So it is over....am 27 years old or young whatever you may decide......another birthday came and went ppyby....pushing me closer to 30. Funnily enough I am happy....I feel much more in control of my life. Last year I was bewildered as to where a quarter century of my life had gone and depressed that i was moving onto the wrong side of twentys.
Obviously yesterday the two most asked questions were:
What is your age ?
What is your birthday resolution?
Age was obvious but te second one set me thinking. I wondered wha my birthday resolution was and moreover why particularly this year I hadnt even thought if my approachig birthday at all. However since these questions were asked by my friends I threw it back at the and asked them to suggest me a birthday resolution. The suggestions were interesting to outrageous however each one of them centered around "relationships". So here are some which have to stuck ot my mind
1. Get laid.....
2. Find 'your' man
3. Find 'a' man
4. Let me be 'the' man (you wish buddy)
5. Go out more often dear...(read between a single line)
6. I dont want to see you 'single' on your next birthday
7. Why are you so 'bored' in life why dont you do something about it like be more involved in larger groups.
However the worst in the face was from a female friend, "what do you think you are doing tomorrow all of us are going to move on and then what will u you do". My answer, "obviously move on myself sweetie, make new friends and continue to have fun without becoming a depressed alcoholic wreck raving mad for you;)."
I wonder even till last year my birtday resolutions were around "weight loss", reading a book, accomplishinga professional goal, taking up a particular hobby (like start writing a blog) but this magical figure of 27 has brought all the focus to my relationship status in life. I did not realize till yesterday that not only the older generation but my own generation is uncomfortable to see a single woman ready to wait for meeting her man as and when it happens....
So for all your sakes, dear God please give them good sense that being in a relationship is not an all important end in itself it is just one of the very good ways of enjoying life in companioship I guess.
Happy birthday to me!!:)
