For Now

Sometimes facebook has unexpected results. I just saw a picture of a friend of mine since high school. She's apparently in a relationship with the high school jock, who ha s since become fat and bald. Say it isn't so! She's still pretty and thin after two kids and a divorce. I may be single, but at least I haven't settled. I'm not stuck. I don't have to worry about anyone else.

Today I had a conversation with someone who clearly doesn't remember what it's like to not have to provide. He talked about responsibility, about making a living, about making compromises. All of that is stuff I pretty much don't have to worry about. Yes, I get lonely. Yes, I wish I had someone to wake up to every morning. Yes, I wish I had a confidant. But I only have to do my own thing. I don't have to think about anyone else. I am free. It's actually a good thing, most of the time. Or at least for now.