CaileanSexy People never stay single for very long. It’s really easy to get dates, the hard part comes when you have to figure out how to make a relationship last. I had a recent brush with monogamy that has left me feeling a little bit lonely, a little bit older and a little bit wondering if I’ll be an old lady with 20 cats one day. I really don’t want to live my life vicariously through soap operas with itchy eyes and hairballs on my furniture, so after I ended my two month relationship I started to evaluate myself and my ability to be in a long term, monogamous relationship. If I couldn’t make it work with Mr. Perfect then what are my chances with future prospects? I picked up the phone to call my Mom. I’m not exactly sure what I expected from that conversation but it certainly wasn’t “you are mean, rude, way too picky and destined to be alone.” So I hung up and quickly called my sister. She always has a great way of putting things into perspective and after convincing me that Mom didn’t mean it and reminding me that no matter how sad you are, Dane Cook can always make you laugh, I hung up the phone, took a deep breath in, swallowed the lump in my throat and smiled to myself. I’m single again!

Everything that I love about being single came to mind and I skipped over to my closet, pulled on a long salmon colored vintage blouse that I converted into a dress, brown boots from Paris that always seem to make my legs look at least 4 inches longer (European designers really know their stuff) and headed out for drinks with some of my most fabulous single friends and some friends who, while they are a couple, still seem to be having a great time together. Looking around at the group, I start to wonder if my mother is right. Am I destined to be single? Do I make men miserable? The more I questioned myself the more I wanted to know how others deal and what makes them tick in relationships. My friend big J is a serial monogamist. He is always in a relationship and always looking for a way out of it. He has a big heart and I know that deep down inside he wants to stay with one woman forever, he just has a hard time choosing. When I asked him why he broke up with his most recent woman friend, he told me something that is probably pretty common among men, “whatever type of girl I have, I always want the opposite.” Meaning, if the girl he has is tall and thin, he can’t stop eyeing girls with curves, he finally gets the curvy one and can’t stop eyeing the petite version. He is only guilty of loving all women and I find it fascinating. How many men feel this way but keep it to themselves and hold on to what they have even though they are dying to try something new?

Same night, I look across the table at a couple of friends of mine who seem to have it all figured out. Both winners of the genetic lottery, the answer seemed simple. Find someone as hot as you are and live happily ever after. But even hot people get annoying and looks fade so I wonder what will happen to these two in a few years? Will he be out in search of a thinner more youthful version of what he has? And will she be at home waiting patiently for the postman who delivers large packages and tells her she’s the youngest and thinnest of them all? Only time will tell I guess. And I think that’s the key to a great relationship. Time. There’s a time and a place for everything. And right now is my time to be single. Friends are already trying to set me up on dates and it’s only been a week. So here’s my 2008 resolution: Meet as many new men as possible. Flirt with the possibility of a relationship while staying focused on my goals. Next time I have a brush with monogamy I might be ready, but until then I’m going to take my own advice and make plans plans and more plans. So many plans that I couldn’t possibly keep them all. If it turns out that my Mom is right, I’ll be way too busy to notice that I’m alone.

Sexy People never stay single for very long. It’s really easy to get dates, the hard part comes when you have to figure out how to make a relationship last. I had a recent brush with monogamy that has left me feeling a little bit lonely, a little bit older and a little bit wondering if I’ll be an old lady with 20 cats one day. I really don’t want to live my life vicariously through soap operas with itchy eyes and hairballs on my furniture, so after I ended my two month relationship I started to evaluate myself and my ability to be in a long term, monogamous relationship. If I couldn’t make it work with Mr. Perfect then what are my chances with future prospects? I picked up the phone to call my Mom. I’m not exactly sure what I expected from that conversation but it certainly wasn’t “you are mean, rude, way too picky and destined to be alone.” So I hung up and quickly called my sister. She always has a great way of putting things into perspective and after convincing me that Mom didn’t mean it and reminding me that no matter how sad you are, Dane Cook can always make you laugh, I hung up the phone, took a deep breath in, swallowed the lump in my throat and smiled to myself. I’m single again! Everything that I love about being single came to mind and I skipped over to my closet, pulled on a long salmon colored vintage blouse that I converted into a dress, brown boots from Paris that always seem to make my legs look at least 4 inches longer (European designers really know their stuff) and headed out for drinks with some of my most fabulous single friends and some friends who, while they are a couple, still seem to be having a great time together. Looking around at the group, I start to wonder if my mother is right. Am I destined to be single? Do I make men miserable? The more I questioned myself the more I wanted to know how others deal and what makes them tick in relationships. My friend big J is a serial monogamist. He is always in a relationship and always looking for a way out of it. He has a big heart and I know that deep down inside he wants to stay with one woman forever, he just has a hard time choosing. When I asked him why he broke up with his most recent woman friend, he told me something that is probably pretty common among men, “whatever type of girl I have, I always want the opposite.” Meaning, if the girl he has is tall and thin, he can’t stop eyeing girls with curves, he finally gets the curvy one and can’t stop eyeing the petite version. He is only guilty of loving all women and I find it fascinating. How many men feel this way but keep it to themselves and hold on to what they have even though they are dying to try something new?
Same night, I look across the table at a couple of friends of mine who seem to have it all figured out. Both winners of the genetic lottery, the answer seemed simple. Find someone as hot as you are and live happily ever after. But even hot people get annoying and looks fade so I wonder what will happen to these two in a few years? Will he be out in search of a thinner more youthful version of what he has? And will she be at home waiting patiently for the postman who delivers large packages and tells her she’s the youngest and thinnest of them all? Only time will tell I guess. And I think that’s the key to a great relationship. Time. There’s a time and a place for everything. And right now is my time to be single. Friends are already trying to set me up on dates and it’s only been a week. So here’s my 2008 resolution: Meet as many new men as possible. Flirt with the possibility of a relationship while staying focused on my goals. Next time I have a brush with monogamy I might be ready, but until then I’m going to take my own advice and make plans plans and more plans. So many plans that I couldn’t possibly keep them all. If it turns out that my Mom is right, I’ll be way too busy to notice that I’m alone.

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