To my fellow singles, Happy Singles' Awareness Day! Yes, it's your very own day -- so go out and celebrate the joys of singleness! Haha.
My friends tell me I enjoy being single too much. What can I say? Life is good. Not perfect, but very good. I'm not one for lacking things to do, see, experience and learn. It's not to say that I don't want to be in a relationship, it just hasn't happened yet. So in the mean time, why waste time and stop growing as a person? [Brotherly advice: Unplug the television and get off that sofa!]
A few weeks ago MSN had an article about being better off as a single. It comes somewhat close to my own observations about being single. [Obviously when reading through it one needs to use biblical discernment (and it goes without saying I don't endorse everything in the article) ] I found the last bullet particularly noteworthy:
Reason #10: You know yourself—and what you want out of a relationship.
You’re a better catch now than you were at 20. You may have signs of, ahem, experience etched on your face, but that’s OK because you’re more interesting and more self-aware. Not only have you grown as a person, but you’ve probably been through the ringer a few times in matters of love and now know what you want—and what you don’t. Experts say that bodes well for future marital success and may actually decrease the likelihood of divorce. “When people get married young, they often feel like the other person will complete them, and they have trouble moving past that Hollywood myth,” explains Chase. “But maturity brings so much, because if you’re able to communicate who you are and what you want, the better your chances of having a successful marriage.” And that’s a wonderful message: Your single self is great... and should you find the right person and decide to marry, you’re more likely to thrive in that stage of your life, too.
Life experiences are a potent teacher, especially "the ringer" ones. Definitely been through the dating ringer once in my life. Though it was a long time ago (and by the way, the old saying "time heals all wounds" in this case was and is fortunately true) it made much clearer to me what I want and don't want (and I already had a reasonable idea of them at the time).
Okay, for my disappointed, bummed out single brothers & sisters I'm gonna risk sounding like a talk show host, "Your single self is great!" Haha. Okay, lets not get egotistical. Remember we're still imperfect people in an imperfect world, but you get my point: The single-life ain't so bad.
Well, to my married friends especially the married guys, I hope you remembered V-day today (Valentine's Day ... Bah Humbug! 
) or it's the doghouse for you!
P.S. I see that I used Single's and Singles'. In fact the website uses those two and 'singles' on their frontpage. Also note they say the day was moved to tomorrow, February 15th. A friend invited me to a S.A.D. party for tonight but I already had prior plans with Primetime, of course, who knows with the weather outside. Things are to refreeze this evening with the low 30's temps. Don't you want to be on the Beltway Skating Rink tonight?
P.P.S. Ambassador Primetime is cancelled tonight. Be safe should you feel brave (or stupid, it's a fine line between the two) enough to be out celebrating V-Day or S.A.D.
Anyways, having 300 minutes to watch allows one to really enjoy the character development, the scenery and the twists & turns of the story. You also see more of the real Mr. Darcy than the shorter & faster big screen version. The comedic relief via the cousin Mr. Collins and the straightforward non-romantic issues via best friend Charlotte Lucas are allowed a more thorough treatment in the longer version. Unfortunately, while handled well, the mother character of Mrs. Bennett, was just too much for me over the course of time, i.e., she really got on my nerves!
That's something my youth kids used to tell me!
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