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what's up with being single?
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Something about living on the road seems to make relationships really hard. I would like to go out and meet some girls when I'm home but in the 1.5 years I've lived there I've only been home maybe 45 days and don't know where to go.
Every now and then I get a little lonely but I have a couple ex girlfriends that I can usually call and talk to, that helps a lot.
Every now and then I get a little lonely but I have a couple ex girlfriends that I can usually call and talk to, that helps a lot.
iJohnHenry
macrumors P6
twoodcc
macrumors P6
comictimes
macrumors 6502a
I actually haven't had the issue of every girl I'm interested in being taken... in fact of the three girls I'm at all interested in right now all are single. Unfortunately one is across the country, another's in a different country, and the last is closer but still unpleasantly far away. I tried the whole long distance relationship thing for a couple years on and off and I'm not too keen to do it again.
bobfitz14
macrumors 65816
where do you go to school in Worcester (off topic, i know)? and yeah, sometimes it can seem like a small world when you run into people but then it can seem like a limitless planet we live on when you can't run into someone you want to see. 🙁
comictimes
macrumors 6502a
I go to WPI. And yea it can seem like a crazily small world at times... one of my friends apparently ran into someone at a party here recently who was asking about me because he knew an ex-girlfriend of mine who lives on the West coast and has never been out here, or something like that haha. Six degrees of separation at work I guess 🙄
Mavimao
macrumors 6502a
I got out of a 3 and a half year relationship back in May. Back in college I would get myself in relationships pretty easily. In fact, I had a different girlfriend for each year I was at school 😱
Anyway, I've been single for 9 months and I'm sorta going through a relationship de-tox, evaluating what I want in a woman, what I would like in a relationship. I'm also at a crossroad in my life where I can do just about anything I would like to. I just need to make a choice. Back when I was with my last girlfriend, I felt compelled to stay close-by and follow what she wanted to do. All that led to was her leaving me for someone else weeks before we were supposed to move in together.
I then ran into an older ex a couple months ago and after a couple hours, I wondered how I ever got myself involved with such a person. So yeah, I'm taking a break and allowing myself to find someone special instead of the first girl that takes me home with her. No hurries.
Although I do get lonely sometimes. That's for sure.
Anyway, I've been single for 9 months and I'm sorta going through a relationship de-tox, evaluating what I want in a woman, what I would like in a relationship. I'm also at a crossroad in my life where I can do just about anything I would like to. I just need to make a choice. Back when I was with my last girlfriend, I felt compelled to stay close-by and follow what she wanted to do. All that led to was her leaving me for someone else weeks before we were supposed to move in together.
I then ran into an older ex a couple months ago and after a couple hours, I wondered how I ever got myself involved with such a person. So yeah, I'm taking a break and allowing myself to find someone special instead of the first girl that takes me home with her. No hurries.
Although I do get lonely sometimes. That's for sure.
c-Row
macrumors 65816
I love being single. Moreso, the freedom associated with it. There's a lot that I need to do and I would prefer not having the responsibility of having a boyfriend. I'm walking in May, receiving my BS from a pretty good university. Then, traveling throughout the majority of the summer (both alone and with my best girl friends) to find out what it is that I want to do with my life. The thought of having to make decisions for my life based around someone else's is appalling to me right now. That's not a sacrifice I'm willing to make. Period.
I've never been the kind of girl who jumped from relationship to relationship. I owe that to the fact that I had love from all directions--family and friends. So, I didn't and still don't need the reassurance of having a boyfriend to make me feel better about myself. I consider myself a fiercely confident person. However, I don't rule out the possibility of being in a committed relationship but I can happily survive without one.
Then again, I was never the kind of girl who looked for or needed to be in a relationship. I'm pretty happy where I am right now.
Too bad for one of my guy friends. There should be a "She's Not That Into You" movie. I would direct him to it immediately.😉
I've never been the kind of girl who jumped from relationship to relationship. I owe that to the fact that I had love from all directions--family and friends. So, I didn't and still don't need the reassurance of having a boyfriend to make me feel better about myself. I consider myself a fiercely confident person. However, I don't rule out the possibility of being in a committed relationship but I can happily survive without one.
Then again, I was never the kind of girl who looked for or needed to be in a relationship. I'm pretty happy where I am right now.
Too bad for one of my guy friends. There should be a "She's Not That Into You" movie. I would direct him to it immediately.😉
Melrose
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You and me both. In the meantime, I enjoy being single and the freedom it allows... I have friends who are of the gentler sex so it's not like I'm wanting for that kind of attention anyway.
bobfitz14
macrumors 65816
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Depends on the relationship. I've been with my girlfriend for 6 and a half years, we lead 2 different lives though - she's at university still and I'm working. We both have 2 different sets of friends, most of our tastes in music/films/TV are different. I do most of my outdoor activities with friends etc. But we just get on great and we're extremely close.
Just because you're going out with someone doesn't mean you have to fuse your lives together.
Having a partner isn't about just making yourself feel better. That sounds more like confidence issues.
Hmm not soo sure...
Ive just given up on the whole relationship thing... just does not seem to be worth it...
Being single isn't that great but i'll just work with it i think... It's not even that I care about commitment but in my experience up until now there has just been too much pain involved one day i gues... one day ^^
Anyhow I could not spend half my day on my mac and the other half out photographing if i was together with someone could i ^^
c-Row
macrumors 65816
leekohler
macrumors G5
You may want to find a non-monogamous relationship and give that a try. My last few were that way and very good. For me, it allows me to get to know the other person very well. It takes down a lot of obstacles. There is an emotional commitment, but not a physical one. It's quite liberating. I doubt I'll ever be completely monogamous again, but you never know.