"So I spent last summer going out at night for drinks with this woman I worked with, she's 28 (and single) and I'm not going to judge someone for being older and going out but... seriously" - Literal conversation I had with a co-worker last week.
I wanted to say "I'm 27, asshole" but seeing as how I had just started there (and for all intents and purposes I like her) I decided against this. Instead I said "Oh, yeah, hmmm."
If you're a certain age in rural communities and you're not married and you don't have children, people wonder what your purpose is. Well, that's a fine question, and from time to time I ask myself the same damn thing. I don't feel purpose-less, but it does make you reflect on the ideas and things that you want out of life. Without question, I want a partner in life, whether we marry or not I could care less. The kids?? Iffy, that's entirely up to the future.
I picture my life as a series of small (and often times idiotic) movements. I'm looking for a partner who doesn't think I'm nuts, but thinks I'm "whimsy" and "fun." And someone who I can come home to after work and say "I heard about this small town in Puerto Rico, let's move there for six months!", pack their bags that night and get the hell out of town. If you meet this man - send him my way.
Functional Adult Lesson: I learned this a while ago - just because somebody else's choices are completely opposite of what you want out of life, does not make them less important. And if you're honest with yourself, you can see the beauty in what they desire.
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