single
Whether you're solitary by choice or simply unlucky in love, being single is complicated.
Somewhere In-Between
I don't know really how to explain this. I am going to do it the best way I can and hope that someone understands. I am stuck somewhere in-between brokenhearted and independent. I firmly and strongly believe that I can be happy without having a life partner. I don't need him, I may not even want him. I am happy with being single, with having just me to pay for and worry about. I'm content with just spending time with my family and friends and not having another whole set of family and friends to worry about. I'm happy not to deal with the relationship drama that I hear so often from my friends. So I would say I'm pretty independent, I mean I am broke, but I am handling it on my own. Plus I am a pile of student loan debt. Who wants to marry into that?
By Jessica Dixon7 years ago in Humans
Helping the Single Person in Your Life
There's nothing wrong with wanting to stay single. Sadly, there are a lot of people around the world who feel like being single is the worst thing ever. This leads to the thought that they must "help" you no longer be single by trying to set you up with those they deem worthy of dating you. Of course, there's a key consultant missing from this process most of the time: you. Be it friends, neighbours, family, or even just the stranger who has seen you a few times and noticed that you weren't with anyone, stopping your single life is something that people feel they are tasked to do even when not asked.
By Noel Willett7 years ago in Humans
The Last Time I Saw You
I would have loved to spend some more time with you now that it was actually possible, but I do understand if you didn't want to. It got pretty weird when I walked up to you. I was so incredibly nervous, it was hot and you were cold, not that I can blame you for it. It was very clear that you didn't want anything to do with me, at least not then. Although I did see how surprised you were to see me. If you were glad or not was impossible for me to judge. I was, as I said, incredibly nervous and focused on what to say.
By Feliks Divelli7 years ago in Humans
Alone at Christmas
Am I strange for looking forward to spending Christmas alone this year? As a single, never-married, childless woman over 40 with no nearby family, this time of year should be filling me with dread, and it would be, if I wasn’t getting to spend it alone.
By Skye Bothma7 years ago in Humans
What Ifs and Should Have
Somedays I wonder what my life would look like if I had let myself fall in love. Let me back up. I’ve never actually been in love or had any sort of relationship that resembled a romantic love interest. I have met boys. Wonderful, messy, beautiful boys. We were never in love. I screwed up. They screwed up. Nothing super traumatic or shady, but neither of us walked away unscratched either. We all walk away from heartache a little beaten up, a little bruised, a little more shattered than when we made eyes at each other in the first place. I’ll be the first to admit that I was mostly the one who intentionally tried to make a crack turn into the ultimate shatter. But there’s two sides to every story I suppose, and every book needs a chapter on heartbreak. Shall we?
By Meghan Harris7 years ago in Humans
Surviving Single Life During the Holidays
The holidays are upon us. Meeting with family and gathering around friends and loved ones that are in happy relationships or marriages can enhance the cons and negativity associated with being single. Seeing people that are in happy relationships and viewing couples on dates during the holiday season can do quite a number on your self-esteem and your mindset during the holidays. Don't worry. You aren't in the boat by yourself. Studies have shown that the greatest worry for people around the holiday season is being alone or single.
By Merlin Mystique7 years ago in Humans