Soon I'm finally going to get on to a topic that was one of the initial inspirations that made me feel like I might one day have to start a blog, because I had so much on my mind, so many bees in my bonnet... This risks becoming a long-winded story, so we might have to split it into multiple parts. So, this whole post is just the preamble!
Background: A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, there was once a discussion about singleness. Here's a simplified version of that story as I see it. A group of singles were talking between themselves, saying "we're happy being singles. We're fed up with being told that you're somehow incomplete if you're not part of a couple". Certain couples heard this and barged in, smooching ostentatiously. Singles booed and chased them out. Some coupled-up people heard this and said "hey, if you're so happy being single then why do you get so upset about happy couples? In reality, this probably means you're not happy at all!"
Now, first of all it's worth pointing out that the smooching couple did so jokingly, and the singles reacted in like manner. Both the provocation and the protest were really in good humour. But in the ensuing discussion there were a few points that one might think a little bit more seriously about. If so inclined. I feel like I want to write about the topic of being a happy single. What does it mean? Is it possible to be one? If it is, why would a happy single object to people snogging in his face*, as it were... And other related topics that might come up along the way.
Exciting, isn't it?
*Actually, this isn't really the issue. I just couldn't resist writing the phrase "snogging in his face". Also, it should of course read "his/her face". Anyway, there are couples who also aren't particularly fond of witnessing other people's PDAs [Public Displays of Affection]. So it's not really about the snogging at all...
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