Being Single = Winning The Lottery

Being Single Can Be Like Winning The Lottery

Being Single is Just Like  Winning The Lottery
By Frank Kermit
Updated March 3, 2018
 
The topic to be discussed is why are so many people still single when we live in a time when there are more ways than ever to meet someone to have a meaningful satisfying loving relationship.
 
Many years ago, a student of mine asked me the same question of why some people are still single; given all the different ways someone can meet a potential relationship partner. Here is what I told him.
 
In modern times, being single is just like winning the lottery.
 
When you are single, you have lots and lots of choices. You can choose to date casually, or seek a serious partner. You can wait or you can rush in.
 
You can date whomever you want, whenever you want, however many times you want. You can have sex, or you can abstain.
 
You can seek out someone to create and parent children with you, or you can seek to have a child on your own. You can choose to use protection and remain childfree if you really want. You can date people of any faith, any culture, any race, and any gender.
 
You can choose to get married, get engaged, just live with someone...or never get that serious. It is all completely up to you.
 
You have the power of choice.
 
When you win the big lottery, you have lots of and lots of choices.
 
You can choose to go on major spending sprees, or seek a serious financial planner. You can hold off claiming the winnings and get your plans in order, or you can claim it and rush to make purchases.
 
You can share your money with whomever you want, whenever you want, however many times you want. You can invest or you can abstain from investing.
 
You can seek out partners to create business ventures together. You can let the money sit in the bank and never spend it if you choose to be minimalist if you really want.
 
You can choose to buy a house, a new car, a collection of assets, or never get into any sort of purchasing. It is all completely up to you.
 
You have the power of choice.
The people who end up broke and in worse debt than when they first won the lottery are exactly like those people who were single and ended up in worse situations by wasting time with bad relationship partner choices.
 
Neither of them have life management skills (in finance and romance) nor did either of them take the time to learn how to manage all the choices they were suddenly saddled with.
 
The people who end up financially stable and even richer than when they first won the lottery are exactly like those people who were single and ended up in the best possible situations by making the most of their time with good relationship partner choices.
 
The both had life management skills (in finance and romance) and they made the time to learn how to manage all the choices they were suddenly saddled with.
 
If you are single and you want to stop being so, take the time to learn about who you are, what you want out of life, and to figure out who would be the best relationship partner for you.
 
A successful romantic future is just like a successful financial future; it comes down to making the right investment and managing it for life.
 
Frank Kermit