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it takes time
“Pish posh! Of course you will! You’ll find that one special person like everyone else! Like us!”
As well-intentioned as these statements can be (and I’ve addressed things like that in prior writing on this blog), I’m going to shove those to the side right now because this is about me and the other aces like me. Because this isn’t about assuming the positive: it’s about how we’re allowed to grieve our missed milestones, or at least the fact they might come on a different timeline.
This really resonated with me. There was a time in my early 20s where I wanted a significant other. Or at least, the idea of having a significant other was really attractive. (Even now I'm not sure which one appeals to me; I feel like they're different things.) I remember sometimes crying myself to sleep because I was scared that I'd end up staying single forever and dying alone.
These days ... it's not accurate to say I couldn't care less, but much like the author, I'm ambivalent. I could stay single forever but maybe I'll meet someone. I could die alone or not. Either way, it's no longer something I spend much time ruminating on.
A handful of vignettes about the cast, mostly post-S01 with the exception of Joe and Cherry’s section which is set during their high school days.