Do You Like Being on your own?

I have adjusted to being alone since my husband died, advantages and disadvantages, you just do what you have to and keep going.
 

I lived alone for a few years after my husband died. It had its advantages; it had its disadvantages. I liked the solitude most of the time; I got very lonely occasionally. Six years ago I met my boyfriend and sold my house and moved in with him six months later. We spend a lot of time together, especially when we're traveling, which is 4-5 months a year. I do also travel a lot without him; he doesn't like planes or international travel or staying at other people's houses, so I travel with my sisters, go to visit friends and relatives, etc. It works out. We appreciate each other all the more for being apart on occasion.

I'd have to say one of the biggest problems is cooking. I don't like to cook; apparently I was born without the female cooking gene. I'm perfectly happy with soup and crackers for dinner; he likes meat-potato-and-vegetable meals, so I cook. He cooks sometimes, but it's usually a disaster, so I'm the cook.

It works out.
 
AZ Jim said:
Hi Holly!! I once approached a female dealer in Las Vegas who had no one at her table and innocently said "Hi you look kinda lonely!" She quickly informed me that she was alone but not lonely in a less than friendly voice. I was kinda hurt and played at another station.
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What did you expect her to say?
 

Being a guardian to 2 kids ages 17 and 10 I doubt I will ever live alone but on the other hand what would I do with all noise, yelling,screaming and 4 cats?
 
I can understand that many people enjoy the freedom of living alone. My Dad and his partner have always lived separately. They've been together almost thirty years and it works fine for them. My Dad isn't the easiest person to live with, a place for everything and everything in it's place. They're both social butterflies but happy with their private space too.
 
hollydolly said:
Yep I can understand that. Mine live abroad, I only wish they lived here in the UK..but daughter said if I'm left on my own she'll build a cottage next to her house for me to live there close by.... Nice idea but nope I don't want to live wayyyyy up in the Spanish mountains when I'm old, I want to live near facilities and things to do.....
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When my youngest daughter built her new home, she added a spare room with a bath and shower across the hall. She stated that this would be our room when one of us departs the other. I say it is a room for her mother as I will not be comfortable there!!
 
I've lived on my own for so long now that it barely even enters my mind. I'm very independent and like my freedom and my own space. I've lived with people before, in communal settings and a few longer term relationships, and that was fun for a while especially when I was younger (or not depending on who it is) but living solo seems to suit me best.
 

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