30 reasons to run the opposite direction.

After being reunited with some dear friends of mine, we got to talking about relationships, lack thereof and the everythings in-between. Long story short...myself & another girl became the butt of the jokes going on in the circle. Typical...yet comfortable. I am not easily embarrassed and everything said over sushi & drinks sadly, had a great amount of truth to it. They told me to make a list. 30 Reasons why I am not in a relationship [committed, that is]. Here is what I came up with. & so far, at least up to this point in my life...according to my cherished friends...I hit the nail on the head.

1. I am terribly honest.  I can't lie and will probably tell you things you definitely DON'T want to hear.

2. Loyalty, I've got it in spades.  Once I decide I actually care for you, that's it. It takes a lot for me to stray even after I know the end is near or that you aren't exactly in tune with the same level of loyalty.

3. I have a hard time trusting people.  If I don't think I can trust you, I'm sure you're hiding something and, therefore, cannot be trusted.  If I get a red flag saying not to trust you, I'll find a reason to make sure you have earned my trust.
4. I'm disgustingly social and have a hard time being alone.
5. You will find me terribly cold, especially if I actually do care about you. When I care about someone, I tend to become rather unsure of myself and go into "emotional lockdown".
6. Emotional lockdown...I'm usually pretty closed in the "feelings department," but I become even more so when I do care for someone.

7. I handle rejection flawlessly, but it's acceptance that freaks me out.

8. You are looking at the antithesis of hip. But I'll pretend I'm the hippest girl in the room.

9. I'm obsessed with children. Not in a creepy, 'I want to kidnap your child' way...but I'll spot 10 adorable kids in a room in 30 seconds flat. 

10. I sing all the time...& loudly.

11. I come with baggage, past relationships being the proverbial suitcase. At least for now.

12. Do you like hearing random stories about people you don't care about?  I love telling them. 

13. My idea of good music is the kind you can't find on the radio. 

14. I don't like wearing a bra, and I shouldn't have to. 

15. It's entirely probable that I will never be able to have kids without a decent amount of fertility drugs.

16. I don't smoke. 

17. If you don't like my effort to be grammatically correct, buzz off.

18. I swear sometimes. Which I hate. Hardly classy.

19. I love movies, and by that I mean, I spend most of my paycheck/hard earned money investing in movies. The good & bad alike. My idea of a date is a movie. Screw dinner or horse drawn-carriage rides.

20. I like to flirt.

21. Saying I am inexperienced with the opposite sex is definitely an understatement.

22. Despite the above, I'm pretty open minded.

23. I'm a sucker for "doing the right thing," 99% of the time.

24. You will be expected to have a love of Disney movies.

25. I don't like hunting. However, fishing I like and can be tolerated if you throw them back. (Unless its a huge bass. We are takin that sucker home!)

26. Driving scares the bejeezus out of me. But I would die without road trips and traveling.

27. I fear nearly everything in the appropriate dose.

28. I think in long term, not short term.

29. Tie-dye is great and novelty socks rule, and that's just a snippet of my colorful wardrobe.

30. The expiration dates on well...anything...are merely suggestions.

I'm only 21 years old. Only time will tell if I will change. Who's to say I will? Who's to say I won't? I'd like to think that I will...at least for the better.

Ha.