Chapter 6: Single Life

Possibly the last time I'll talk about love, seeing as so far it's been anything but great. I'm going to talk instead about my single life. It is a complicated situation, being single. You can look at all the girls you want without feeling guilty and yet at times you know you want something more. Sometimes you wish you could have that special someone in your arms and at other times you are reminded about how bad times can be when you have that special someone nagging you with every wrong move you make. And it's worse when you a guy because the woman is supposed to always win the arguments. And if she loses even one argument, suddenly you are the douche bag of the century and that is just not fair.

When you're single you can do things that you obviously can't do when you in relationship, that relationship being either dating or married. For one, I already said this before, you can look at any girl you want. And I'm not just talking about those cute, pretty girls. The girls that are always in a good mood, always positive, girl. I'm also talking about the girls that are just so hot. They've got double D breasts and huge rear ends. They've had some work done investing thousands of dollars on their appearance, not that all girls do that mind you, the reader. The girl you look at can be a total stranger or your best friend. But remember guys, don't be so obvious when you're doing it. Try to hide it behind some good shades, or maybe just take a split second glimpse to notice what a true beauty that girl is. What I do is a little more cynical. They say "Take a picture it'll last longer." So I say SURE! It's a lot of fun too. Makes me feel like a ninja. And the pictures I take have been noted of being really good. At just the right perfect angle. But enough about me, back to single life.

Another thing you can do when you're single is of course the next step after looking, which is flirting! You can flirt with any girl when your single, because you're not committed to someone else. Personally I don't know where the conversation ends and flirting begins. Seriously I can walk up to a girl and start talking like I would with any other persona and automatically have that girl think that I'm trying to get with her. Not fun at all. Lastly and this is a big one for guys that already do it. You can have sex with any girl you want, as long as their willing, then it's can't be considered rape. Just be careful! Guys, you only get one life, don't screw it up and have sex with so many girls that you get AIDS, HIV, an STD, or get stuck with a baby you don't want. Your goal if your single and a big flirt is to have sex with girls safely and not end up like Eddie Griffin.

But what are the down sides to being single because they're there, trust me. They get you when you're the only guy in your group of friends that is single. When your brother has found that soul mate and is moving to another house, making you the oldest brother. When your walking around your town or some store and you see two people holding hands, and they look so happy. When you see that the girl you had a crush on for so many years has suddenly found the right guy and has settled down to make a family. Oh God, that's the one that hurts the most.

Possibly the biggest downside to being single, is being lonely. You're alone in this miserable world, trying to find that special someone but you can't, either because you had that secret crush or relationship back when you were still young and passionate and you can't move on. You miss the times you shared with that special someone, the first love, maybe the only love you've ever had. You sleep and dream about them every night, and wake up crying quietly because you don't want to wake up your parents, siblings, pets and neighbors. You try to move on, try to find a girl to replace the memories and then when you go to sleep that night, you dream about that one girl that made you feel important, made you feel special. Yes, being lonely tears at your soul, devours it in huge gulps leaving you with an empty feeling inside that you can't fill because you haven't found the girl that can do it, or you have found the girl but you can't have her because she's either moved on with her life, moved somewhere else, gotten married, disappeared from existence, or just plain didn't want to date you. So what do you do to cope with this emptiness. You become the douche bag that I talked about up there in the first few paragraphs. You do what I do, what I enjoy doing because it numbs the pain you feel. You wonder where everything went so wrong, where everything could have gone so right. You become a shell of your former self and are left washed up and left to dry. And just when everything seems to be crashing down, just when you feel there's no way out, a light appears and you see it, it's bright and blinding. It's warmth holds you in its arms and you don't want it to go. But the light has served its purpose and goes away, leaving you rejuvenated and ready to face the world. That special moment that can come an infinite number of times is your redemption. Your chance to start over. You get over yourself and move on. And it's the greatest moment of your life!