This is all I can handle and that's okay

So I've tried dating again for a while, and I have this feeling I should give it a rest for now. There's no real reason for me to date other than curiousity and being stuck in a bubble of international friends who pretty much just have the same experiences as I do living in Sydney for the past two years. 

I remember being single for a long time after R, though, and after a while feeling like I should at least put an effort of putting myself out there. I don't know if I'll feel like that again as I enter my late 30s (gawd, turning 37 preeeeetty soon), but I know one thing: I don't wanna be stuck in a situation and regret anything just because I thought it was the natural progression of things.

With that in mind, I'm glad I am living in this era where women have plenty of choices that are easier to make than if I had been born 20 years earlier. I can be child-free. I can really, truly, be single by choice. I would still prefer to end up with a life partner but I am wary of falling in love with the idea more than the person. I'm just glad that I have this time to focus on myself, my growth, and my goals, and I can be honest that this is all I can handle for now and that's okay. 

Self-care check!