The Idea

From The Director’s Heart

The most interesting thing to me about being a single woman is that there are so many books out there that tell you how to date, who to date, when to date, how to be the “perfect” woman, how to catch the “perfect” man, and what to do until you find the “perfect” man, but few that tell you how to deal with the raw emotions associated with being single in our society. Shows such as “Sex and the City” tell women to deal with it by having sex like men. However, Christian culture tells women to deal with it by praying and waiting on God. But what happens to women who do that and their minds still wander? They still have a desire to be held, to be kissed and even to have sex.

I wrote “Something Worth Waiting For” after realizing a lack of truthfulness among independent single women. Clarissa is a woman who pretends that her singleness is not an issue. She has a great house, a great job and great friends. The only thing missing is that she is still single, and she hasn’t had sex in three years, due to the fact that her religious beliefs require her to remain celibate until marriage. But on the inside, her hormones are raging and her imagination is flooded with racy thoughts of love and passion with the opposite sex.

Clarissa is like many women in the Christian sub-culture who face the struggles and demands of purity. Yet she is also like many women who feel successful in the workplace but failures at love—women who have felt society’s pressure that marriage and relationships are an absolute necessity. Whether it’s church, family, friends, or medical discoveries about fertility, life finds a way to force women to make decisions about their marital status.

Clarissa is a dancer at her church because in Christian culture, dancing is a position that requires purity. You are taught that in order to dance for God you must keep your body pure. Clarissa’s racy thoughts often conflict with her desire to dance, and I believe that this conflict is where every Christian single woman finds herself at some point. Do I make choices to succomb to my physical desires, or do I stay on course with my dreams and goals in order to achieve the real love that I am looking for? Why can’t I do both? These are the questions many single women, including myself, ask themselves daily. This is why I believe this story will appeal to anyone who longs for love deep down inside.