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Topic: Alone too long = lousier partner?
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Mon 12/21/09 05:56 PM

Do you ever wonder if being alone too long makes it tougher to adapt to a relationship when it arrives? When you start comparing potential mates to the glowing character of your dog, it's the beginning of the end for sure. For those that have been single for a while, do you worry about:

Having to account for your whereabouts
Spending more, saving less
Shaving your legs/beard/whatevah
The first time someone tries to step in with your dog/kid/business/etc.
Sharing the remote?

I like to think that falling in love allows us to turn a blind eye to the loss of such petty little privileges. But when you've spent too much time honing your independence, they've got to be harder to give up. Just musing. And hoping I haven't unwittingly fashioned myself into a terminally single person. Ha! Thoughts?


I've been single for a little over a year now, but I've always been pretty felxible about adapting to the requirements of a new relationship. This is mitigated somewhat by the fact that most of my relationships tend to be fairly short-term, i.e., about 3 months, or the length of time it takes for the girlfriend-of-the-moment to decide she's now ensconced firmly enough so that she can try to change me into my polar opposite.

But, hypothetically, in a new entanglement, as long as there's no attempt to scuttle my writing, I can deal with a lot of things.



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