Single and Not Ready to Mingle
"You shouldn't be looking for love when you are single. Rather use the time to work on yourself and grow as an individual." For the past three years, I have heard this question so many times that I no longer have an answer to it. In the beginning, I would tell people that I had just gotten out of a serious long term relationship and I needed time to heal and recover (You can read about this on my blog Recovery). Once I had recovered I realised that I really just didn't want to be in a relationship but it just seemed like guys were not on the same page as me. It seemed like they were just flocking to "get me off the market". What many of these guys didn't know was that I was super insecure and felt that I did not deserve to be loved. For those of you who have read some of my other blogs, you will know how I struggled with my self-esteem. I felt so worthless for so many years that I really believed that nobody will ever love/ like me. So when I eventually...