The Boredom is killer

So I think one of the worst things about newly being single is the boredom. I'm bored all the time! You go from always having someone to spend time and hangout with, to pretty much always being alone or always trying to find some one to hang with. One of the cool things about having a significant other is that you don't really even have to be doing anything at all; just having them in the room with you is often enough to make you happy. Which makes it all the more obvious that, after the break up, when you're sitting around alone you're not happy. Somehow having that person with you makes everything better; shared experiences are what life is about. At least they are for me.

Nick made an observation and pointed out that I tend live me life through the framework of who's with me; that I focus on the shared experience rather than the individual. I can't quite remember how he put it, so I may be a little off. Apparently, every story I tell (and I tell a lot of stories) begins with who participated with me, and every experience I tell about is remembered as a shared experience. I was kinda happy when he pointed that out. I've said before that life is more about the relationships you make than the things you have, and I don't know if I've always followed that philosophy. Nick's observation means, that in a small way I am practicing what I preach.

Back to point now... for me it doesn't matter what I'm doing as long as I've got someone (preferably someone special) to share it with. Now that I've lost my primary sharing partner, everything seems more boring... especially when I don't have anything to do (except reflect on the all the fun times I've had with people in the past).