I have a friend who is on a quest to be comfortable with himself enough to not need a significant other, although it's really much more than that... Through this process I've observed his behavior, listened to his thoughts on his frustrations and enlightenment etc... From time to time he without meaning to puts down my own situation and I know he hates it when I talk about Robert, not that he doesn't like Robert, they are friends too it's just that I am talking about my significant other when it's not essential. But none of that is my point... I thought about it the other day and remembered my own quest. Long ago I had wanted to embark in a similar journey as his, but those journeys never lasted more than six months. The last time I decided to stay single it lasted five months before I met Robert. But while my own quest was to be comfortable with myself by myself, it never meant me being single... How could it, I've always been a romantic. It'