You know, every time I get all excited about a dating prospect, it goes to shit. Mind you, I realize I am not the poster child for relationships. Some people are born to be in a relationship. That's for certain not me. I am too much of an independent thinker, too much of a realist. I find that most people cannot match me in empathy, consideration, and doing unto others. But it's more complex than that. Combine a born personality structure with a environment and there you have it.
I often wonder how I would change what I am doing if more women my age were in my boat. But the facts are, most women with a 5 year old child are married. At my daycare I am the only single parent, for example. Statistically, half of these women will be single in a few years. If this were the case right now, would I even be bothering with trying to find a relationship? If I had more single women frienships, wouldn't I just embrace singledom? There's a lot I love about it, and perhaps I am only seeking more because I've never had it. I know plenty of women who are divorced that say they will never marry again. I also know some women that divorced and jumped right into another relationship, as if they cannot fathom being alone.
What is the happiest way to live? Is there anyone that is truly happy and content with their situation, I mean TRULY. Honest to God, no joke. Many people say they are truly happy because they need to portray that to the outside world and are trying to convince themselves. Generally, I believe that the traditional roles of men and womern have drastically changed on the outside. Women are building careers and are no longer confined to be the caretaker of the home and kids. Have men caught up with the change? I think not, and I don't blame them. I think it will take a generation or two for biology to catch up with the reality. In the meantime, there are many strong, independent women that will struggle to fing a man that is TRULY comfortable with relenting on the traditional roles and enjoy the gifts that such a modern woman can bring to them table.
