Its so interesting to me to read that love could ever be “settled” upon. Its seems like a contradiction of terms. Love, real love, is far from a “settling” experience…its the most exciting experience there is! (okay, so maybe I’m a little over zealous, but Spring is in the air! and all the birds and bees get me inspired again to give love a new shot…)
I could be the last single parent standing who is still a hopeless romantic, but I can’t help it. Love is just great when its not absolutely sucking. What I love most about love is the license it gives you to engage in magical thinking….if you can’t believe in a “disney-esque” fantasy when it comes to falling in love, when can you?
As a single mom, there is enough left-brain, logical and practical thinking that i must engage in to make it thru the day…I need to allow at least one side of me the indulgence of a dream…. I choose to believe romance, trust and amazing chemistry is possible to be found in one partner. No I haven’t found it yet, but I love imagining it. And I believe keeping the hope alive, and NOT settling, brings a little skip to my step when I step out of the house each day, open to the possibiilty that I might, just might, meet someone who I can become absolutely enchanted with, disney style. =)
Thanks Rachel at Single Mom Seeking for bringing up another good topic for reflection….
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Thanks to you for reminding us that there is something about love… I believe in magic, too. Here’s to skipping and dreaming.
And she blogs too! Your coolness factor just rose a few notches!! While I am not (yet) among the single, I know there are those that still believe as you do. Maybe because I am a writer as well, I would forecast from “reading you”, you will find that someone…unless the entire male race are morons…WAIT I am a guy…well almost all.
Peace to you and if you need to waste more time, drop by my blog…why? well because I rock.