Enjoying Singledom

I’m doing a bit better without Azreal around now. The first night was difficult, as expected. To not be greeted with a warm hug and to cook dinner for one was lonely, although I did get to chat to him via messenger as he had a 10-hour stopover in Singapore. I don’t get to see him for long in the morning anyway as he leaves for work before I get up (normally just a sleepy goodbye kiss).

But I quickly began to enjoy cooking up big dinners for myself (which resulted in many meals worth of leftovers), enjoyed with an alcoholic beverage and my favourite album of funk-acid jazz or funk/blues inspired dance/pop which I don’t often listen to (as Azreal isn’t really into that kind of music). I’ve been doing that this week while I have the house to myself and next week when our housemate gets back I’m sure I’ll be hitting the computer room for some gaming and viewing of our many TV show downloads.

I read an article today about the importance of developing separate interests in a relationship, and if you share some interests then great – but pursue what you love in order to maintain your individuality, the same thing that brought you together in the first place. So I’m making a special effort this month to reconnect with those things I used to do before we got together but have since given up.

I work in an area of town with a lot of bars known for their live music. I might go out after work a few nights and absorb the culture.