happen exactly like it’s supposed to. For now, just keep living your best life.