You know what what Ive been doing a lot of lately? Third wheeling. And you know how I feel about it? ITS AWESOME. Seriously! Being in my mid-20s means maaany of my friends are married, engaged, or in serious relationships. And I could whine about how this means Im losing many of my friends (especially of the opposite gender, because often it gets a little weird to try to maintain that with the presence of a significant other, even if just in appearances), or I could embrace this new reality and see it as an opportunity to meet EVEN MORE RAD PEOPLE! Yay! I mean in high school I would have balked at the idea of third-wheeldom, but now Im all about it: getting to continue spending time with people I like AND getting to know and spend time with the ones who are now super important parts of their life? Awesome. Its a win-win! And its actually super fun! Single friends: if you want to stay in your friends lives, consider getting to know and becoming friends with their partners. Go out to lunch or dinner as a triad. Dont be whiny about friends in relationships, celebrate them! Coupled friends: be a couple who makes your single friends feel comfortable and welcome. Your hangouts should make them feel like theyre part of a tricycle, not trying to ride a unicycle next to your bicycle built for two, you dig? So go forth, friends. Go forth and be tricycles
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:12:21 +0000
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