The Single Life!

I really liked our lecture today about Single life. I am one of those people who is constantly in a relationship and for the past 6 months I have been single. This is really strange thing for me to deal with, but I wanted to stay away from a relationship for the time being to be able to really get to know myself and figure out what it is I want out of a significant other. I think the discussion today about the importance of discovering yourself was really something I could relate to. I feel that some of the reasons why my past relationships haven’t been so stellar is because I don't really have a good idea of what I want out of a relationship and what I expect. I fell that sometimes I am going through the motions and putting little effort and thought into what it is that is going to make me happy. This last 6 months of being single provided me with the opportunity to do just that and because of the time that I allowed myself to spend with just myself I feel that I have really grown into a stronger person. I know now when the time is right and when I meet someone that I want to date I will be ready to give the relationship my all and expect the same out of the other person. In a professional sense I feel that it is important to really stress the importance of knowing who we are. By being able to help others find out who they are as a person we can also help them learn from their mistakes in past relationships as well as recognize when a relationship is not healthy.