I've decided that at this stage in my life, I am ready to settle down. I will turn 28 in June this year and I am still single with no signs of settling down with anyone. This bothers me. A lot.
When I was 18 I always pictured being married by 27, kids by 30, etc. Now I'm lucky if I will get married before I'm 35. I don't want to be that guy. I don't.
But I will be him....or worse, if things don't turn out.
Basically I have imposed upon myself a goal of finding a girlfriend/mate/lover by my 28th birthday. I'm not going to go any more overboard than the usual means of finding a girl, but with a set deadline I know that I might be inclined to try a little harder. Not sure if that is good or bad yet, but we will see.
So if I am still single by the time the candles on my cake read 2-8, then I will have officially given up on my search to find a woman. I will resign myself to the single life and not worry about it anymore.
Will this change anything? Will anyone care? Will there be enough time (about 3 months or so) to make it happen?
These questions will be answered in time. Let's see how it goes.
I'll keep you updated.
-M
