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single and content?

  • 14-09-2009 5:38pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm just wondering do people think that it's possible to be single and happy with this? I've been in a few relationships but have always felt happiest when I'm not with anyone. Is there something wrong with me?


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  • #2
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Not really, there's a lot to say for having your own independence and not having your happiness determined by the whims/hormones of another. Unless your completely lonely?


  • #3
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    You said that you are happier when you are single meaning you were not happy when in various relationships and if the common denominator of those relationships is yourself
    have you tried figuring out what it is that you do or how it is that you change when you are in a relationship which leads or contributes to you not being happy?


  • #4
    dan_d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,819 ✭✭✭dan_d


    No. Nothing wrong with you. Maybe you just haven't met someone you like better than yourself? Not meaning to be smart. Maybe you just haven't found someone you like enough.
    It might be okay for you now, but maybe you should think a bit about how it will be in 20,30,40 years. Will you still be happy with being alone? I don't know what the problem was in your previous relationships, but maybe you should look at what the problems were and whether they had anything to do with you?


  • #5
    TskTsk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭TskTsk


    single again wrote: »
    Is there something wrong with me?

    No, I don't think so. I feel exactly the same way and apart from some minor blips over the past 10 years, I've managed to remain single and happy.

    Personally, I've always found that once the initial 'honeymoon period' of a new relationship is over, it gets tedious very quickly. That said, I wouldn't be the most patient person in the world.


  • #6
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Relationships - dont get me wrong - are great when they go right. But more often, they go wrong, feelings get hurt, theres huge piles of stress and drama involved, etc.

    Maybe its overpopulation :pac: something has clicked in our heads and on some level we've all learned procreation is no longer a top priority for the species.

    Or I'm just sick of maneaters.


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  • #7
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    I'm single, and very content. Look at it this way, it's far cheaper too! :D


  • #8
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Not everybody is suited to being part of a couple. Stay single if that's what makes you happy - there's nothing at all wrong with it.


  • #9
    beks101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,802 ✭✭✭beks101


    Max_Damage wrote: »
    I'm single, and very content :D

    Ditto. Though we're lead to believe it's some sort of defiency, especially if you're a woman.

    Stay single for as long as you're happy OP, you have a mind of your own and know what's right for you. Nevermind the rest


  • #10
    Firetrap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Firetrap


    It depends what you want really. I've been mostly single in my life and overall I'm happy with it. It doesn't mean I don't get lonely at times or worry a bit about what might happen to me down the line but better to be single than in a rubbish relationship.


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