What a Christian Woman Does While NOT Looking for a Husband

          As a student at a small, Christian university, you hear a lot about marriage during your time here. You hear about why marriage is cool, what you should and shouldn't do before marriage, and you see a lot of engagement rings walking through campus. I know most people don't mean to, but marriage is pretty much shoved in your face on a daily basis. 
          Now I'm not judging my peers that are getting married or who are looking for marriage because that is a totally valid thing to do. The only people I judge are those who came to college specifically to find a spouse. I don't like you. 
          Those who know me know that marriage is not part of my 10 year plan, which is not to say that I'm not open to the idea of marriage. I'm just not looking for it. So for those who were wondering, here's what a single Christian woman does while NOT looking for  husband:

1. Read. As cliche as it sounds, you have a lot more time to read when you don't have to worry about someone else. If you don't like to read, then I suppose this is not something that you would make time for, but I love to read so this is a great incentive for me to stay single. 
2. Travel. It's so much easier to travel on your own. It's also easier to go on mission trips because you don't have to focus on your signifiant other's feelings when you should be focusing on the Lord's work. Again, not judging, but Paul must have said it's better to be unmarried for a reason...
3. Have friends. I'm not saying that you can't have friends when you're married, but you can spend more time with them when you don't have to haul the other person with you or work around their schedule. Friends are fun. 
4. Work, work, work. I really value the time I get to spend working on the things I love, like this blog. If I had a boyfriend/husband, I'm sure he would become jealous because of all the time I spend on it.
5. Eat. I'm sure there are wonderful husbands that will let you eat what you want, when you want, but I don't want to run the risk of getting the one who will judge me for eating steak and ice cream way too often.
6. Be reckless. There are just some things that you cannot do when you're married. You can't put your life in danger when there is someone else's life you have to think about affecting. You also can't be as spontaneous. Bo-ring. 
7. Love God. Again, not saying that you can't love God when you're married, but you definitely have different priorities. I'm just trying to get to know God and love him more and more. I don't need someone fighting for that love, even if it is just in my head. God first, am I right?

          I'm sorry if you married people or soon-to-be married people felt victimized, that was not my intent. I just wanted to let you know how much fun I'm having on my own so you can stop trying to convince me to get married. Leave us happy single people to our wonderful lives!