Solo Sushi Dates
I've been single for a VERY long time. Over a decade. And honestly - I'm good with being single. For the last decade, I've treated myself to a solo sushi date at my favourite sushi place. I love walking in and being seated at a two top. All the couples around me, watch to see who I'm meeting. Then as the minutes tick by you can see some of them start to get anxious for me and you can almost see what they are thinking, "Oh my God! That girl's date is late!" And as the minutes pass you can see that turns into them thinking that I'm being stood up. All the time, I was purposefully taking myself out to eat. I take myself out to eat a lot. It's something that started when I lived in Ottawa and didn't know anyone. I was a shy child. It was even difficult for me to speak on the phone without my mom nearby or holding my hand. I often had my nose stuck in a book so that I didn't have to interact with the world. Moving to Ottawa without anyone was...