‘Position yourself to celebrate’

You may not have your own wedding, babyshower or holiday to look forward to; but you can still raise a toast to those who do

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First off, I’m not engaged, I’m not pregnant and I don’t have any holiday planned, so I’m not saying this from any superior standpoint. I too, have friends with seemingly limitless holiday budgets, living fairytale romances and clearly having (hopefully great) s_x. And quite frankly, it’s annoying. In the middle of a weird pandemic revival, economic downfall and political scandals, why are people having fun and enjoying themselves?? How dare they!