When did our lives become this competitive race of finding that special someone? Shouldn’t life be all about discovering ourselves first? Sometimes I wonder if that is the reason why so many failed relationships exist. We rush into this notion that life isn’t complete without a special person beside you, trapped into an aching pit of longing for a hand to hold and that shoulder to lean on.

Although, there is nothing wrong with wanting these things, this year, I wish to change that. I want to embrace single life and remain content, without that whisper in my ear that I am better off with someone by my side. I don’t want to just be “okay” with it, I want to embrace it and thrive in it. Someone passionately in love with the present instead of hopelessly infatuated with the idea of being in a relationship.