The Upsides of Getting Stood Up
- Or - Seven reasons why dating myself is a personal choice that I make as a pathway to enlightened self-love and not as a reaction to being single during a global pandemic or getting stood up by some jerk I didn’t even want to get to know or share intimacy with anyway, and certainly not because it’s the only option available or a sneaky way of semantically rebranding the truth which is that I am single during both menopause and a pandemic, which fact has to be dressed up a little to keep it from completely crushing what’s left of my soul and sanity right now. 1. I am fastidious. My apartment is squeaky clean because nothing activates my inner Donna Reed like the prospect of company. Plus, I am free to watch whatever program or movie I like, pause to go to the bathroom every 10 minutes and talk back to the onscreen characters without commentary from a guest. 2. I’m an epicurean. The high-end takeout food and ice cream that was intended for sharing is aaaaaalllllll mine. ...