I Am Single

For about the past month I've been looking at everybody else's happy lives, especially married people, and feeling bad about my own. I feel like I'm missing out on a lot not being married. It's helped that I quit looking at Facebook everyday and seeing everybody's happy family lives. I've had kind of a "everybody's got a better life than me" attitude lately that's not good. I have a lot to be grateful for though and keep trying to focus on that.

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PhoenixPhail · M

You talk about it as thought marriage is the key to happiness. It could be that others see your happiness the same way that you see theirs - thorough their own perceptions - their own filters and beliefs. It sounds as though you make it a competition. Truthfully, if you had so many other people's lives, you most likely, very soon, would want yours back. People don't like showing their shortcomings, and they're sensitive about what they think they lack. We're all the same in so many ways, including the ways we hide from each other. I think you're headed in the right direction by focusing on the things you're grateful for.