Yes, resist the peer pressure! While you need a husband to share your life with (most likely), you don’t need a boyfriend or some other token companion at all times with you. This is actually not as easy as it sounds (it’s hard actually) but it’s the truth. (Forgoing the token companionship is a better choice.) You especially don’t need boyfriends that have little chance of becoming fiancés because you already see a problem with them or you already know you want something different in life. Speaking of which, thinking about what you want in life is actually easier when you are not in a relationship. Besides, being in a lousy relationship may prevent you from being able to react when you meet someone who’d be good for you. So you definitely don’t need a “current incumbent” (a Mr Until-I-Meet-Better). This is what I’m telling myself too. Only get in a relationship when you really know what you’re doing and then only when you’ve met a worthy person. Otherwise friendship and just hanging out as friends are sufficient (they allow you to know a person too, sometimes better than if you were dating).
