Do You / Could You Live Alone?

[mikesride]

Lots of great insight here guys.

To clarify....she does not try to control my life and I have as much freedom as I wish to have.

My problem stems from the fact that I don't go out and do the things that make me happy when she is around. I think I feel guilty because she really seems to be in love (why? I'm not sure....as someone stated earlier I may be one of those A-Holes who just be hard to live with) and I feel like I have not yet really allowed her to see all of who I am. I have yet to fully open up to her emotionally and its been two years now.

She is a great lady but I feel like she is the one getting short changed in this relationship.

How the hell do you know what "love" is anyway?

[LeeH]

There's a recent book on the subject:
Author: Living alone widespread, can be healthy for you (Includes interview)
Seems more people are living alone, which, does not necessarily mean they are lonely.

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by mikesride

How the hell do you know what "love" is anyway?

[ramonesfreak]

btw, you dont have to be an "A-hole" to be difficult to live with. Im a very nice person. Too nice.

However, my house is one big cloud of smoke and always will be. I like to smoke and I dont quit because some chick tells me to, I quit because I want to.

I like loud music. I like Simon & Garfunkel but I also love scarry satanic black metal played at high volume all the time

I dont believe in making my bed

I like to get drunk out of my skull and play my guitar at 3 in the morning

I never ever have food in the fridge. When i want to eat, i get in the car and go to dunkin donuts

I dont like talking about how my day went...MY DAY SUCKED just like yesterday. Why discuss this every damn day

[Gretch]

I have and do live alone, and I am also very happily married. She lives in the city, I live in the country. Date nights are awesome. I travel a lot lately, for weeks at a time. Have lived alone since mid 2009 and I HIGHLY recommend it.

Living alone puts a man in touch with himself. You will be surprised how much you will learn about yourself..... cannot recommend it enough!

[azasadny]

Get one of these...

[LakeCleElum]

I lived alone for 9 years between marriages; age 33 to 42....It was hell. I bought my 1st Porsche (912), the motorcycle collection hit an all time high of 22, steady stream of girlfriends, and took m/c trips whenever I wanted......It was hell.

I finally realized I needed more supervision and help spending my money........I can be happy either way.

[URY914]

My older brother is 62 and has been married and divorced 3 times. He's now retired and lives a lonely life.

I'll be married 20 years this year.

We are very different.