My thoughts on relationships, marriage and kids
- Oct 10, 2016
- 2 min read
Some of you might not be too happy with this, but here goes....
So here's the thing.
Lately it just seems like people have been trying to talk me into a relationship, when, in all reality, I don't want one.
No, I am not a man hater, although I would probably view myself as a feminist.
No, I am not interested in women. I'm just not interested at all.
I always just feel like I am singing the lyrics to Meghan Trainor's "No," every single time anyone mentions the fact I should find someone.
No. Just no.
To those of you who have relationships: that's great, and I'm happy for you. I have so many friends who have the greatest of relationships and I am so happy for them, but it's just not where I am right now.
Megan Fischer half-way through 2016 at age 22, just doesn't care about that sort of stuff. Period. And here's why:
1) I am far too career driven and relationships take time, the time that I am not willing to give right now.
2) If I am going to be working around the world someday, which is the dream for all of us, really, It's just better to not have to worry about saying goodbye to someone that special. Long story short, unless the fella is going to run away with me to wherever I end up, nope. Not happening.
3) Right now, the goal is to think about being the best journalist I can be, and that's a whole heck of a lot harder than you might think. I put in so many hours and so much time thinking, living, breathing, eating and, if I'm lucky, sleeping journalism.
In the journalism world, we say stories don't (or rarely) fall in your lap. you have to go out there and find them. But in this case, said 'right one' would have to fall into my life. I'm not going to go looking, at least not yet. It's just not that important to me.
It might be later, but right now? No way.
The phrase, "When you have kids..." makes me the most angry person in the world. At the moment, kids give me a headache. The are loud and obnoxious, and usually all I want to do is get away from them. Who is anyone to predict I will ever had kids, anyway. So no. You tell me that, and I will either give you a blank look and walk away, or give you a lecture. If you want to stay on my good side, this phrase will not be a thing between us. Period.
So, sorry, all you people who think I should go looking. Nope. Not right now. No way. So stop bugging me about it.
If you must know what I do when I get frustrated that people tell me I need to start dating, I'll tell you.
I go find a nice, hard punching bag, and go all out on it, and I pretend the bag is all the people I am angry at combined. So there you go. If you don't want to be my imaginary target, be quiet.
Love,
Your kick ass journalist
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