Topic: ARE-YOU-LONELY?
alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:46 PM

Well, next time you ladies get lonely....give me a call and we can arrange a game of naked ping pong to get your mind off of things.


Well, that would certainly keep my mind occupied with other thoughts! But I’m not sure how well I would be able to concentrate on the ping pong ball. I bet you win a lot of games that way.

Ummm… what’s that phone number to call???
rofl

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:48 PM


:heart: that song


Yes, it kind of grew on me.
:smile:

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:48 PM

it's very deep and hits very hard....that song......brokenheart brokenheart brokenheart


I like the one you mentioned in the mail better. I got a copy of it and have been listening to it quite a bit today.

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:49 PM

We can have all the friends in the world and still, eventually, we need someone in our lives to fill a place in our hearts that no platonic friend can fill.


If/when that happens, I think a line from Rhett Butler in “Gone With The Wind” would be fitting…
“God help the man who ever really does love you.”
noway

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:50 PM

Here is where it gets confusing for me. I have read all the previous posts under this topic and I have to say that I truly like me. Now here comes the but, After 3 days of cleaning the house, working on glass and quilting, reading 3 books and there is nothing left to do by myself, I get lonley for conversation with a human being. My daughter is gone for the week (custody thing during the summer, week at home, week with dad...) and I dont even have her to talk to. I have one best friend that I can call day or night, but she has a son and a life. I am out of work and the only other people I get to plaver with is the guy or gal handing me the job applications. And then all I get is a thanks. I go out with pals everyother weekend for a drink and a game of pool. But at the end of the day I am still alone. I cant even find enough people to come over and play a game of volleyball let alone naked ping pong. And it seems to me that married people are even harder to "hang" with. With the 30 softball games one child has and the dancing lessons and family get togethers. They are all busy. And my family lives 500 miles away. Go to school I think, learn stuff and meet people. Guess what? The majority of them are in their 20's and dont want to have anything to do with an old fart like me. So here I am for 2 years on line and I am still alone. So if there is a magic potion or a secret password for finding the right person to be with I havent discovered it yet. But I have to say that I am not going to give up. (yes, I am stubborn, I got that from my dad.) OP, there are days that get to me, and other days that dont. Keep on doing what makes you happy. And when you find yourself in this mood realise it for what it is, just a thinking time for you. And keep on being just you.

Thank you for reading my rant,lol, I will now return you to your regular scheduled program.


Thank you. I agree that this is probably just a phase, a time to think, and will continue doing as I always have. Thank you.
flowerforyou

As for you wanting others to just hang out and talk with, have you looked for a Single Parent Group in your area? Ours is more of a “hook up” type thing, but yours may actually be what it’s intended to be.

darkowl1's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:51 PM
cry little sister? or bloody kisses? wolfmoon?

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:52 PM



if no one is around that wants to listen (or even if they don't want to listen) I talk to myself...I'm good company even when I argue with myself...but at least I always win bigsmile


Sounds like me and my dogs.



all the animals run away....they don't want to hear me either...or they look at me like I'm weird lol


rofl
I can just imagine your dogs are thinking “Why ask me? How would I know? Haven’t you noticed dogs don’t stress over that silly human stuff? Go smell a few tail ends and you’ll feel better.”
rofl

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:54 PM


Been there, done that...cured it. Make sure you really want the feeling to go away before you try and get it to go away...once the feeling of being alone while still surrounded by people fades...it is extremely difficult if not impossible to ever achieve feeling alone again, nullifying most if not all people around you.


Of course I want it to go away!
I don’t want to push people away, but I also don’t want to feel this way.
You didn’t say how you accomplished this.
what

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:57 PM

im lonely, and i bloody hate it. that avril lavigne song is a good'un.


Is this a continuous thing you go through, something new, or periodic? What are you doing to stop it?
what

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 12:58 PM



You need a date, a partner, not more friends.

your profile says you are looking for activity partners and I've read your previous saying, that how you are looking for someone to go hiking, play sports etc.
That's what friends for, and if you think you got enough friends and still feel lonely, you need to find that particular person who will be with you, even when the friends go home. flowerforyou


I’m not sure I want to trade in this temporary (I’m hoping) bit of feeling lonely for the hassles that come with dating and relationships.
noway

I think you may have found a link though. As I said, I’m also trying to adjust to feeling things I don’t allow myself to feel (yes, about a man… no, I’ve not even met him so there’s nothing going on). Anyway, maybe the whole “lonely” even though I’m around others thing just boils down to my wanting so badly to “pick his brain” in person? Kind of like when you crave a certain food, but eat something else instead while thinking “this isn’t what I really want.”
what



endless landscape there......flowerforyou forget the pick, here's a shovel.drinker do you know how to work a backhoe or earthmover?


rofl
No, but I'm a fast learner when it's something I want to learn!
rofl

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 01:02 PM

I didnt read all that, but am I lonely no.. and I suspect that Avril levigne may not only NOT help, but possibly make it worse.


I didn't even realize what I was listening to. It's kind of like 'white noise' in the background... you hear it, but don't really pay any attention to it for the most part.

Yes, I knew there was music (I had put it on) because I almost always have music playing, but I didn't realize what I was playing until my sister pointed it out.

crimsonphoenix's photo
Wed 06/10/09 01:02 PM
i am really sorry you feel sad and lonely.flowerforyou

i've felt like that many times before and i also have a habit of listening to the same songs over and over. a lot of people on here have given good advice. i suppose the best thing that i could add would be that there are at least nearly three pages worth of people here that care about you. you're not alone there are people here that understand and empathize with you. drinks

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 01:03 PM

cry little sister? or bloody kisses? wolfmoon?


:thumbsup: Cry Little Sister :thumbsup:

Talk about an emotional song!

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 01:06 PM

i am really sorry you feel sad and lonely.flowerforyou

i've felt like that many times before and i also have a habit of listening to the same songs over and over. a lot of people on here have given good advice. i suppose the best thing that i could add would be that there are at least nearly three pages worth of people here that care about you. you're not alone there are people here that understand and empathize with you. drinks


Thank you. flowerforyou Again, it's nice to know I am not abnormal.

I'm happy to hear that someone else out there listens to the same song over and over. No one else has ever admitted to doing this. :thumbsup:

Yes, most of the people on here are lovely, but I think 2 of the pages are my replying to the things said while I was away.laugh

darkowl1's photo
Wed 06/10/09 01:14 PM
Edited by darkowl1 on Wed 06/10/09 01:15 PM
my only dedication to anyone......................ever.



poet and the pendulum (nightwish) will take you to the depths of your very soul and beyond....

alternativa's photo
Wed 06/10/09 01:32 PM

my only dedication to anyone......................ever.



poet and the pendulum (nightwish) will take you to the depths of your very soul and beyond....


what Huh? Poet & pendulum? You lost me. what

EZ4Sheezy's photo
Thu 06/11/09 07:08 AM




You need a date, a partner, not more friends.

your profile says you are looking for activity partners and I've read your previous saying, that how you are looking for someone to go hiking, play sports etc.
That's what friends for, and if you think you got enough friends and still feel lonely, you need to find that particular person who will be with you, even when the friends go home. flowerforyou


I’m not sure I want to trade in this temporary (I’m hoping) bit of feeling lonely for the hassles that come with dating and relationships.
noway

I think you may have found a link though. As I said, I’m also trying to adjust to feeling things I don’t allow myself to feel (yes, about a man… no, I’ve not even met him so there’s nothing going on). Anyway, maybe the whole “lonely” even though I’m around others thing just boils down to my wanting so badly to “pick his brain” in person? Kind of like when you crave a certain food, but eat something else instead while thinking “this isn’t what I really want.”
what



endless landscape there......flowerforyou forget the pick, here's a shovel.drinker do you know how to work a backhoe or earthmover?


rofl
No, but I'm a fast learner when it's something I want to learn!
rofl



My God!!! Shovels? Heavy equipment? What are you guys trying to do to this poor guy's head? Pick his brain or disfigure his skull?!?! noway laugh

FearandLoathing's photo
Thu 06/11/09 07:14 AM



Been there, done that...cured it. Make sure you really want the feeling to go away before you try and get it to go away...once the feeling of being alone while still surrounded by people fades...it is extremely difficult if not impossible to ever achieve feeling alone again, nullifying most if not all people around you.


Of course I want it to go away!
I don’t want to push people away, but I also don’t want to feel this way.
You didn’t say how you accomplished this.
what



You don't push people away, you seclude yourself in a place that you are comfortable with and don't venture out much aside from work...effectively a recluse. Once the feeling of alone fades, it doesn't come back, regardless of attempts to put somebody in your life.

Feelings are very tricky, you either have them or you don't there isn't really a way to go in the middle of them. I don't feel much anymore, physical or emotional...the physical bit is from my accident, the emotional bit is from lack of socializing. It isn't pleasant not being able to feel fear, anger, love, sadness, etc. again. Even less pleasant is not knowing how or if you ever will feel them again.

boom175's photo
Thu 06/11/09 01:38 PM
its me im very lonly

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Thu 06/11/09 02:03 PM


im lonely, and i bloody hate it. that avril lavigne song is a good'un.


Is this a continuous thing you go through, something new, or periodic? What are you doing to stop it?
what

continuous, even though it may not hit me as hard as it likes to. the only way i see it to nip it is get a woman, hence one reason im on here.