It is a scientific fact that married couples live on average, 10 years longer than singles. I believe this to be true. The love and comfort shared between two people is a shield against all adversity, on a daily basis. I try to justify the benefits of being single. A futile endeavour to deceive myself. I miss love so much.
I'm in sort of an odd funk this evening. This thinking seems to fit very neatly within my current mindset. It's been a very stressed-out week. And I sit here on a Friday night, quietly tapping out thoughts on a keyboard.
Still, I pull myself back in. I remain hopeful. I'm not in a grave hurry to find someone, but remain hopeful that one day there will indeed be another to share things with.
I pull myself back in because without this hope, there is truly nothing.
I have to travel on Sunday for work. I'll be gone most of the week. In a way, I am sort of embracing this - a chance to get out of myself, perhaps.
I recall that discussion many years ago in Marriage and Family class. There could be a point made for that. I've dated older women, but not 7 years older.... Geesh, at 61, I'd feel like I was dating my grandmother...
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