Hi my name is Lauren Johnson and I'm a recovering serial dater. Leaving a life of constant affection, attention and affirmation from guys... I made the choice to be intentionally single for all of 2013. I don't know that I've ever been truly single for long. However, that depends on your definition of single. I'm about to finish month two of the intentionally single life. One problem has been that I didn't make definite boundaries around what single meant to me. I only clarified that I didn't want to be in an exclusive, committed relationship and the rationale of that decision was simple: I tend to give my all in everything I do, especially relationships. I was constantly putting everything into the guy I was dating and often forgot about my own self and identity. By removing the guy I'm removing the distraction that keeps me from giving my all to myself and becoming the woman I am destined to be. I've learned a lot in these last two months. The des