So you're scrolling through Facebook and it's engagement after engagement followed by people getting married and then having babies, and the closest thing you've gotten to a long term relationship is with the left overs in your fridge that have been there for so long you don't even want to look at them. It's a hard world out there for single people our age, and it's even harder during this time of year. The summer is the most popular time to get married. So how do you survive this time when all of you're friends are finding forever and you're not? Well, I'm not exactly qualified to answer that question. However, I am in the same boat, and here's what I've learned.

Enjoy all of the free food at weddings and showers.

So much food. All free. Eat it all and do not feel guilty one bit. It's so hard to be lonely among a sea of finger foods and punch.

Be happy for your friends.

It's easy to resent them for finding what you've been looking for, but try to find true happiness for them in your heart. Being jealous doesn't look good on anyone, anyway. Go to their weddings/showers/ect. and just bask in the miracle that they found love or whatever. Basking in your own loneliness is only going to make you feel worse, and them sense something off from you. So be happy for them.

Realize being single doesn't suck.

Okay, okay. Going to sleep every night and waking up every morning next to the love of your life seems like a dream come true, but you know what isn't? Not being able to do whatever the heck you want to do 24/7. When you're married, you're life isn't just yours anymore. When you're single, you can go for McNuggets at 3 a.m. just cause and not have to answer to anyone for it.

Trust in a bigger plan.

God has a plan for you that is far greater than your own. Trust in His plan to get you what you need out of life. Even if it includes attending a few functions without a plus one, He knows what is best for you. It will happen.