A Walk Alone

I just went for a walk through the cold dark night with the clear starry sky above me. While it was probably "You should be outside in this cold. -Mom" weather, I was more conscious than most of the past week due to my sickness and the New Yorker leaving town.

One of the many thoughts was how my life was going to change with his absence and even shed a tear or two. And the differences will probably be dramatic. He was probably equivalent to a college roommate without living together. For the past several months, he had been my partner in crime and he has to be replaced. I thought who would be a good "replacement" but I couldn't determine a single potential character. Why is that? Everyone else I know in town is in a relationship.

There are reasons that single people spend majority of their time with other singles. First of all and most obviously, people in relationships spend their time with each other; that's expected. This affects all aspects. Single people have freedom. Spontaneity is key to the single relationships. For example, I could talk the New Yorker to grab dinner or go out and he would take my offer majority of the time (or decline immediately). But with people in relationships, it's more complicated; they have to see what their significant other has planned. Being impulsive is not really something that mixes well with relationship people. I'm not saying that people in committed relationships make terrible friends but more that they are just not as great as single friends...

So what are my options? I could get a dog and complete a life goal. I could try to get into a relationship; it's probably not the best reason to get into a relation. Or I could attempt to do the impossible and find other single young adults in Fort Wayne.