I Am Single

I have been single for a couple of years. Have since joined some singles' events and have joined two matchmaking agencies some time back. There were a couple of guys who were interested in me but I don't see it working out with them.

Call me picky but if I don't like the guy, I'm not going to force myself to pretend to like him, to give him false hopes that I want a relationship with him. And as depressing as it is to see everyone around me getting married, I would rather stay single than to be with someone who is unsuitable.

The worst relationship I had was being with a guy who abused me both physically and mentally. And because I was young and naive at that time, I thought our love can prevail all obstacles. I thought he would change. Long story short, he didn't and the abuse got worse. I also end up with bad debts with many banks trying to help him. So this could be a reason I'm more careful with whom I chose to be with. Because now, I know better than to ignore my gut feeling about a specific guy.

So 2 more of these arranged dates. Tbh, I'm actually a lil sick of going on these dates.

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QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

They still have matchmaking agencies? I thought those went the way of the dodo decades ago.

homegirl · F

@QuixoticSoul
They still have it where I'm from. Basically, you sign up for a membership. On their part, they hold classes for their members, such as etiquette, communication etc. They will do background checks, interview and ensure that their members are really single and are looking for a long-term relationship etc etc.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

@homegirl Huh.

That reminds me of one of my favorite pieces of Soviet street photography.

“Who will be the new boss of the dating agency?” (The title is taken from one of the headlines in the newspaper she is reading)