Zara Jassim

There have been many times where I wished that I was a robot because I felt guilty for feeling my feelings and expressing them.

Our coping mechanism regarding our feelings has been to distract, whether it’s via social media, social gatherings, work, Netflix, etc. We can’t seem to fathom the thought of spending too much time alone.

I do not need a partner to validate who I am, and I refuse to spend another Valentine’s Day feeling sorry for myself, thinking that I must be unlovable because I’m still single.