When did the world turn single - unfriendly!

I was just browsing through my friend list on FB to send a link and this rather sudden realization struck me like a bolt out of the blue.
Almost everyone on my list was attached, in the process of being attached or already married.
When did the world turn into Noah’s ark with everyone coming in two by two. And was I really sleeping through this apocalypse .

Here I am, 24 years old, reasonably attractive, sufficiently smart but bombarded with the oft repeated question- “Are you seeing someone? No, really?! That cant be true.”
To which I respond- No I like to hide my relationship status so that I can enjoy attention from and have tempestuous flings with random strangers.

My point being – why is it such a big deal if I am single. Why is my dating history of as much significance (if not more ) as my qualifications.
I am single as I choose to be single.
Don’t get me wrong- I am neither an avid feminist nor am I embittered by a past relationship.
I really do enjoy seeing people in love but I am willing to wait for the biggest cliché in the book – the elusive ‘right one’.

Its not entirely the majority population’s fault for being pro-relationship- generations are fed on candy floss movies about knights in shining armour and lovey dovey songs that hum happily ever after. We just subconsciously get conditioned into believing we are not good enough if we have not yet found someone to be with.

Here’s what others out there need to know- being single can be ‘sunny side up’. It’s a matter of perspective and here’s mine-

1) You own yourself, your time, your decisions, your opinions. A lot of friends I know lose their own identity in relationships. When your single- your always on a path of self discovery.

2) You do not have to deal with someone else’s grumpy/ moody personalities.

3) You do not waste precious time stroking the fragile and insatiable male ego.

4) You enjoy free drinks, complimentary desserts and less waiting time in queues- Men have an unmistakable radar that can sense when you are single and automatically become very generous.

5) You can have as many male friends without having to constantly justify yourself or tie anyone a ‘raakhi’ just to announce how platonic a friendship can be.

6) You are allowed to be totally selfish- It is OK if you spend your whole paycheque on yourself.

7) You can snicker when you see couples fighting in public places ( or the more commonplace type - couples who go through an entire dinner without speaking a direct word to each other)

8) You do not have to worry about other girls. This also transalates into being in a space where your not jealous or constantly looking over your shoulder.

9) The world is always your oyster- You can flirt, you can date, the possibilities being boundless.

10) Every day can be Girls Night Out (which is way more fun than Guys Night Out- guys night out is just ‘gang of girls meeting up and chatting over beer and maybe poker’)

11) You can watch as many cheesy romantic chick flicks without being pressurized to watch football or play Xbox.

12) You can stay home on a Saturday night if you want to.

13) Last but not the least- By default, you end up spending quality time with your loved ones i.e family, friends, etc (basically people you take for granted while in a relationship)

Disclaimer of Opinion: The irony in this whole scenario is that none of these things matter once you meet the person who sweeps you off your feet. Love is indeed blind to logic!

The beginning!

My blog was initially going to be titled just ' Confessions of a Workaholic' - the genesis of this being the countless nutty things i encounter daily at a place i spend maximum of my time at i.e work! My friends encouraged me to do this as I apparently have a funny take on everything so here goes. I sit here at the client place awaiting the arrival of my difficult to track down manager ,herin referred to as PT and I am just plain bored. Hence, the revision to the title.
This blog is not intellectual, it is just a fun place for me to list down what I feel. Notice the emphasis on what I feel, so really if you enjoy reading this - its just a generous add on.
A little background on what I do- I am a Chartered Accountant and a total misfit in this highly sterotyped profession. But there is this highly inspiring quote I read somewhere which says- ''Why try to fit in when you are created to stand out?' and its my official mantra hereon.
Typical character attributes of an Accountant:-
1) Boring - Am i ? Heck no!
2) Speak in jargon made infamous by Pranab Mukerjee at the recently concluded Budget session- I consider myself sufficiently aware of most terms but I have to confess I have to keep going back to brush up on repo and reverse repo rates and their impact on the economy. (I like to think of myself as a micro-minded person, who could not care a damn about the macro view as long as I saved tax and made me some money)
3) Consider going for seminars on IFRS as a weekend outing- Never been for one though I am sure my institute has made sure I will in the near future thanks to their compulsory training hours.
4) Looks down upon frivilous talk- I love frivilous talk if u ask me! And I abhor people who can only talk shop even after office hours.
A wise teacher once told me - Chartered Accountants almost always look like oranges who have been peeled off with dried up personalities. Give them Excel and their sunken eyes light up and otherwise good luck getting them to do anything fun!
And thats when I decided- I would never be a dried up orange- I would rather be a big juicy mango, ripe with my gregarious and cheerful demeanour. Not to say, I would not be good at my job- Just that I would also strike a fine balance between being the professional I am expected to and being the crazy unabashed person I am.
Now you would ask how anyone like me would become a workaholic- victim of the system is my answer. Stemming from my basic problem of being sincere and not being able to say no to responsibility- 3.5 years into my profession, its hard to pinpoint that one day I got sucked into the abyss of deadlines, burning the midnight oil to complete reports and deliverables.
And here I am , like the proverbial fly in the soup, sometimes struggling to stay afloat, sometimes comfortably bobbing up and down but never really getting myself to leave everything.
I have to now go order lunch for my manager-PT who has no time to tell me when he's coming for a review but all the time to SMS me what he wants to have for lunch and when..Oh well.....
Until later then
*PGN*