It's lonely, but I get used to it, kind of. No one bugs me when I get up to go to work in the morning, but noone comes out on the porch and yells, I love you, as I pull off either.

Noone meets me at the door at night and asks me for stuff to eat when I get home. I don't get to feed anyone at night or watch the tube with someone or sleep with someone.

Other than that it's OK. I miss having someone to take care of and love. I miss having someone to talk to.

I figure I'm gonna stay single for the next eight years or so for variuos economic reasons. That means I have eight years to fix up my hovel of a house and to pay for the darned thing.

Maybe I'll call up rent-a-center.

Hummmm....interesting questions. Although separated I've spent most of my adult life as a single man and loved every minute of it. I got to go when I pleased...where I pleased...and come back whenever I pleased with no one mad at me ...thank you please. Often I've found that it can be more fun and relaxing being single and searching for the right one instead of being involved or tied down with the wrong one. That is a miiserable existence.

It is my opinion...that at the end of the day...being single is a choice. All single people decide to be single based upon many different variables...such as past relationships, mutual financial status, mutual interest, location e.t.c.. Still a single person will always wonder in the back of their minds how wonderful it would all be when shared by 2...two...two....two.

I like your post. a sunset is still a sunset and beautiful even if viewed by yourself. in my mind its a choice.

I don't like it. Yes, the freedom is nice, but it is going into that bedroom at night that kills me. When it is a death, it is totally out of your control. You feel cheated. It is my second time to lose a spouse to death. I have also been divorced, I would rather go through a divorce anyday than a death.

I am somewhat fine with single,one thing is when you misplace something you have no one to blame but yourself.My husband use to say "put it back were you got it from and It will be there the next time you want it".But seriously the part about being on my own I hate is... when kitty is sick I have a hard time dealing vet appts.I know that when the time comes It will be hard for me to let go of kitty.He means the world to me.

I have been separated for 5 years! Due to lack of money, I am only separated! He beat me, raped me, cussed me, and sold me!! I think I enjoy SINGLE!

Sounds like you deserve the relaxation!

Now I live with Mom and Dad(alzhiemers[mom] and stroke[dad]) I do not get much relaxation.

Well being positive...better is better!

I know now, there is a God!!!!

Greer, I am so sorry you had to go through that. I have been beaten, but not the rest. He will get his.

Darlene, That's why I belive in God so much, because I know because I Believe, God will be my Avenger.

I love it!!

I came out of 37 years with a man that I loved dearly but he started out being physically abusive, then mentally and emotionally abusive. I almost died when he left me for a younger woman, now I realize she did me a favor and he's already driven her to crying 24/7 and they aren't even married. Anyway, back to the subject. Even though I had 37 years of misery, I still loved belonging to someone and having someone there for me. I have 4 pets, one sleeps with me, but it sure doesn't take the place of two strong arms holding me when I'm sad, kissing me when I'm lonely and well...we won't go any further..lol. In other words, I hate being alone. I don't want to be single. I'm almost tempted to marry a foriegnor in a marriage of convenience just to have someone...(only joking)...unless you know someone...if you know someone, then I'm not joking...but if you don't know someone, then I'm joking
I'm like "What good is Freedom, without someone there to share it with?"

Being single has its perks but I miss sharing the special times and being able to open up and talk about things. Lot more sex when you’re married. You don’t have to work so hard for it. It’s the loneness that’s the killer. If I got to lean one way or the other, I say married, if to the right person. If it’s the right person, you want them in your life on a full time bases.

When those strong arms try to rip your head off, you realize that they are not there for "comfort"! So, back to the single thing!! I am relative happy

I'll take single over a physical abusive relationship any day.

Greer, did you leave him alive?
Animals like that should be put down.
My thoughts on the subject.

I wouldn't want to go back to an abusive relationship but I'd love to try to find someone that would touch me with true love in their heart than control in their mind.

Thank you, but , no, He is still alive, but crazy!!!! There is a god!!!