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Kant said that we require three things by which to measure happiness: someone to love, something we like to do, and something to look forward to.

I’m not in a relationship so I don’t love anyone in a romantic sense. That’s not to say I don’t love people in a familial or platonic way. My friends and family are incredibly important to me. I also love my cat, Cookie, who is my constant companion when I’m home.
I know there are people who believe that I couldn’t possibly be happy without ‘someone to love’ but I don’t feel I’m missing anything in that respect.

One of the things I love doing the most is simply curling up on my couch with a good book and losing myself for a few hours. It’s something that in an ideal world I would do everyday but in reality only have chance to do 3-4 hours a week. Cookie usually curls up with me too.

I’m failing at having something to look forward to. I pretty much live in the today, I take each day at a time rather than wishing my life away waiting for something. You could say I look forward to tomorrow to see what it will bring.

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