Roar in the Afterglow

I mentioned before what I am currently grateful of, and now I wanted to take you a bit deeper in to one of those things. Dating (getting to know) men as friends.  The main reason I do this is in order to find hope in men again, rise my standards for how men who I let into my life can behave- not lower them.  - I will not rush into anything, but simply give time to get to know good and emotionally and socially mature human beings (* single men over the age of 30- but all good hearted contacts bring be hope in humanity). I want to get to know them and them to get to know me. I want genuine human connection, friendships. Not short sighted flings based on me giving in (putting out). I want relationships, friendships that will last regardless of our status. True friendship (and trust in that person) should not be valued any less even if a romantic relationship (or sex) does not turn out of it.  - On top of that I want to give it time to get to know them (and build that trust). Men can think

Lately I've felt free Free to be me (unapologetically) Free to only settle for the respect that I deserve and need Free to dance like nobody is watching and hope it brings joy to those who do Free to barely drink a sip of alcohol and without worrying who might find that whilst partying pretentious or absurd  Free from worrying of what might be or would have been  Free to release myself from the chains that me and my surroundings had put me in.  Free from the pre-assigned boxes, timeliness and patterns.  Free to simply be happy, Because I this short life- that is the only thing that matters To me, my surrounding I now choose and the beauty called life I want to see. And the wonderful champs who last night had us fill in the club song words with monkey dance and bear growls without a care in the world   <3