My friends keep telling me not to look for a relationship and just work on myself, and I think it's a load of shit. I'm not looking to find the person I'd like to be with for the rest of my life right now, but I'd like a significant other. I talked to the potential slam piece about what my friends told me yesterday, and though I saw how motivated her reasoning was, she made a good point in saying that I shouldn't let friends I haven't known for a long time decide things for me.
I was stupid for thinking that what I had before with the previous girl was something it wasn't. My friends seem to think I'll do the same thing again, but since they don't know me super well, they don't realize how I react to things. For one, the former girl I met while doing a lot of acid, when I loved everyone and wanted to change the world. I was so obsessed with peace and love that I forgot my own needs and created a manifestation for my LSD-induced idealism. Second, after strong feelings, I always approach things really cautiously to make sure I'm not fooling myself. This makes my judgment great, but my ability to open up and let go terrible.
Back to the original point, I've dated a person I had genuine compatibility with before, while I was self-aware and confident. I was just seventeen and felt confined by the relationship and wanted to fuck other girls. That girl started out as a rebound, a remedy to my loneliness, but turned into a fuck buddy to me.
I'm past the point of wanting to fuck every girl I think is attractive. My social life isn't exactly a big part of my life. I have a wide group of friends, but I only hang out with each of them occasionally. I want a person in my life who shares my interests who I can connect with emotionally, intellectually, and sexually, who I can communicate with on a regular basis, rely on, and share everything with. If this girl isn't that, I'll still look.
Being alone and/or having sex with random women isn't going to do anything for my development. The ways I'm developing myself are happening regardless of whether I'm single, in a relationship, promiscuous, or not having sex.