My last day of school was on Friday and I had one half hour left in my day(I teach). A co-worker stopped in and began talking about a man she had met on Match.com. She encouraged me to try it(I am single and in my early 40s). Well, I dealt with the conversation as well as I could, but after she left, I started to go down that old road of "there must be something wrong with me because I am not in a relationship." I have made great progress in therapy(I have complex PTSD and deal with CSA issues) and my T said, "Her comment might have been well-intentioned but it says more about her than it does about you."
I cannot believe I let it bother me so much. I am not in therapy so I can "be in a relationship" but I am not sure how to just let myself be "okay" as a single person. I want to be in a healthy relationship someday but am not quite ready yet. Is my T correct? Any advice would be appreciated.