Manifesto of Singlehood Date Friday, April 19, 2024 - 08:56 PM PST Topic Experiences Others choose to couple, to devote themselves to one another in loving, hopefully faithful, and mutually beneficial relationships. I do not. I have too much love, care, passion, and personality to give it all to one person. I love every human being. This love can be and is care, concern, sexuality, listening, advice, observation, spirituality, silence, screaming, everything, and sometimes, when needed, nothing. My capacity to love is limited only by the other's willingness to receive this love in whatever form it may take. I am, and attempt to be, what is needed to help those whom I interact with grow and develop. I do not lose myself in this, but rather find in myself only a deeper and more passionate willingness to love others. I see smiling couples and do not gag. I grin, perhaps chuckle, and try to become enveloped in the happiness and beauty they have found in each other. I see unhappy couples and try to help find the problem, the reason for this sadness and then give them the opportunity to feel the love and acceptance that exist in the world. I am not free from pain. I have had my heart broken. I have broken hearts. I have been a home-wrecker and have been used. I have done things I wish I had not. This does not mean I regret any of my actions. Regret is only the wish to change what cannot be changed. Rather, I take every experience and use it to help myself grow and understand myself and others. I am not a slut. I am not a whore. My sexuality is a tool and a gift that I choose to give others to help them along their journey. Sex is fun. Sex is also powerful and dangerous. It must be approached with care, caution, and a sense of joyful reverence. True enjoyment comes only when all individuals involved are open to the pleasure within. I do not need to "find the right one". I do not need to "find myself". I do not need to be set up with your brother, your sister, your uncle, your mother, or your best friend. I do not need to get a good lay. I do not need a shrink. I do not need your sympathy. Being single is a way I choose to lead my life. It is not a response to a bad experience. It is not because I don't believe I can find happiness. It is, in fact, the contrary. I find pure joy, happiness, pleasure, and spirituality in sharing myself with all those around me. I choose to be single. I am in love with everyone around me. Others choose to couple. I do not. And I am better for it. This article comes from Shmeng http://www.shmeng.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.shmeng.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=607