Since I’m in the process of applying to graduate school, one of my mentors keeps telling me to be happy I’m single. She’s says this to comfort me when I complain about the lack of suitors lining up at my door. (I mean, I don’t want to be single forever.) But in all seriousness, I will relish in the fact that I get to go to graduate school where I want, without having to factor someone else in. I know many couples who have survived this feat (including my parents), so I’m not saying it can’t be done. I admire these people. For me, however, being single has just made me realize how opinionated and independent I really am. (My friends figured this out YEARS ago and my parents have known this for roughly two decades and some change.) But it has taken me a couple of years of self reflection to actually admit this. So, until I find the-one-with-which-i-am-willing-to-compromise, I can be as totally academic and career focused as I want. (Or more realistically, as much of a social butterfly as I want.)
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