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“The worst part of being single is being alone,” Drew Barrymore recently told Stylist magazine. And she’s completely wrong.
Single isn’t the same thing as alone. Single means “not dating anyone” (or maybe “dating lots of someones but not any particular one”), but it isn’t a euphemism for “lonely.” I’m single right now, and it doesn’t mean that my life is a vale of tears. I have a job I love, fun friends of both sexes, and hobbies and causes that take up plenty of my time. Just because I’m not dating anyone doesn’t mean I sit home alone every night staring at the wall and thinking about how empty and meaningless my life is. Instead, I’m out at a party, meeting a friend for drinks, or attending a work event.
In a way, if she really means that, I feel sorry for Drew. I’m sorry that the only way she doesn’t feel alone is when she has a man in her life. When I first moved to New York, I was surrounded by eight million people and didn’t know a single one of them -that is what being alone feels like. And it’s entirely possible to be alone when you’re in a relationship that isn’t right for you – believe me, I’ve been there. But Drew seems to have plenty of friends and a fulfilling, busy career – if she still feels alone simply because she’s not in a serious relationship right now, that bums me out. Maybe this is all just some ploy to get people to go see her latest romantic comedy. But you know what? I’m too busy, happy, and not-alone to buy a ticket.
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Yea, you sound defensive alright. There’s nothing wrong with being single, just as there is nothing wrong with being single and feeling lonely sometimes. Stop trying “to prove” your happiness (or worth) to other people b/c it just isn’t worth it. Have fun playing Sex and the City. In my opinion, it gets old real fast.
It’s kinda bogus that you’re presuming she’s saying this as a pity ploy, especially since you have no evidence to back up your claims. Furthermore, you’re assuming things about her while she was just speaking of her own feelings–which deserves more criticism?
OMG! Drew just pronounced a sentence from her free will and gracious self. She wasn’t even thinking of freedom of speech or any of that and she probably laughs at anybody wasting energy to judge or critique the thoughts of someone who has a different style when it comes to living!
You sound defensive. I am single and secure in it so I actually don’t give a fuck that Drew Barrymore has mental health issues about the subject.
You are right!
Thank you!