Stark Contrast

A long day of intense happiness concluded as the bride and groom closed up the final details on their wedding day. And as I sat in the car on the way home, I could not help but feel a distinct sadness -- a very sharp loneliness -- in knowing that I was probably still at least three years away from my own.

My romantic future is in complete question.

It is partially in my hands, but mostly in the hands of others. Until then, I will remain a leftover. Though those of us who remained single casually joked about it as if it contained some sort of bragging rights, I believe that none of us found it that funny. The thought was truly depressing.