Relationships

This blog might or might not be inspired by Eva's blog post, although people that I talk to a lot would know that this has been on my mind for a while and that this is just how I am.  Also, what is grammar.  //sob

     In my personal opinion, love's not something you want to rush.  We're all ready for it at different paces and we're all looking for different things when it comes to love.  Just because your best friend is in a relationship doesn't mean that you need to go out and find a guy, too.  There's millions of people in this world.  Someday, you'll find someone meant for you.  Getting a boyfriend is meaningless if you get one just to show off and the two of you don't actually get along.
     It's not necessary to put an age on which it's okay to start dating.  In fact, I don't advise that.  This age is different in everyone.  Setting a barrier like that does one no good at all.  However, I must also mention that the younger you are, the easier it is to get mixed up between crushes and actual love.  I know I did when I was a kid.  A friend is also going through a period where she's discovering the emotions inside her that allow her to have crushes.  However, unlike my shy kid-self, she's a bit more bold than I am.  I regret being unable to do much as I watch her go through boyfriend after boyfriend, dumping them once the crush wears off.  However, I really can't do much, as I'm not able to make her realize a thing.  She has to realize it on her own.

     I recall once, after kungfu was over, a fellow student's mom was talking to the teacher.  The student is a girl just a year younger than me.
     The teacher said, "Well, it's okay.  [Lee] doesn't have a boyfriend, yet, either."
     The lady turned to me and exclaimed, "Well, 12 is too young to have a boyfriend!"
     ...What.  Just, what.  I politely told her that I'm not 12.
     "Well, then why don't you have a boyfriend yet?"
     What.  Okay, what.

     As for my own personal love life?  I'm not ready for it yet.  At the moment, I am completely certain that I am not ready for a relationship.  I'm still too emotionally and physically immature to think about those kinds of things.  With how I am, adding love into the equation's just going to make things more emotionally confusing and conflicting for me, and I don't need that extra weight at the moment.  Furthermore, my dad has stated that he's not comfortable with me dating until I'm done with my education.  And that's fine with me.  I can focus on my education without another distraction.  Plus, once I'm done with my education and finally in the working world, I'll be able to lend support into a relationship if necessary.  Not sure what my mom thinks.