Veiws on my love life!

Well, my last post had me thinking. I want to share my personal views on my love life with all my readers out there. I don't judge others for making different choices as me, but this is what I have chosen. Here it goes...

I was raised by a feminist mother. Not a bra burning, man hating feminist, but an educated woman who believed that women should be given all the same opportunities as a man. I was always taken to women dentist, doctors, and my mother introduced me to other women who stepped outside the traditional fields of work that were "woman appropriate." I was raised to be strong, and that nothing would ever be shut off to me because of my gender, and I thank my mother for teaching me this. As I entered my college, where the term "ring by spring" was practically born, I had the dream of meeting my Baylor boy. I quickly figured out that this was not what I wanted. I want my twenties to be about adventure. I want to live in big cities, and follow my own dreams. My dreams have always been about myself and my personal growth. My mother also taught me that a man should not be your supply of money, or happiness. As a strong woman I should make my own happiness, and my own money. With that said, I do want to have a boyfriend, and to get engaged and married. I strongly believe that God as already chosen my husband and will present him to me when we are both ready in our lives. I have always felt that for me, that time would be after I am graduated, have a job, and have really lived by myself for a time, actually God has put the age of 24-26 in my head. My two roomates have already found the loves of their lives, and yes it is hard seeing them sometimes, but I simply remember that for me my dreams have always involved me. My main dream/goal in life is not to get a ring, or have a huge wedding. Granted, when I do find him a huge wedding will be the only thing acceptable. I guess the main thing my mother taught me was that a man should not bring you happiness, but add on to the happiness you have already created in your life, thats when you have bliss! As a Chritian, I do pray for my future husband, mainly that we both stay on the path that God has written for us for when we should meet, and I ask God for the confidence to live life as a single girl, in my not single world. God has awnsered my prayers. I am truly blessed to have great dates to all my formals, guys that I have not seriously dated, and well losing 20 pounds has definetly improved my conifidence. There is no hole that I need a man to fill in my life. Throughout my college experience I have realized who I am, and not to be concided but I love myself. I do not fit a mold, I am an enviromental hippie who has medals in rifelery, I am preppy girl who could live in a shack on the beach, I am a girly-girl who can ruff it. I am unique and I need a unique guy that only God can pick out, so I wait. When I get down I always remember "for I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, and not to harm you" I remember this and know that God will provide me with the perfect guy at the perfect time, and that is so reassuring!