Single in the City

Living in Los Angeles and being of a certain age, it seems like most of my friends are either settling down or looking for somebody to settle down with. I haven't felt that sudden urge to "have" to be with somebody and I don't really know if I ever will. Would I love to find my perfect match, of course, but is it something I will absolutely be incomplete without, of course not. So far, in my single life, I have traveled the world, taken up surfing, motivated myself to run a marathon and take the biggest step of all and that was to move to LA to pursue my dreams. Which is where I am currently at now in my life. 

So, when I get the news of a friend's recent engagement, a friend's blossoming relationship, or even a friend's early stages of dating a guy, I tend to get selfish and think, "how will this effect my life?" I feel bad to have the thought cross my mind, but I guess it's easy for me to think that everybody is in the same boat. They don't need to find a perfect partner in order to complete some of their lifelong dreams. I fully support all of my friends who do find that match that keeps them happy, because in the end, you want those closest to you to be happy in every way possible. I just need to make it my own personal goal to not get so involved with my selfish ways and to trust those friends with not alienating me. I like to think I am a person that's worth keeping around. Who knows, if and when I find that guy who I feel is my second half, maybe my single friends will be going through the same dilemma that I am going through right now.