Hahahahahaha, you just wait....juuuuust wait!!!!
*shakes fist*

don't you have a lawn (smirk) to mow?

I suppose some do, but then some don't. And some always will, and some always won't!

That fence is pretty big Tommy!

A large statement (we this, we that) demands a big fence!

Dobie please don't cast a spell on Sir Raven. lol
I love the pic!

Having been married and being single again I have to admit there is a definite segregation. For me it seems to be a 'place in life' type of situation. We go from schoolies to the twenty something batch but some will jump ahead into family life, marraige and kids and their usual selection of friends are in a different space.

The fact is, couples and singles have very different perspectives. There are areas that overlap but there are also areas that don't.

Of course, pretty much every social situation faces similar challenges. Especially mixed conditions like racial, religious, drinker/non-drinker, smoker/non-smoker, disabilities etc. When there are differences that create obvious boundaries between people a difference in the way we act or treat people occurs.

I hope I don't treat my single friends, what few I have, any differently than I do my married ones. They are all special to me. As I watch my parents age and mother-in-law become widowed, I see that we all need each other and we are all single at certain times in our life, whether we were ever married or not. The one thing I will not do is go out to bars with my single friends, but I didn't do that before I was married either. I have no problem with a social drink, but I'm just not a bar person.

some "marrieds" can't stand other "married" and want to run to the nearest bar!!

I know my single kidless friends tend to not want to hear about the kids or my husband which are 2 of my biggest passions... sorry but they are my life so why would I NOT want to talk to them and I dont exactly want to go bar hopping

I envy their support systems.





Nah.

i don't have to worry about fixin dinner for anyone, pickin up someones else's nasty underwear, listenin to him whine about losing the remote, watchin him scratch in places that shouldn't be scratched in public and leavin the seat up...but i do miss sex. damned if i do damned if i don't

Don't forget about the third wheel syndrome. If there is a guy friend, or female, and they are talking to the opposite sex person a lot, don't you thing that could cause some jealousy?

If would be like your best friends boyfriend coming by and visiting you a lot?

Plus, how many single friends can understand being married for 10, 20, or 30 years?

Ha!! I have one single friend!! I love her to death. I'm not married, but most of my friends are. I'm not, but living with a man is practically being married... Uhhh I don't treat my friends differently... My mind is squishy again today, don't mind my babbling!! :o)

I hear you about that third wheel thing, Simon. I've had bad luck with that myself in the past but fortunately lessons have been learned. Anymore, whosoever comes into the lives of me or my husband knows that BOTH of us are worthy of respect...none of this putting down the wife in the locker room or gossiping about the husband...or turning to the opposite sex for advice on "how do I handle this bitch when she bla bla bla..." LOL.

As far as single people as friends, well it depends on the people, in all situations, I think. It's not always about bars or kids(I don't have kids...), and it's not all about "when are YOU gonna get married?" LOL, it's about people, and relating, and there are so many topics to relate on in life. Of course, I still get looks when I say my cats are our children, cuz it means guess what we're not having kids anytime soon! At least I'm not carrying the 50 extra pounds that Depakote I used to take put on me....cuz that was when I was newly married and everyone kept saying "Ooooh, when are you DUE?" BASTIDS!

Oops, didn't mean to change the subject....:D

It's all about who gets on best with who....SHORT version.

Time for bed!:D