Day Six: Single and Happy

May 18, 2022

Kids nowadays rush to be in a relationship. It's like it is taboo if you are still single. It's like having a partner is proof that they are beautiful, handsome and likeable. This is why we see a lot of teenagers who are broken-hearted today. Due to too much exposure to fairy tales, they go on searching for love like life depends on it.

I was like that before. I mean my parents made it clear to us that a diploma would come first before being in a relationship. They are the kind of parents who believe that being in a relationship would only be a burden and a hindrance to a student who wants to graduate from college. So even if I was the only one in the group who had no boyfriend, I didn't falter. I didn't have the urge to keep up with my friends who had a colourful love life. I content myself fangirling at cute local actors, admiring talented guys from the campus and of course, I was busy third-wheeling. I didn't have the urge to be in a relationship because my friends would always tag me along when they would go on a date. Talk about making me as an excuse in exchange for free food.

I was single and happy. Of course, I would always look forward to the day wherein I would meet the man of my dreams. I'm just glad that I listened to my parent's advice. It could have been easy to lie to them and be in a relationship while I'm still in the university because they won't know as I stay in a boarding house. But I was too scared to do that. I was so engrossed with how overwhelming it is to be in a university that I never consider trying to break rules and try to be in a relationship.

I'm happy with my decisions back then. I'm proud of my younger self. I'm thankful that I chose to honour my parent's advice back then. That advice saved me from potential heartbreak. Had I chosen a different path, I would have been bruised and scarred now from jumping into a relationship like I'm just paragliding. I believe that it is better to wait and preserve your heart for the right one because if you keep on jumping into relationships. You tend to give pieces of your heart to different people and by the time the right one comes, you are already bruised and scarred. You have given pieces of your heart away. You tend to be guarded and doubtful even if he is already the one. You wouldn't able to give the love that the right one deserves.

So, why wouldn't you save yourself from possible heartbreak and learn from other people's mistakes? We don't have to learn from our mistakes. We can mirror other people's experiences. From there, we can conclude and sketch ways to mitigate being brokenhearted.

My advice for the younger people who comes to read this is for you to chill and be cool. Don't go in search of love thinking that it will be the one to complete you. Life has more to offer. Look around. There are wonderful things in store for you to explore and feast on if only you are keen. Love will find you.

That's just about it. Thanks for reading. Until the next read!

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