This Is Exactly How To Find Value in Being Alone
Find your inner strength and lead an independent life.
I’m turning 29 in three weeks. When I was 19, I thought that by 29, I’d be a completely different person.
I assumed that I’d be someone who was married, has at least one child, and owns a nice apartment or a house (and maybe a dog).
During the past years, and especially during the past 12 months, my whole life and plans have changed, and it feels like all that I ever thought would be me by 29 has vanished into thin air.
And I didn’t see it coming at all.
The last 5 years passed by almost linearly. I started a great first job. I had a harmonious relationship and thought it would go on like this forever.
Within a very short time, my relationship ended. Head over heels, I moved out of our apartment, which used to be my home for 5 years. Additionally, Corona hit the world, and I started doing my job as a school teacher from home.
All my usual ways of connecting to other humans vanished, and I found myself sitting on the mattress in my new unfurnished apartment, which seemed to be permeated by silence and emptiness.
What the f**k happened to my life?
