When You Find Your Forever Person Before You're Ready To Settle Down

When You Find Your Forever Person Before You’re Ready To Settle Down

When you find your forever person before you’re ready to settle down, you come to a crossroads. You can either choose to commit to them and squash your desire to see the world, see other people, see what you can accomplish while you’re still wild and free — or you can choose to give this person up, to break a heart, to walk away from them because the timing isn’t right.

When you find your forever person before you’re ready to settle down, there’s no winning. You’re either going to stay single and wonder whether you made a mistake by abandoning someone who fit you perfectly. Or you’re going to get into a serious relationship and wonder whether you made a mistake by settling down too soon.

When you find your forever person before you’re ready to settle down, you have to be careful. You don’t want to jump into a relationship you’re not ready for and end up hurting the other person. But you don’t want to run away on a whim and end up hurting yourself either. You have to stop and think for a moment. You have to weigh the pros and cons of each option. You have to decide what is best for yourself at this moment in time.

When you find your forever person before you’re ready to settle down, it’s hard to complain to anyone about what you’re going through because they wouldn’t understand. Most people are worried they’re going to find their forever person too late — or won’t find them at all. You don’t want to whine about something so many other people would die to have, but you can’t help how you feel either. You can’t magically make yourself have a change of heart.

When you find your forever person before you’re ready to settle down, it can feel like the world is moving too fast. It can feel overwhelming. It can feel like you’re skipping ahead to your adult life without having time to really experience your youth. It can feel like you’re leaping toward a milestone ahead of schedule, before you’re fully ready.

When you find your forever person before you’re ready to settle down, you have to remember you’re in charge of your own destiny. If you aren’t ready for a relationship right now, you’re under no obligation to enter one. Even if you decide to commit to someone, that doesn’t mean you have to get married right away or have children right away. You can set your own pace. You can take your time. You don’t have to rush.

When you find your forever person before you’re ready to settle down, you have a tough decision to make. You can either miss out on the chance to commit to someone special or you can miss out on the chance to explore the world on your own. You have to decide what means the most to you. You have to decide which regret you would rather live with in the end. Thought Catalog Logo Mark

Holly is the author of Severe(d): A Creepy Poetry Collection.

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