Oh how I wish I never heard that phrase again from the single gals/guys I know and love. With the pressure to be thin, fit, attractive, and younger than our years, as well as pretending to be mentally balanced, how can society additionally heap on us retreads (some more than others) the need to have a date every weekend? How can we keep up that unrealistic and exhausting pace? We have kids, jobs and obligations—not to mention life’s baggage (anything from carry-on to steamer trunk). It just makes me frustrated that we still have the pressure to have an instant significant other when I know all too well that it is better to be alone than to be with the wrong person. Even on a Saturday night! It is okay to be alone and enjoy our own company during the time it takes to meet that special person. It’s not like you have a choice—it will happen when it will happen no matter how proactive you are.

Be open, be careful, be happy, be patient and above all else enjoy “Mr./Ms. Right Now” until “Mr./Ms. Right” comes along.