By Hannah Wise<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sorry or embarrassed to be single. No, I\u2019m not a part of the group of feminists that believes that men aren\u2019t needed or anything like that \u2014 I just recognize that I\u2019m so much more than a girl longing and waiting for the day I can have a partner in life.<\/p>\n
Honesty first \u2026 I was that girl. Not that I stood around and waited for my prince charming to sweep me off my feet, but I couldn\u2019t picture a future where I wasn\u2019t \u201cmarried with kids.\u201d It just wasn\u2019t an option. Even now, it makes me happy to imagine the possibility of a future in which I get to be with an amazing man.<\/p>\n
However, the older I get, the more I realize that domestic life isn\u2019t the only future I can picture that would make me happy. Being single has made me a dreamer, and it has allowed me to throw my passion into so many other things rather than just one person.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m only in my early 20s, and I\u2019ve already been asked (too many times to count) when I\u2019m going to get myself a nice guy and stop being so picky. I\u2019ve been told I shouldn\u2019t be holding out for my ideal guy, because they just don\u2019t exist. I\u2019ve been told I need to learn to accept and love the flaws of those \u201cgood-enough\u201d guys.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the thing: I\u2019ve got a great life. My family and friends are so incredible that sometimes I\u2019m just baffled by how blessed I am. I\u2019ve gotten the chance to travel the world for months. I\u2019ve learned about passions I didn\u2019t even know I had and have grown in them. I\u2019ve worked on projects that I couldn\u2019t be more proud of. I get to go to school eight hours from home, because I truly love being here. Most importantly, I\u2019ve gotten to pursue and nurture a relationship with my incredible savior and redeemer \u2026 while single.<\/p>\n
None of this would have been nearly as possible if I was in a committed relationshipbecause, let\u2019s face it, they take lots of work. I\u2019m in no way saying that if you find the right person for you, it isn\u2019t totally worth it. But, like my friend once told me, \u201cIf my life is this wonderful, it\u2019s going to take a pretty incredible guy to come flip it upside down, and I\u2019m not just going to let anyone do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
I know who I am, and I\u2019m not going to wait on a guy to make my life worthier. I\u2019m single, and I won\u2019t be upset about it. Here\u2019s to dreaming big and living life to the fullest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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