You know the scenario - you break up and are upset (or somewhere on the spectrum towards absolutely miserable, sitting on the kitchen floor drinking wine), are strong for a while, and then for some reason you let him back into your life. Sometimes you feel guilty about it, sometimes you rejoice that two people totally made for each other are reunited... and then something happens and it is "over for good". Repeat the previous process - you are sad but strong, then you let down your guard, then you let him in to your life... then you are let down AGAIN. Hasn't every girl felt a special bond with Bridget Jones at least once in her life? I have had moments in the past in which I totally believed that we are long lost besties - and belted it out with her while she sang "All By Myself"...
Why do girls put themselves in this place? Ex-boyfriends are called that for a reason - because they are an "Ex-"; which, according to Merriam Webster's Dictionary, an ex is "one that formerly held a specified position or place; especially: a former spouse". Nothing in that definition alludes to a recurrence of that specified position - Mr. Webster knows that exes belong in the past.
I recently have played the recurring ex-boyfriend game....but FINALLY have stopped that revolving door for good. Now I am at a place where I have gained the strength to just stop this groundhog-day-like process - and move forward, once and for all. It is an extremely liberating feeling to have the upper hand in the end... to use that phrase "I am done" and absolutely mean it... and not back down.
In addition to being liberating, it is extremely exciting!!! I have dated on and off in the recent past, but there was always that annoying portion of my brain that just would not 100% let me be available. Well, the situation has changed - and I am ready to jump in feet first! Watch out Richmond, this girl is emotionally single, and ready to mingle. ;)
Just as one of the ladies, Paloma, wrote last week - There are MANY reasons that being a sexy, sassy, single lady is AWESOME! It is FINALLY springtime in Richmond - so you know what that means:
1. Endless festivals - exciting places for fun, flirty ladies to meet available gentlemen
2. Squirrels games opening night is this week!!! What is better than basking in the sun with beer and cute boys?
3. The Final Four and college basketball national championship games are around the corner - a sure-fire way to rub elbows (and of course flirt) with fun, sports-loving guys
4. Friday Cheers starts soon - it is so fun to enjoy downtown RVA, great live music, and friends in this annual tradition!
5. The sun is out - signaling the beginning of Happy Hour on Porches season!!! I invite you all to post a comment about YOUR favorite happy hour locations!
Cheers to all of you RVA HAPPY people! :)
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