fuck-usag:

gemini-loverxxx:

rowdyholtzy:

brattyvenus:

I wasn’t asked to a single dance in high school and didn’t have a serious romantic relationship until I was 22. And like, yeah that shit hurt when I was younger. I had a lot of fears that I was unlovable and that I didn’t deserve to be happy. And every time I would try to talk to anyone about it, the conversation became, “you’ll find someone”, when it should have been, “you don’t need a relationship or a date, you’re lovable & complete & beautiful on your own”.

So yeah, please normalize young people not dating, and please stop shaming them for it. There’s more to life than romance, despite what the media wants us to think.

THIS

Some of y’all need to read this shit and understand it fully

I’m gonna take this a step further and say I think we need to normalise being alone in general. Like you don’t have to pair off, ever. It’s not a requirement of life or adulthood or an indicator of success or failure. There isn’t like a point in life or an age where you should be with someone – that’s just bullshit. You’re not missing anything or doing something wrong if you don’t manage to end up in a long term relationship, and you don’t have to want one either.

I used to be afraid of ending up alone but I’ve reached the point where I just don’t give a fuck. I have friends and family and if I don’t ever end up married or in a long term relationship myself, I will be supportive of them and their spouses/partners. I will be that person your parents make you call ‘auntie’ because they are good friends. I will spoil everyone else’s children rotten and then hand them back. It’s gonna be a good life too.