Being Happy Being Single
I recently had a dear friend call me and say she met a man that needs a good woman and she thought of me. This isn't the first time this has happened. These recommendations from friends nearly always start off with "well, he's recently divorced and depressed," which immediately sends up red flags in my brain. I can't stress this enough when someone says anything remotely like this to you: run like hell. I am currently single and have been divorced for 12 years. Somehow people equate being single with being miserable. In fact, the opposite is true and until you can be happy being single you will never achieve happiness in a relationship. First off, you are not responsible for anyone's happiness but your own, nor are you responsible to heal someone from a bad divorce or breakup. Believe me, I've been there and done that and have no need to repeat this experience. Yes, it is true that after a certain age it becomes increasingly difficult to find quali...