Oh not again

Are you the single friend with all your friends either in a serious relationship, engaged, planning marriage or even married. 

Just few years ago, you were the pretty girl, the life of every party and marriage was never on your list of things to do before 25 but then suddenly one day you realized all your friends are taken and you are the single one. You wonder if the marriage switch was flipped and you weren't aware of it because there was no day you felt like getting married was the next on your table.

Do not think that because none of your friend has ever gotten married then perhaps this post is not for you. Truth is when one of them finally does, it is going to put you on a roller coaster of emotions. 

As much as we hate to admit openly how much we desire marriage, the yearning increases with each friend that gets married, each anniversary celebrated, each engagement celebrated and each birthday. When we see our friends getting married, we feel a mix of jealousy and happiness and the feeling is worse if we suddenly got broken up, we may even shed a tear or two. 

To worsen the situation, these friends get married and then suddenly feel like they are in the best position to give you tips on how to secure a man. 

Soon it will be the end of the year and guys will take to the social media to troll girls who ought to have gotten married this year but for one reason or the other didn't. Wallowing too much on these can really put you down. Self pity will not make the situation any better you know? 

It is quite normal to feel left behind if all your friends are getting married off. To those that see marriage as an accomplishment, not having it happen suffers their self esteem and they begin to doubt their self worth. This could hold you back from experiences that could make you feel better or even prevent you from meeting someone.

How do you then cope with being single with all your friends married? Watch out for this space tomorrow as I bring you great tips to guide you.