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When You're The Single Friend

I may not know if there is someone out there for me but if there is all I can say is good luck to him.

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When You're The Single Friend
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It's that time of the year again when literally everyone around me is pairing up and going on their merry, coupled way. Then there are people like us. You know who are. The type of person who's lucky just to get the smallest amount of attention from someone you're interested in. The person whose friends are all in relationships while we remain incredibly single.

Yes, sometimes it sucks being the single friend. The majority of the time when with your friends they are with their significant other or talking about them. They all tell you "You'll find someone!" or "I didn't expect to (insert significant other's name) but then they came along!" and all you can do is smile and nod your head regardless of your actual feelings. That is why I'm here to write this message. And all I have to say is that it's okay to be the single friend.



Since middle school, I've always been the girl that boys ignore and part of me thought things would change the older I got. I had a dream where I'd find the love of my life in high school, you know, the typical dream young girls have. Ha. Ha. Fast forward to my junior year of college, and the day finally came when I finally started dating someone. After years of being the single friend, I finally had a new outlook on dating. Maybe I wasn't the forever alone girl, but reality set in and things never seem to work out quite as planned. The relationship eventually ended which was for the best because we both wanted different things and overall it just wouldn't have worked out.



And there I was again, single and too awkward to mingle. Since then I have become the single friend once again. However, this time around has been much more positive. I've learned that I do not need a significant other to be happy. I always thought being in a relationship would solve all my problems but man was I wrong. Yes, I get upset when I'm surrounded by my happy couple friends but I remember that I am strong enough to be on my own.



So to my single friends who feel like their never going to find someone, just remember it's okay to be single. Enjoy the single life. Find yourself and learn to love yourself. It'll make opening up to a potential significant other much each easier. Trust me. I know. I may not know if there is someone out there for me but if there is all I can say is good luck to him. If he can manage me at my sassiest and snarkiest he may be a keeper. You never know what tomorrow will bring so continue on being your awesome single self. Because you are a strong independent woman/man who doesn't need a significant other.


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