The Lessons of Heartbreak
Singlehood is a life I’m well equipped to handle. I spend my nights wearing over-sized sweaters, drinking hot tea, getting lost in the lives of many book characters, and while I may fall hopelessly in love with each turn of a page, reality soon sets in when the book is done. I’m at the age where my friends are getting married and having children and my mailbox is flooded with baby shower and wedding invitations, not to mention all the smiling couples on Christmas cards. I don’t typically dwell on this as a form of sadness, because I am absolutely happy to have so many amazing friends who have found happiness and have started families. I, however, am one of those lone ranger people begging her friends not to bail on New Year’s. Thankfully, I do have a few single girl friends to share these struggles with, as well as a couple of guy friends. As we get older and grow more impatient with the way our lives have outlined, I find myself in the midst of many heartbreaks, whether i...