But being in a relationship isn't all songs and dancing either.

I know, just get tired of alone stuff

I agree, it sucks!

I have learned to love being single. I don't have to ask permission to go somewhere, I don't have to ask may I buy that. If I want to clean I do, if not, I don't. I don't pick up someone else's underwear and wipe thier waterstains off the mirror.

I find it very liberating.

Yeah, I'm relieved to be single, tbh. I'd rather be alone for the rest of my life than with some disrespectful, judgmental ass. :)

Well, if you two are looking at it that way then of course it's great to be single. I have just been single for too long and I am starting to not like it, but it is hard to find a woman of my specific preference.

I like being alone.. but Im old.. I like only having to worry about myself... It makes life a lot more simple but when I was younger, I always wanted someone there.. rubbish... now

What I have noticed is that women, as they get older, tend to enjoy being single a lot more than men. I have women friends who were desperate to find a guy when they were young, but as they got older, they were really glad to be single. I guess it goes with our biological clock ...

I can only agree with that because I don't know. However, what I have noticed is that women my age or in their 40's are either married with/with out kids or single locked in a room and angry at men.

I ubderstand all your feelings, but I've always been alone for the most part, just get so lonely especially wgen in with family and they all have someone it kind a pulls at the heart strings hugs

I have to agree with stillshocked and cypressmoon. I have been hurt too many times and I just don't plan on going through it again.

Yeah I am starting to get a tad annoyed with being single, however, it's pretty necessary right now.

I have come to the conclusion that I may very well be single for the rest of my life. After the relationships I have been in, I have learned what I can and cannot live with and I won't just settle, so unless some gal really tickles my fancy and has the qualities I am looking for (and I have the ones she is looking for) then I will just stay to myself.

I have been alone all my life and I wish I could find someone to share at least a while with. I feel so lonely.

Annie

Annie,

I understand what you are saying, I have a friend who has never been married. She says the same thing. But I REALLY envy her.

I have so very many memories that I don't want, tears I wish had not happened, "happy times" that were really just lies. If I could I would love to whipe them from my memory. It is horrible to lay at night and remember being called a worthless piece of shit, by the person who promised to love you forever, or worse being hit by him while drunk. My sister has been married to the same man for 40 years. To everyone else they look so content with each other, the will sit and smile at each other when the family gets together. She told me when they smile at each other, it is their code for F you. It is few and far between who are happy I have found, most of them are just tired.