Romantic Comedy? Or Romantic Tragedy?

March 19, 2023

Romantic Comedy? Or Romantic Tragedy?

Channeling my Main Character Energy

Have you ever felt like you were in a movie? Not the end of the movie where everything has miraculously worked out, but the beginning where the heroine's life is catapulted into hilariously tragic circumstances? That's how I've been feeling lately. Let me set the scene: I'm Kenzie. I'm 25. I've recently graduated college with my bachelor's degree and I'm now teaching Kindergarten. Cliche, right? Just a regular Jessica Day, except for I live alone in a studio apartment in downtown Salt Lake City. It gets better. After spending a delightful summer studying abroad in Greece, I come back to find that ALL of my close friends are getting engaged. To make the plot even more interesting (painful), my sister (my younger sister) will also be tying the knot later this year. Sounds like the beginning of a good movie. In fact, there is quite literally a movie called The Wedding Year where a girl does have seven weddings to attend in a year. The only difference is she has a boyfriend and I am single.

As my life is quickly becoming the sequel to 27 Dresses, I decided that the only rational response as a single, 20-something would be to write a blog. I'm delighted that my friends have found wonderful men they have chosen to marry. I'm thrilled that my only sister has found a boy who will strive his whole life to be worthy of her. I am extremely glad that I get to celebrate with these dear people in my life, but amid all of the happiness, there is a part of me feeling left out. I feel that I have a lot to offer. I'm an attractive, talented girl, who's passionate about life and extremely loyal. I've put in a lot of time into working on myself and putting that self out there to meet other individuals who have done the same. I love my life. I have a good life. But that doesn't mean that I'm still not a hopeless romantic who has been waiting for what feels like forever to find love.

I know I'm not the only person out there who has felt this way. Part of the reason I decided to write a blog is to connect with people who have been/currently are in a similar situation to myself. Another part is that is can be a way for me to process what I'm feeling as I experience emotions on both ends of the spectrum. Lastly, there is part of me that has some hope that maybe something incredible will happen to me this year.

Do I really feel like life is a movie? No. Life is ever rarely like the movies. There are, however, tiny movie moments that I think make life a little more magical. With all that being said, I'm looking forward to finding some in my seven-wedding summer.