2007-03-31 19:11:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Oh, yes, I really am enjoying being single again. I am 55, and have had a man in my life for the last 33 years almost continuously. I burried 3 guys, one of them just a year ago. As much as I loved them all, caring for someone who is terminally ill is an enormous amount of work. And while I was doing that, I was working on-call, and going to school, most of the time, full-time. Now is the "me" time.
I make the schedule, I plan the meals, I get to take care of me. If I want to date again, I can -but I don't. When I do, I'll decide who and how often and if there will be a crowd of beer-guzzling, burping, crumb-dropping sports gazing men in my livingroom.
I have loved, and been loved, settled issues, danced, served, been served, cleaned house and had the house cleaned for me. Being single is great.
Can't you just hear "Ole Blue Eyes" (Frank Sinatra) crooning "I Did it My Way?"
2007-03-31 20:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question has confused the people who already answered .
I enjoy the LIFE .
Because this is the only LIFE we have . I mean we are not going to get a second LIFE . What we are having now is the SINGLE LIFE we will ever get .
So let us enjoy it .
2007-04-01 02:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by subra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say i'm about 60/40 in favor.
That ratio has dropped in the last few months, I'd say.
Due to moving cities twice in a year (by necessity) and not wishing to establish any social obligations whatsoever, I've achieved my goal and have no social obligations.
lol
there are positives and negatives to this existence:
positive - i answer to no one. I get my work done when it needs to be done. My only oblgiation in life is to do my school work. I am not required to put trust in anyone (in the way that I would a significant other). There's no emotional pressure, for the most part, other than the usual life pressure.
negative - because my whole existence is school-related (and I dont care about, for, etc any of the students) it gets tired after a few months. I go days without seeing people because I'm writing 50 pages of material to meet deadlines. This is officially weak sauce. No sex, because casual encounters are not enjoyable and the undergraduates who seem to sometimes become attracted to me are not interesting to me, given that I'm moving again in two months... (and sex with another grad student would be like putting a pistol into my mouth).
it gets old.
in two months, like i said, i move again to take up a temporary job and living accomodation for 18 months, only to pack up and move again for a 5 year stint. I anticipate something developing only after I move again.
2007-04-01 03:46:28 · answer #3 · answered by Steve C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy single life. As for why? well, I really don't think that people should require a reason to be happy...those who do need a reason are constantly seeking pleasure, not happiness.
Non-single life is equally enjoyable.
-Rob
2007-04-01 05:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by Rob S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Been single for 4 years and love it. I workout everyday, love my job, hang out with friends on the weekends, go to school part-time, read a good book here and there, and as someone said in a previous post above, still get some "action".
Life is too short. Don't wait for someone to "complete" you, complete yourself! If that someone comes along, just hope they can handle the ride.
2007-04-01 02:29:37 · answer #5 · answered by Xman0076 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy mine because I can do stuff by myself and don't worry about answering to anyone else besides God. Oh, I do feel lonely from time to time, but I enjoy my singleness too.
2007-04-01 02:25:27 · answer #6 · answered by savvyladydiamond 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
Because even though I am single, I don't feel that I am separate from the rest of gods creation. Everything in this universe is interrelated. YES ! Everything with any doubt from the tiniest to the biggest imaginable thing
2007-04-01 02:22:22 · answer #7 · answered by mr.kotiankar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is something that I have to prove to myself, and to everyone who looked down upon me.
I can stand on my own.
Been single for almost 4 years after the marriage breakdown.
I like my independence in a way that i don't have to cater to someone else's needs which is only good one-sidedly- well, this is as per my experience .
2007-04-01 04:41:50 · answer #8 · answered by oscar c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the feeling of being 1 of 2. It makes me feel less important& less independant.
2007-04-01 02:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to enjoy it, but now im married and having a blast :D
2007-04-01 02:16:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋