I received an email in response to BLOG 8 and was given permission to share. Here goes...
Hi Nadia,
I'm really enjoying your blog. Your writing and ideas are awesome. I wanted to respond to your "My name is Nadia. And yes, I'm single." blog. I thought it was very positive and uplifting, but also a little unrealistic. You're twenty three and happy with the single life. But do you think you will feel the same five years from now? I don't. I'm 28 and sometimes worried about being alone forever. I'm not unhappy, just lonely sometimes. I think your blog failed to address the fact that we all get lonely sometimes; even YOU :) So what are your thoughts? You're speaking in the present tense, but what are your goals relationship wise for five to ten years from now?
Keep me updated,
Emily
My Response:
I actually wasn't thinking much in the future tense when writing that blog. I suppose it's easier for me to say the things that I'm saying while I feel like I have so much life ahead of me. I do see myself in a very committed, long term relationship at some point, preferably before I'm thirty. So, I do see where you're coming from.
But I also hope that if that doesn't happen,[[Lord, pleeeeease let it happen! Lol.]] I'm not wallowing in my singledom. I think society has made singleness seem like a disease, when in fact it is very much a gift. Being able to say that I enjoy quality time with me is a gift that I haven't always had. I'm alone sometimes, but I'm never ever lonely. [[it's a spiritual thang]] That's the difference between what I was saying and how you interpreted it. I'm so happy with me that I'm able to enjoy other people in a real way. That feeling has no age.
Thanks for reading! Keep sending me your comments, suggestions and questions at nadia@shakesomething.com ... all love <3
