Girls are like trees...

With the increase in age of the single population, it is unfortunate that females tend to be down on themselves because they are single, perpetuating the thought process that something is 'wrong' with them. Societal pressures, bad experiences, and cultural norms don't help the situation. But single girls (and guys) you are both awesome, so rise above it dammit. And forgive yourselves when you make mistakes or get emotional...you're only human and you ain't perfect. Most importantly, you're not attractive if you show up in the world desperate or with low self esteem.

Inspired by this note sent around by my (male) co-worker today - he plans to save it for his daughter (who is currently only 6 years old):

Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree.

Note: And a shout out to my wonderful guy/girl friends who took the risk, climbed to the top of the tree, continue to work hard at their relationships and are reaping the benefits.