23 Things I Wish I Knew…Wait NVM
I drafted a post titled “23 things I wish I knew at 22.” Haha, wait, am I actually significantly older and wiser than I was at 22? Ummmm….I’m going to go with a hard “no.”
I drafted a post titled “23 things I wish I knew at 22.” Haha, wait, am I actually significantly older and wiser than I was at 22? Ummmm….I’m going to go with a hard “no.”
I have more questions than I do answers. And that is what perhaps scares me the most.
My life is all over the place. Not in a bad way, but I’m always looking forward to the next big thing.
Swiping right and reading “It’s a match!” boosts my confidence for a moment, then it stagnates once again. The countless “hey what’s up?” messages all become meshed into one, and I can’t be bothered.
I didn’t go Nantucket searching for the love of my life. I didn’t go looking for a boyfriend or a man to fill some empty void. I went because I like to take chances, I like to put myself out there despite the disappointments that I can never seem to escape from. I went because I’m a freaking hopeless romantic. Sue me.
It doesn’t mean I’m head over heels for you or you’re the person I want to have my babies with. So relax.
I can’t accurately describe what gaining 15 pounds overnight feels like, but I will tell you that it f*cking sucks.
People are going to tell you that right now is the time to jumpstart your career. To figure out the best way to get ahead of the next guy. And they’re right-that is important. But don’t settle for something just because you feel like you need to follow the rigid societal structure for the rest of your life.
Dating is weird and exhausting on so many levels, but you’re only making the process worse if you stick with what you know.
A 23 year old single bartender living in the nation’s capital: a demographic I presently fall into which I have come to find out is few and far between.