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it's hard to tell if this is one of those things where people really vary or if all the positivity around it is just a coping mechanism because somebody gave up i think people living alone in boxes right next to each other and not having any friends or irl communication outside financial transactions is insane
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roomtone posted:it's hard to tell if this is one of those things where people really vary or if all the positivity around it is just a coping mechanism because somebody gave up Speaking from personal experience, I've grown to appreciate living alone much more thoroughly since being diagnosed with PTSD, getting on medication for it and making great progress overall. It used to be a coping mechanism but since getting control of the things I was coping with and becoming more open to other people overall, I've realized how important it is to have a personal space that isn't unpredictable or chaotic or subject to change at the whims of others. So I know firsthand that it can be both a coping mechanism and a healthy expression of self care.
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Bad Purchase posted:i don’t gently caress my cat Usually I do the loving.
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Also I think "having no friends" is a very different thing today than it was even 20 years ago. Someone with "no friends" today tends to still have a lot of social connections via the internet, someone with no friends is no longer cut off from the entire social world and unable to participate. Something like 40% of US adults say that they don't have a single close friend and yeah I mean that's not a good thing, but it's not quite the same thing as we'd be historically led to believe.
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op, take comfort, you walk a path strode by many look around, see the signs, they are with you, and you are not alone
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deep dish peat moss posted:Also I think "having no friends" is a very different thing today than it was even 20 years ago. Someone with "no friends" today tends to still have a lot of social connections via the internet, someone with no friends is no longer cut off from the entire social world and unable to participate. Something like 40% of US adults say that they don't have a single close friend and yeah I mean that's not a good thing, but it's not quite the same thing as we'd be historically led to believe. I can relate, outside of my partner I have zero irl social life. All my close friends are on the interweb. Anyone I used to know is thousands of miles away and a chud who had kids at 17. E: the future is now
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Im married to my level 60 night elf mohawk
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3 cats, so unless I have nightmares I wake up with at least 1 laying on me every day. Usually 1 in the crook of my left elbow, one on my lap, and 1 on the cat tree next to the window. Window dude doesn't like being crowded so he's never in bed with me. He jumps onto my lap when I sit on the toilet instead and is happy to keep me company.
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Dick Fontaine posted:wife pros: basically a giant cat how big of a pussy are we talking?
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even if you are married you can always sleep on the couch!
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become a twitch streamer parasocial
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I've been married for over 33 years. In that time, the number of nights my wife and I have not slept in the same bed can be counted on one hand. Most of those were due to hospitalizations. Yeah, it's pretty great. Sorry for you, OP.
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It's going to destroy us haha life is empty without at least another lmaooo
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im never alone when I have my fellow SA goons to post with
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oh awesome another en thread in gbs. yeesh!
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just fart on your cat OP
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Peggy Edson posted:I lived alone for a year and a half and had occasional sex with Tinder girls. It was pretty cool. But now I'm engaged and sleep next to my fiance every night with our 5 cats and dogs and it's even better. Guess it's all about perspective op. basically this. except never getting married again for obvioua reasons. anyway op i guess the answer is "neutral" nd you're on thin ice
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Fatkraken posted:just fart on your cat OP This guy gets it
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op it's been a few days, have you found a sleeping partner yet? if not, what do you feel is holding you back? in 99.9% of cases, it's your own fear of success.
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:basically this. except never getting married again for obvioua reasons. anyway op i guess the answer is "neutral" nd you're on thin ice Listen guys, a lot of us weren't nourished or taught the basics of human connection; our lives rife with strife... I'm gonna invent one of those terms so I can feel opressed; calling myself a nullcell or some poo poo. One whom's sexuality has been nullified by the crushing nothingness of everything
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Nothing yet and the friendly neighbor cat stopped showing up too. Was trying Hinge but it's looking pretty grim.
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To the man dying of thirst, even the oldest fattest most herpes-ridden water is mother’s milk op
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No. 6 posted:no partner, no family, just some friends and a job. wow look at this guy who has friends
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I have good friends, an amazing girlfriend, no job (I'm a disabled lol) and I consciously avoid my family and they don't even know where I live. Just like, go meet people and date someone if you want to, geez. I was actually planning to be single for the rest of my life, and I was very happy doing so, so the whole girlfriend thing was unplanned and took me by surprise lol My weirdo goblin housemate is rad too. We've been living together going on three years now, through a couple different places. It's rad when you have a housemate that actually works out.
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Mental Hospitality posted:I love living alone. I'm not a total recluse or anything; wanna go get drinks or dinner? Absolutely I'm down. But my home is my quiet, peaceful sanctuary where I can shut out the world. How do you feel about people coming over to your sanctuary? Because, I despise it to no end. Even like family. My mom is a Saint, so when her and my Aunt visit, they stay in a hotel. (I have like a 900 sqft house, regardless, with a second bedroom as a storage area) But even repairmen coming in, I have to swallow the whole *INTRUDER INTRUDER INTRUDER* alert syntaxfunction posted:My weirdo goblin housemate is rad too. We've been living together going on three years now, through a couple different places. It's rad when you have a housemate that actually works out. do they ever go into Goblin Mode, and start walking around weird, making guttural noises, and putting silverware and what not in a sack? or just a normal goblin housemate? blight rhino fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Jun 23, 2023 |
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My wife and kids and dogs are loud and always up my rear end but I love them so I’m glad I’m not alone OP. Find someone online and promise not to be an axe murderer (but not too early in the conversation) and you’ll fix yourself up.
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Dick Fontaine posted:wife pros: basically a giant cat Please don't gently caress your pets.
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sigher posted:Please don't gently caress your pets. Don't gently caress me
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Grey Cat posted:Don't gently caress me Look buddy, he's gotta gently caress something
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Saalkin posted:Look buddy, he's gotta gently caress something Alright, but only tuesdays and holidays.
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Genesplicer posted:I've been married for over 33 years. In that time, the number of nights my wife and I have not slept in the same bed can be counted on one hand. Most of those were due to hospitalizations. I feel more sorry for your wife. God, can you imagine?
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madeintaipei posted:I feel more sorry for your wife. brings new meaning to getting probed with a sixer
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chain-probing 
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Bad Purchase posted:brings new meaning to getting probed with a sixer Pretty good
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I went friendless in 2019. Originally, it was only an experiment I wanted to try for a couple of months, but I liked living like this. I lost the circle of friends I had built up until 2018, but the positives far outweigh the negatives for me. I get enough social interactions at online meetups on topics I am interested in or at weekly exercise meetups. I had some good and some bad experiences with people I met for sex after talking to them online. Without regularly meeting friends, I had more time to focus on my career. Waking up on the weekends unconstrained by what other people expected of me was liberating. Going friendless also made it easier to live and work in six different countries.
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looking back, the time inbetween wives was the absolute best ive ever had in my entire life. even having a partner that lives in their own place, is absolutely preferrable to living together, and thats even before factoring in kids.
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I work graveyard shift, so that's a normal occurrence
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interwhat posted:Better than waking up dead. Or is it? Do you really wake up dead if you’re dead enough to not wake up?
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Less Is Definitely posted:I went friendless in 2019. Originally, it was only an experiment I wanted to try for a couple of months, but I liked living like this. I lost the circle of friends I had built up until 2018, but the positives far outweigh the negatives for me. this sounds like mental illness
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