Yeah, I’m Not Ready… Yet.
I remember my family saying, “Don’t worry about it right now. Focus on your life and finish the things you want to finish. Eventually, you will meet someone down the road.” I also remember my friends saying, “Money. Power. Respect. Women.” The thing is, I’m what some call, a “Yes” man. Naturally, I have the tendency to want to take on everything, so my response to my family and friends was, “Of course I’m ready for a relationship. I was born ready!” Now that I’ve had over six months to think about it, I hate to admit that they were right. At this point of time I need to focus my energy on one important task.
Myself.
When I was younger, I thought I’d be settled and married by the time I reached 25. As I approach the big 3-0, it’s been said that 30 is the new 20. Sounds good to me. Sign me up. The average life expectancy of humans is a lot longer than it was ages ago, so we have nothing to worry about.
Much has changed in my life the last few months and a lot more will change in the following months. I went from being a student to being a full time employee, in a relationship to being single, wise to wiser, optimistic to realistic, cool to awesome, etc.
So what’s in store for me in the upcoming months? Plenty. My work schedule is changing from the crazy 6:00PM - 2:00AM shift to the more tolerable 1:00PM - 9:00PM shift, finally saving up the cash to purchase a motorcycle, looking for a new place to live, getting more involved with the DJ hobby, and other little things. With all these plans lined up, I don’t know where to find the time to be in a relationship.
Obviously, if the perfect person shows up in my life tomorrow, I’m going to swoop on that shit. Until then, I’m not ready to be in a committed, long-term relationship. Maybe something casual, playful, and short is better for now. Being single isn’t bad. Besides, I have a lot of stuff to accomplish.
