"You're not going to end up alone. And you, yourself don't really believe that."

A gentleman once said this to me after I had told him I didn't want to end up old and alone. I do not remember why this came up, for this is just one of those quotes that I had randomly plucked out from my stash.

I read a postcard from PostSecret (For those of you who aren't familiar with it, you can check out PostSecet on Amazon or go to their website at http://postsecret.blogspot.com/) Anyway, one of the postcards said "I'm afraid I"ll end up alone. Because I don't want to settle in order not to be" or something to that effect. I don't know what to make of that post card, or what this particular gentleman had said to me.

I was once told that to most people I could be considered difficult even impossible, but to others I may come off very easy. I like to believe that like attracts like. Of course you can argue that if you put a bunch of difficult people in a room together will they all get along? I think there's more to it. I think it has little to do with how difficult or easy going a person may be,and more to do with whom they're in the company of.

There are lots of people out there who would do anything in order not to be alone. And then there are those who are just too difficult or picky to be with anyone. Greta Garbo's infamous line "I want to be alone" (She later claimed she said "I want to be let alone") - sort of paved the way for her through her old age. One of the world's greatest actress spent her days in seclusion. Is this sad? Yes, I do think it's profoundly sad. Was she sad? I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not.

People are never going to admit that they want to be alone. No one wants that. We all want to be happy, loved and cared for. However, the fact remains that there are many people who ARE alone. And my only explanation for that is that they chose to be. There's a saying that a person would rather be alone than to be with bad company. I've been fortunate to not have many "bad company", in fact 95% of the people that I have crossed paths with thus far happen to be very pleasant. I'm not at the point in my life where I'm looking for a life partner, maybe I should just to get a head start? lol Who knows.

But I often hear people say that one should never settle. I wonder if people have their guidelines and limits drawn out to let them know when and if they're settling. Once again I believe like attracts like. Then again I think it just boils down to whether or not you're happy.

There are those who aren't alone and unhappy, and then there are those who are alone and happy. It goes without saying, that the worse off are the ones who are alone and unhappy. And lets not even mention the mofos who are not alone and happy!
(What the heck did I just say!!? If you read it very slowly, it makes sense! I swear!)

By the way, the gentleman's right. I don't believe that I'll end up alone. Ask me in 30 years if I'm happy. The odds are, I will be...