Be with Someone

Being a virgin for 27 years, Yara never thought of having a man in her life. While everything seems perfectly fine in her career, the talking from other people has disturbed her mind lately.

"You are too naive", said her friend. "Come on, the world is changing. No one will judge you for taking a man to your house or being with anyone. What are you looking for?"

The older the woman is, the more rushed it will be. She had never seriously dated anyone before. Even when someone tried to touch her, she refused it. She was born into a religious family with a good background, she was told not to make any mistakes that make her family down. She had followed the rules all of her life, and the thought of having an affair, just because she is still single is somewhat unacceptable to her mind. "I am just too comfortable with who I am today", she says.

"You missed the biggest pleasure in the world!", her friend continued, "what is the meaning of rules anyway? In the end, when you are alone and sad, you sometimes disturb me. You need someone else, I can not do it for you."

Her friend's talking makes her think that is the end of their friendship. She learned two things: she made her friend feel disturbed all this time, and also that they had different values. Their friendship has been running for 4 years, and it seems that Yara still prefers to be alone. So Yara gives her best smile, "You know, I had seen my Mom crying because my father was too busy for us. I saw my grandmother, give all of her wealth to my grandpa, but it was used for gambling. I saw my schoolmate, married early because of the accident, and her husband was a drunk without work. I saw my favorite couple of celebrities were divorced because of 3rd person. I keep wondering about love in all my journey. It is not that I don't need a man in my life. I know I am, but I don't want a cheap love that makes me feel a momentary pleasure. I want a real thing. Am I wrong to keep the rules? Am I wrong to keep myself for the fittest person I will trust my life to?" Yara started to cry. "Look, I am sorry if you feel disturbed. You were a good friend to me, but if you keep pushing me to be with someone, please refrain."

They were both silent until her friend said "We both are bad at talking about the hard topic". and They laugh together.