ask yourself these questions: Why are you unable to live a fulfilling life without a relationship? Do you not have hobbies, friendships, purpose in your life as it is?
I say this as someone who's been single for three years: Thank God I don't have to share a bed with someone else, Thank God I can have the weekly alone time I need to recover my sanity, Thank God I don't have to negotiate or justify anything with anyone else.
Feb 27, 2025
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I'm 25 and have never been in a serious relationship. In fact, the only time that I haven't been single was for two-ish months when I was 15. I'll go on a dates and hangout with someone for a month or so every 2-3 years but nothing ever comes out of. That's either bc they don't want anything serious or we just don't vibe together. To put the final nail in my coffin, I don't take dating apps seriously enough to find anything worth it on there too.
It can be lonely, and I find myself occasionally doubting my worth to the world around me... But then I talk to people who are in relationships and hear the shit they have to deal with, and it's like an instant cure to all loneliness and self doubt LOL.
I also just enjoy my time alone to be honest. I also lovvve love love having the whole bed to myself and my cat (he takes up enough room as is bc he loves to lay horizontally haha). I, along with everyone else who has ever existed, have problems that I want to work out in my life before I go out and actively search for a partner.
When I need company, I have my friends to pour my love onto! I spend a lot of time with them doing things that are fulfilling such as community work, learning crafts, watching movies and discussing them.
I will always save space in my heart to finding someone I love romantically, but for now I am focusing on having fun, building a good friend group, taking care of my mind/body/soul. I've accepted that the romance will come when I am ready for it.
Feb 27, 2025
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I used to hate both spending time by myself and being single. would do whatever I could to avoid it. It made me feel unimaginably anxious
Years, lots of therapy, and some really wonderfully healing friendships later, I not only enjoy spending time alone, but have found a level of peace that gives me much higher standards for my romantic relationships, rather than needing to fill the silence
Jun 12, 2024
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iโve never been in a long term relationship or i was always looking for โoneโ and i think by doing that, i never really got to appreciate the meaning of single life. i donโt need someone to take me out, i can do that. movie dates, coffee dates, spontaneous activities -- all of these things, i always thought you needed a partner to enjoy. thatโs not true at all. the more i do these things, the more fun im actually having being single. and the more i learn about myself, which is the best part :)
Mar 2, 2025
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its overwhelmingly likely that most people have a neutral view of you, if anything!
Jan 11, 2025
Poetically, this was going to be the last date before I delete Hinge and take a break for a few months.
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On the bright side, I did get to see this bathroom with two stand mixers and a printer in it
Mar 29, 2025
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