![]() And now she has a mortgage and a house by the sea. Sally is single and she doesn’t want to settle. Sally won’t settle, because settling for less than Sally wants is asking too much of Sally. She’ll get what she wants in any order she likes. Sally decides it’s okay to go out of order. Sally decides she won’t listen to people who got what they wanted, but faster. Sally thinks maybe it’s okay if some things take time. ![]() ![]() Sally doesn’t want to settle, just because some things take more time for Sally. And she wants it to be as good as everyone else got, not less. She wants her husband and her dog and her house by the sea. The way she wants it doesn’t sound like too much to Sally. Sally wants everything she wants, the way she wants it. Sally should settle for less than what she wants because what she wants didn’t come as fast as it did for everybody else. But things took time for Sally, so Sally should settle. ![]() Why would anyone want something for Sally that was less than what they got? Why is something less enough for Sally? Sally never thought she was asking for too much. Good enough for Sally means less, less than what everyone else got. Sally thinks about that: good enough for Sally. She’ll get them if she listens to what other people think is good enough for Sally. She’ll get a husband and a dog and a house by the sea. She’ll get things faster, if she settles. Sally was slower, so Sally should settle. Sally didn’t know why good enough was what everyone wanted for Sally. Good enough felt a little bit good and a little bit sad. She met a few people and did some fun things and it was good, Sally guessed. She did more, tried more, wore makeup, dyed her hair, went on apps, went on dates, she tried really hard, our Sally. Sally has Instagram.Įverybody else got what Sally wants, but faster, so they say silly things to Sally. Sally thinks she’s asking for something average, something everybody gets. Sally doesn’t think she’s asking for too much. She wants a husband who also wants her and a dog and a house by the sea. (Sally hates doing the dishes, but she’ll gladly do the laundry in exchange.) Sally wants a husband, the right husband for Sally. She likes dark hair and light eyes but who cares, really? Someone smart would be grand, someone funny’s a must, and someone who loves doing the dishes, just for grins. And all Sally wants is a husband and a dog and a house by sea. But Sally is single, so that’s what people see. If there’s something wrong with not having the things she wants yet. ![]() They make Sally wonder if there’s something wrong with her. Their questions and looks and pats on the arm all make Sally sad. Not, “How’s work” or “How’s book club?” or “Any plans for the weekend?” They see her single first they don’t see Sally. “Are you seeing someone, Sally?” That’s what they always say. Except Sally is single, so that’s what people see. Because she’s a good person who is kind and thoughtful and smart and witty and she’s doing just fine, our Sally. She has friends and family and everyone loves Sally. She lives her life and works at her job and pays her taxes and hosts book club every other Tuesday. Sally thinks she wants something average, something everybody gets. That doesn’t sound like too much to ask, to me. She wants a house, a husband, a dog and she wants to smell the sea. That’s what Sally wants, she doesn’t want less. She wants a house and a husband and a dog, and when she steps outside she wants sea air to breathe. Sally wants to live in a little house by the sea. Every Single Day’s first foray into fiction. ![]()
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