Why It's Easy to Stay Single

So a few years ago I had this relationship of sorts and had myself convinced that he was the one. Sure I was only 13-14 at the time...but I loved him. Say what you will to that. I'm still convince I loved him. And then one day, as all relationships must, it came to an end. And I was depressed for a good 2 years or so.

And then I got out and started seeing people again. I vowed to never ever let myself get hurt that way again. My emotions, they're weird. I'll cry over little stuff, but if someone dies or I get dumped...give me a good day or two to be all emo and then I'm back to normal. Stuff that should hurt just doesn't affect me anymore.

A couple months ago I got dumped by my boyfriend of around 5 months. I took two days to let myself be sad. And then I got over it. I decided at that point, relationships are too much work, I'll just have a bunch of flings instead and be happy. And then I realized that I get attached too easily and having a bunch of flings would be a bad idea. Time for a new plan.

Decided to call my best friend, Missy, on the phone one day. Those who know me will tell you I do NOT talk on the phone, with a few very special exceptions. Missy doesn't either for that matter, but since I hadn't talked to her in the a days, I called her anyway.

Got to talking about our friend David who I'd been chatting with earlier that day. Mentioned to Missy something about David and his girlfriend Liz, whom I had never met. Said I wasn't so sure about this girl, Liz. I know about David's previous relationships. I figured she couldn't be too good. And I worry about David like crazy. He's been one of my best friends for two years. He's important.

Missy laughs at me worrying. Tells me I'm going to end up with David in 30 years. I laugh at her. Thought she should know better than anyone that me and David together is a bad idea. We have our little history. We were...mostly friends with benefits at one point. We've been through hell together. He's always going to be one of my best friends though, plain and simple. It's like this, if we're both taken, we're happy for each other. He and Liz got together about the same time as I started dating the most recent ex. Both of us were mostly happy for each other, although David told me he didn't like the sound of my boyfriend and I told him I wasn't so sure about Liz. David was right about me as usual...I just wasn't so right about him. When we're both single, we always seem to end up with each other, even if we never date. And when only one of us is taken...all hell breaks loose. We're fairly protective of each other. So after I got dumped and David and Liz were still together, I decided I wasn't ok with that. But Missy saying we were going to end up together, that was just silly. It's not like I wanted him. I just didn't want Liz dating him.

I should also mention that camp was coming up. The same camp that David's parents run and that David works full time at. It's also my favorite place in the world. If I could move into the camp permanently, I would in a heartbeat. Everything about it makes me happy...especially my friends there, and that includes David.

So with Missy prodding me and trying to convince me that David and I are meant to be and with camp nearing...needless to say I fell head-over-heels for him for about the hundredth time in the past two years. Except...oh yeah, Liz. Needed to fix that tiny problem.

Incidentally, I called David quite a bit in the couple of weeks before camp. Trying to find a weakness somewhere in the relationship so I could get rid of the pest that was taking over my David without my permission. Unfortunately, David's as stubborn as I am, if not moreso. He also gave me the subtle warning that if anything tried to come between him and Liz, there would be hell to pay...again, time for a new plan.

Next plan of attack was to meet this "Liz" person of course. Naturally, I told David I wanted to meet her and he said he would see what he could do about bringing her to camp. As I laughed evilly to myself, I started plotting.

Finally, camp came along, and, strangely, Missy and I saw very little of David. It took long enough, but I finally managed to communicate with David enough to get him to bring Liz for a visit. I assumed hostility mode. Miss and I headed over to chat with David and Liz...and we reached the next issue. Liz was...well, freaking incredible really. I still didn't want her with David though. And David, well, he seemed completely oblivious to what was going on, as he generally is. He knew I wasn't keen on getting to know Liz, but he assumed so for other reasons, such as the fact that I didn't want him to get hurt, which I didn't.

Since David works at the camp full time, he ended up being needed to empty trash cans and left Missy and Liz and I alone. As we got to talking, we ended up loving Liz more and more by the second. Family Fun Night was about to start at the camp and we didn't want to leave Liz alone, so we dragged her along with us. We figured David could catch up whenever he was done with his job. The night dragged on and we were absolutely ecstatic spending time with Liz. However, I was irritated every time David came within a foot of her. The purpose was still to get rid of Liz, at least as far as David was concerned.

I eventually talked to David alone and explained what was going on. While he somewhat seemed to get it, he still doesn't appear to fully understand the situation. And who really can? David knows me too well though and told me that it sounded to him like I spend too much time looking for relationships and that I need to lay off for a while. I figured he's right. So I made a vow to myself to stop dating until I'm 20.

Except...I keep meeting potentials. And every guy I meet that might work out, I back off of. I'm not going to date anyone. It only leads to trouble. I'm your typical teenager though. I just want to be loved. That's all I've ever wanted. But I've taken David's advice and I stopped looking. There's no point in trying to find someone now...because I already found who I want to end up with, even if it takes 30 years (thanks for cursing me, Missy.) Having found that someone, it's easy to stay single. I don't need a relationship while I'm waiting for him. And I could be waiting a while, because the man I'm waiting for is already taken by an amazing girl named Liz. So while I love Liz to death and wish her the best...I think she should end up with Jed, because he's exactly to her what David is to me, and I think that would make for a much better ending to this crazy sitcom that is our life.

Random thought of the day: Unibrows should be called monobrows and eyebrows should be called bibrows.