Most of my friends are in relationships. They usually have one of two responses regarding my being single, "oh you're so lucky" or "who can I set you up with?". The later statement is the worst. At least with my friends. They set me up with someone who I have absolutely nothing in common with, except for the fact that we are both single. Which results in an awkward, wasted evening, and me wondering, do my friends even know me? Or are the just trying to mess with me?
In many ways I am lucky to be single. Someday I will chose to be in a relationship again I'm sure. But this is my time now. If I want to spend the weekend painting my apartment neon orange, I can do that! Because this is my time. Sometimes you can get lost in a relationship, which is understandable. Compromise is very important and everything becomes 'we' or 'our' not 'I' or 'my'. I'm happy to have this time to find out more about myself and my own interests.
And I'm very excited about this group. I'm looking forward to meeting new people and making new friends. Not necessarily to meet a mate, but to meet people who understand a little bit more about the joys (and even the struggles) of what it's like to be single. Not people that only have an outside perspective, but people that are actually living it. This group has some exciting events coming up that I am looking forward to. Should be some fun, entertaining times (which are much better than awkward, wasted times). I look forward to meeting all of you that attend.

- Andrea