A Table for One
Happy Victory Day!
A Table for One
It’s that time of year again—the season of love, red roses, and candlelit dinners. And yet, many of us find ourselves still single on a day designed to make single women feel unloved, unwanted, and downright miserable. It’s like a rainy day with no umbrella. Blah, blah, blah.
No matter how much we embrace the saying, “What’s for you is looking for you,” a little voice still whispers, “Well, damn—where is he?”
I’m a 45-year-old mother of two, founder of two companies, and yet, I’m still waiting for HIM. But in the waiting, I have learned to be fully present with HER—me. So present that I decided to take a leap and sign up for a speed dating event the day after Valentine’s Day. My first real attempt at online dating. I was actually excited… until the event got canceled two days before due to low ticket sales.
Was that a sign? Are all the men hibernating, extinct, or simply taken? I could’ve let that moment discourage me, but instead, I summed it up simply: He wasn’t in that room.
A few years ago, after a relationship I believed was the one ended abruptly, I committed to healing in the best way I knew how—through experiences. I booked last-minute getaways, indulged in foodie adventures, and said yes to spontaneous plans. I would buy two tickets and take whoever was available and fun to be around.
But then I had a realization.
For years, I put everyone else on the ticket before myself. This time, I chose me.
And you know what? A table for one isn’t bad at all. In fact, it’s empowering. You can order what you want, be who you want, and become exactly who you were meant to be. I had to remind myself that my presence is far more important than my relationship status.
Sure, Galentine’s Day is cute—a chance to celebrate friendships and girl power. But at the end of the night, you still go home alone, replaying love songs and wondering when it will be your turn. So don’t feel pressured to RSVP to every Galentine’s party just to fill the void. Instead, Galentine yourself. Take yourself out. Love on yourself. Sit at the table of confidence, because that’s where true love begins.
Ladies, you may spend the next however many years having a table for one—but at least you’ll be grounded, confident, evolving, powerful, wealthy, and wise. Stop overindulging in society’s version of love and start indulging in the brilliance of YOU.
Because what’s for you will never pass you.
I heard this quote “One Beautiful Heart is worth more than 1000 faces” So here’s to a table for one—until the right one pulls up a chair.
Happy Victory Day.