Being Complete

I promised myself when I started this blog that I would not use it to vent.  I lied!  I think I can do this in a tactful tone or at least I will try.

On multiple occasions I've had to defend my relationship status, which is non-existent.  My close friends can breathe a sigh of relief now!  It seems that just answering the question "are you seeing anybody" is no longer sufficient.  It's usually followed by a barrage of additional questions that for some reason demand answers.  Avoidance is not an option.  Inquiring minds want to know.  The public deserves, has earned, a right to now every detail about my private life.  When did this come about?  When did boundaries become an obstacle to climb?  

After several encounters like this I sometimes walk away quite wounded.  I'm tired of hearing that I'm not complete without a partner.  I don't like feeling insufficient because I choose to be single.  (Ok my tone is elevating, I should probably wrap this up)  Just know that walking this line is not easy and the commentary from the sidelines only makes it painfully slower.  I'd be more appreciative of encouragement and occasional pat on the back than the digging questions and sly looks as if everyone has me all figured out.

In other words, just let me be.  That's it.  I just want to be.  Just as I am. Be.  Without trying to change me.  Be.  And at the end of the day, I think that's all anyone wants.  I believe that just as I am, I am complete.  I am complete in Christ.  

I could elaborate all night on this but honestly I'm tired of even thinking about it or giving energy to it.  I wish people would be more respectful of boundaries, convictions, and life choices. That's all. 

Oh and FYI, I'm not a man bashing, bra burning, vegan feminist.  Ok, maybe I am a feminist, but just barely!