And there it is, the QUESTION. Am I going to be the extra spoke on the wheel? When I first became a sole soul, I realized my friends were worrying about me more than I wanted. It happened fast! I was being invited to parties and dinners and couples events. Everyone would tell me, “No, everyone loves having you here, don’t worry about it”. But I did! I was the odd number, the odd soul out. I was the +1 for every couple there. I’m not sure what made me more uncomfortable though, being the +1 or having an arrangement of two +1s so there was that extra “forced, blind date kind of” event. What I realized early on was to follow my heart. If it was something I would go to anyway then no harm no foul. But if it was what I looked at as a “pity” invite, I would gratefully decline. Next week I’ll talk about what that looks like, a grateful declination.
Living life as a sole soul.