Relationships? Bah, humbug. Give me a good book instead :)

Good relationships take more work than they look. A is having a tiff with B over some social etiquette issue. C is having a possible conflict with D over some miscommunication on their Christmas day plans.

And good ol’ single me is having conflicts with no one. I have actually made peace with whomever I had a rift with prior to this and am going to celebrate Christmas with a clear and guilt-free heart. Yeah! But even if I don’t, it’s far easier to live with a rift with an acquaintance rather than tension with my sweetheart.

So I ask myself, is it really worth getting into a romance this Christmas in hopes of killing the lonely bug when anything can set it off and trigger reactions worse than Mentos in Coke? The slightest tiff will put your carefully laid plans on hold. And you’ll probably be spending Christmas day stewing in anger… alone. Because all your friends already made their own plans and you had a plan until the tiff happened. And you realized too late that you should have made backup plans to avoid staring at the phone, willing it to ring.

Being part of a couple is no real guarantee against loneliness. As long as I have God’s peace in my heart and make peace with loved ones around me, the loneliness bug won’t have a chance to latch on me.

So, the next time some busy body asks me if I’m lonely this Christmas because I’m single and have no man to cuddle up to, I’ll tell the person this:

“Relationships? Bah, humbug. Give me a good book instead.”

Oh and blessed Christmas, everybody!

:)

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