I have never willingly chosen any flight that involves layovers. When I choose a destination, I want to get from point A to B, nonstop. I’ll even pray extra just to not waste time in an airport.

Taehyung’s Layover album catches my attention. Has my love life been stranded in a layover without me being fully aware? I’m aware now. I might even be on the cusp of wanting to date again.

But I have that A to B, STAT personality. My last relationship proved that I can wait. But some people out there want A to B with abandon. I think I’ve been burned too many times to take a direct flight to marriage.

When someone asks me (and nobody does) what my wish is romantically, I can automatically say “I want a boyfriend.” The thought of marriage and especially kids escapes my ovaries. Not that I don’t want to be married with kids. I think I do. It’s just for now, I want a healthy relationship for starters.

From one layover to the next. Maybe for my next flight out, I will intentionally choose a layover. And in my love life, I’ll take advantage of my layover. It is a time to stretch my legs and be somewhere in the middle of “where I’m going” and “where I’ve been.”

I’m a love refugee. I’m not going back and this is a one way flight. I’m sort of done with the layover though. BTS has healed my heart and restored my happiness. Enough time has also passed that I can say my heart is no longer actively broken or in pain.

I just have to figure out my strategy. How will I find my soul mate? Will I begin a devotional prayer and look within the pool of my religion? How about meeting a friend of a friends? Can I talk to strangers? Join clubs or be more active in my hetero community (whether religion or job). Should I be like the majority and look online? Can life be simple and it be Jung Kook?

I know what and who I want.

So what flight do I get on to get there?