Be Content In Your Singleness

I felt very uncomfortable about the awkward conversation.

It all started at a restaurant for my cousin’s college send-off party a couple weeks back. Everyone was laughing and talking when a female family member asked, “So, Ms. Ashley, who are we dating now?”

I had just put a huge chunk of cake in my mouth when the question came out of the blue. So I put my finger up, signaling that I needed her to wait a minute; quickly chewed, and then gulped the sweet dessert down. Immediately thereafter, a knot developed in my throat from swallowing too fast, or maybe it was a result of nervousness. Either way, it was uncomfortable to publicly talk about my dating life in that setting. A lot of people were present, especially those who knew me way back when.

So I slurped down some water to help move the mass out of my esophagus.

Once I put down my glass, I simply replied by saying, “Oh, uh, no one…right now.” I could feel my face flush. I was sure I was beet red.

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