Ok so I decided to "choose my attitude" especially after D texted me this afternoon. I swear these boys read my blog ;)
Tonight I retreated to one of the places where I feel the best about myself... my parents house. Every single girl needs a place where she can go put her hair in a pony tail, pull on a old pair of pajama pants, and eat a smore.
My parents and I went to get the early bird special at Outback (they love the chain restaurants) my Dad was super pumped that they had a "sweetheart special". Don't get me wrong, I think its great if people enjoy the quality of Outback... but if a guy took me to Outback for the "sweetheart special" on our first Valentines, I think I would have to run. I realize that sounds snobby, but as a Savvy Singleton, I've learned that I want a date that has a little more creativity and a little more atmosphere then some 50+ crowd excited about the free Aussie Fries as they wait for a table. Regardless, as I was sitting in the booth across from my parents, I couldn't help but watch their body language. After being married for almost 32 years, my dad still puts his arm around my mom at dinner. Even though he might not use the best table manners, I can tell my mom still looks at him the same way she did when they met. Maybe I take back my earlier statement of running out of the Outback on a date. Maybe it doesn't matter where you go with the one you love, just as long as you are together.
All today I have been kinda frustrated about D, and his busy schedule. I was disappointed when he texted me saying that he wanted to meet up at the same place we did last time, the mall to walk around. Instead of being so negative about it, maybe I should think of that as our meet up place. The place where he feels comfortable and we are able to talk freely about our experiences. I also need to lay off being so into him and making this work. Yes, I am extremely excited that he is a possibility, but I also have to remember dating is a slow process. I don't want a instant relationship, I want to be that couple in the booth at Outback excited about sharing some cheesecake that comes with the "sweetheart special".
Thanks mom and dad for giving me a relationship to compare all others against! I love you!
Here are some quotes I found to cheer me on (and all my other singletons out there) during these upcoming days of seeing "smug married couples" everywhere-
"I think, therefore I'm single."- Liz Winston (My friend and I have this magnet)
"I don't need a man to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we'll ever have is the one with ourselves."- Shirley MacLaine
"Don’t cry for a man who’s left you, the next one may fall for your smile."- Mae West
"It takes half the amount of time you dated someone to get over them."- Sex and the City (SO TRUE!!!)
"A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle."- Anonymous
"My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil."- Anonymous
"Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you're pretty sexy and you're taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with."- Sex and the City (LOVE THIS ONE!!!!)
"You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose."- Jo Courdert
"You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and you will not find that person anywhere."
- Anonymous
"Sometimes you have to stand alone to prove that you can still stand."- Anonymous
"Being single isn’t bad. What is bad is giving up hope on finding that someone special."
- Anonymous
"Being single entitles you to not ask someone's opinion before you do something to mess up your own room, your credit report or even your life."- Sayali Patil
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