Well, the culture we live in just sort of operates on this assumption that everyone really wants to pair up and settle down.
Look at our popular media--you can't even have a bloody action movie without some ridiculous tacked on sunset kiss at the end. Romance, coupling, traditional family life... it's shoved down our throats at every turn. Even a supposedly subversive show like "Sex in the City" ends with the women in romantic relationships.
I love being single. I love having my own way, not having to compromise, not having to give up myself to suit someone else. This is MY life and I'm living it for ME, not for anyone else.
And yeah, I have people telling me I really want a relationship, I just haven't met the right person, blah blah blah. It's beyond their comprehension that I really don't want a relationship.
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branchandroot
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Date: 2005-04-14 10:16 pm (UTC)Look at our popular media--you can't even have a bloody action movie without some ridiculous tacked on sunset kiss at the end. Romance, coupling, traditional family life... it's shoved down our throats at every turn. Even a supposedly subversive show like "Sex in the City" ends with the women in romantic relationships.
I love being single. I love having my own way, not having to compromise, not having to give up myself to suit someone else. This is MY life and I'm living it for ME, not for anyone else.
And yeah, I have people telling me I really want a relationship, I just haven't met the right person, blah blah blah. It's beyond their comprehension that I really don't want a relationship.
But hey, that's their problem, not mine. :P