How is your love life?

No love life right now, other than the love for my friends, but oddly enough I'm pretty satisfied with my life overall.

It's strange because in the beginning I was extremely sad with the fact of being single. Over 6 years I've dated 4 guys, with not a single person wanting a serious relationship. The longest relationship I ever had was maybe 6 months.

There was a lot of internal blaming that followed right after like, "He was awful to me" to "I'll never be a loveable person." Recently, however, I've been able to cope with my situation. I don't know how I did it, or didn't even think that I could do it, but I can say now at the age of 22 that I'm okay with being single, and that I'm pretty happy and content.

There was a moment where I thought I was in denial, that maybe I'm just lying to myself thinking it's actually okay to be single. Only after questioning myself, I asked if there's really anything bad about my life other than the fact that I'm single. Being sincere, I can say that I'm honest with the way I feel, and that I'm not lying to myself at all. I'm happy that I'm doing great right now despite being single, and that I don't abhor anyone.

I don't lothe any of the guys whom I've dated. They were good people and great learning experiences. I still managed to stay friends with 2 of them. Some people do tell me I should just date casually, but I had a thought one day that going on a date is like having an interview, and ever since then I've been really turned off by the idea of dating haha. Besides, I think I rather get to know someone as a friend first before I fall intimately for him, which ultimately will take longer, but I've accepted that fact.

Since I'm still young, I've made the decision to take my time. I feel like there's no need to rush with finding a relationship. Instead I'll use the time to become the person I want to be and then slowly find the right guy for me one day.

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