You wouldn't believe how many comments about 'finding the one up north' I've heard after I decided to quit my job and move to the mountains. If you want to know why I did that, you can read about it here :)
"What if you meet the one, and stay there?", "You're totally meeting him there" and my favorite: "... And if you meet the one when you're there, you'll for sure know that quitting your job and leaving was worth it." Why ... WHY do everyone think that meeting the one is the only purpose in life? I'm not gonna lie; I'd love to meet 'the one' one day, but that has nothing to do with me going on this adventure.
Who can resist us? ... This is what happens when you've got four days on a ferry to kill.
Because, to be honest, I'd be pretty optimistic if my solely reason of going to a town with around 10 000 people was to find my future someone. 10 000 people ... Half of them women. So then I'm left with around 5000. And out of that, who will be in my age range, single, hetero, not crazy, preferably a little funny, and then of course (the most important part) interested in me? I'm not great at math, but I'm pretty sure we are getting close to zero pretty fast.
The real reasons why I'm going on this adventure is to meet people, make new friends, grow as a person, challenge myself, get out of old habits, live a healthy and active life, try new things, see new things, eat new things, make memories, travel and so on. Because for me, life is about making the most of what you have and can get, not dwell on the past or what you can't get. Oh, and of course; enjoying the moment, like sitting in a ferry with this view, writing this post ... sigh.
Never mind the dirty windows.
With love from a happy and single Karianne, somewhere along the coast of Norway :)