Friends/Acquaintances

You don't realize how important it is to have some of these, especially ones that are single till you want to do something and all of a sudden you have no one. Last night I really wanted to go see a movie, but most of my friends are couples and so they are busy in their lives. The others, well they are just lame and wanted to sleep at 9 on a Saturday. What did I do? Being the headstrong person I am, I drove myself to the theater and watched the movie. I cried before and after the movie, because I felt so pathetic not having anyone to go with. Once the movie started I had no issues, except when I had something to say and found no one around to talk to. 

It's weird but we take things like going for a movie or dinner for granted because we always assume we will have someone around who will go with us at a phone call. But as you get older and your friends find other halves, you realize that you either have to find someone else or learn how to do it yourself. I managed to go for a movie by myself and I will probably do it again. Doubt I can muster up enough courage to go to a nice restaurant and eat dinner by myself. I have been to the one's where you can sit with a book or laptop and you don't feel alone because there are people all over the place but a nice sit down place, nope can't do it. Someday maybe I will gather up enough courage and take myself out to dinner because people have their lives and if I can't find a partner that I like and who will stick around then I better learn how to do things by myself.