oh reallllly

I think some people take themselves too seriously sometimes. It's that or they think their life is worse than everyone's even though half their issues are more fixable than most. Please tell me how you just want to be alone because you have such deep-rooted issues on your plate. Please tell me to have some sympathy for you... please!

Maybe my tolerance level has decreased (or increased?) to the point where I just don't give two cents anymore. I just believe that our lives here are NOT as bad as they could be. Yes we are undergoing some economic turmoil and some of us have houses that will not rent or sell. But, last I saw, people were still going to work, still buying gas, still buying "stuff" and still living and breathing. We don't have it as bad as others. We have roofs over our heads and, most often, pretty decent food to eat. Even my cool-ass friend K, who makes money but not a doctors salary, can eat well and maybe even better than others who DO make a doctors salary. You know those countries over seas? where many barely make a 1$ a day? Yeah - they have room to complain and be sad and sit alone and think about their life. We have a lot to be grateful for..... and when you bitch to me about your pathetic life (or what I see is a lack-thereof) I just wish you would shove it.

And also..... when you say you are single, shouldn't you be so, entirely? Shouldn't you worry NOT about the ex's in your life and more about the future potentials? See I don't understand this.... why put a guilt trip on someone when they are single and make them feel bad for trying to find happiness? Let's take a deeper look at this...

Urbandictionary.com relates "single" as:
"it means that you are alone not lonley[sic]"
"the best damn feeling in the world! Independent & free!"
"When you are currently not in a relationship with a significant other."
And the best:
"A relationship status that is usually associated with the euphoria of being off your ol' biatch's leash. For men, it means that you can finally hang out with your friends again. For women, it means that you can stop pretending that you don't secretly want Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom inside of you at the same time."

Now my dear readers, do you think that when people are single they should be in fear of meeting people? That they should be scared to see the scenery because another single person (who may be a best friend, an ex-girlfriend, an ex-boyfriend, an ex anything or parent) guilt trips them into feeling that they should not seek happy playful waters because they are supposed to be with someone else (even though they are not 100% satisfied?) This is where I get incredibly confused.

What happened to.... you're single, go seek happiness!!! you're single and you have no one in your 10 mile radius making you happy so go make yourself happy. What happened to that?? I hear stories about people being tied, but not-so tied, and not being able (or freed) to get out and have fun because of...... you name it. Why?

Indeed Friday is a day of pondering. So ponder all the wisdom poured out in this blog and get back to me with your reactions. I'm determined to find out what is going on in the minds of people in society. Make it witty or make it serious - but declare your answer. I am curious....