A short story about a kid and a woman

One should understand that there really is no timeline in life. That at a certain age, this is where you should be. Screw that. Society wired us to think that way, so now we have difficulty thinking of

"How can you be single and living alone?" He asked with an obvious look of utter disgust. For a moment I was silent as the pain of my predicament(remind me to tell you about my life shattering