Caution: Construction in Progress

As a young female, I watch many of my friends get into relationships because they feel they "need" to be in one. I tell many of my friends "you need to know yourself alone before you can know yourself in a relationship." This statement, I think is true. It makes a relationship stronger, more honest, better. We cannot know what to expect from others if we do not know what to expect of ourselves first. That being said, I need to learn to accept others flaws the same way that I accept my own. I spend most of my time single, and I consider few people my "friend." It's very hard to gain my trust and entrance into my "inner circle." I used to see this as a positive, but now I see that maybe I cut people too short too quickly. I'm realizing that since I've spent so much time "finding me" I've lost many around me. I always thought of this as "trimming the fat" and "eliminating drama," but maybe I should allow more patience to those around me. Especially if I want a romantic relationship. Maybe my friends have something figured out that I've been missing all along. Hopefully, we all will learn how to meet in the middle.