Do you enjoy or curse being a single?

@sivanj (1263)
India
August 24, 2008 6:25pm CST
I am raising this question because lonelyness can be a double edged dagger. i have both the experinces. you would have heard that the best and the worst can happen to a person when he is alone. he can change completely for the good or bad when he is alone. hats the influence it can cause. I used my loneliness to bring about great results in studies when i was in hostel. i also had the worst when i was alone, goibg for a job. really felt why i lived. Have you got any experinces? How do you see it?
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@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
25 Aug 08
Hi I dont remember what it was like to be single since i have been with my fiance for 8 years . I guess when i was single i did not like it because i always was lonely , felt left out , and wanted a boy friend . Now i wonder what if i was single . Ah, the peace lol . I am happy , so wouldnt go back .
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@anawar (2404)
• United States
25 Aug 08
sivanj - hi. Just like the song "Ive looked at love from both sides now - " I like both single and together. I'm not so good at picking guys when it comes to the together part, so I am lonely right now. In this mood, A relationship sounds wonderful. Not to cry pity tears, but six months ago, I lost a relationship and it still hurts. I miss that person every day and wonder if he thinks of me. Okay, I'm spilling way too many tears here. Single is great, but sometimes that means you are lonely. I guess it depends on your mood or what life has taught you. One thing I did learn, forever has many different meanings.
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@Bluepatch (2476)
• Trinidad And Tobago
25 Aug 08
It can be enjoyed but you do need someone else most of the time. No matter how we live we can enjoy ourselves but its best to share with a partner. I don't think being single is a curse but you do enjoy life more with sharing. If you know what I mean.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
25 Aug 08
Single life is better. When you are single you are able to make decisions and do the things that makes you happy. I am sorry I went the double route and now I am anticipating going back single a guy. When I was single I was not lonely because I do the things that makes me happy, reading, watching television and socializing with others. I gave five years of my life to a loser and now I am just waiting to have it back ago. Single life is the bomb.
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@cottonm (753)
• Malaysia
25 Aug 08
both actually, most of the time i enjoy being single, but when it comes 2 valentine day, christmas or friends' wedding day, i will wish that i hav a love one beside me ^_^
@despompa (472)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
i can say that being single is not at all bad. it's one thing that you should enjoy while you still have the freedom to do so. when you get married, which of course is everybody's option, you don't get to do the stuffs you do when you're still single and can't do anything without thinking of your husband. i don't say that married life is a hindrance to all the stuffs that you enjoy doing during your single days, because in my case though i married right after graduation i don't have any regrets because i had all the chance to do what a college student must be enjoying and i also had the chance to explore what life is all about. hope this will help you.
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@lwethu (242)
• South Africa
25 Aug 08
I enjoy being single but there are time where you really need a part, I do progress when I am alone becuase I think about my future almost every day and I am always happy, I like my space and freedom that's why I enjoy being single,no stress there only thing which stresses me is to be alone.
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@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
i dont mind being single and being with someone is also good. i mean you should be happy even though you are single and is not with someone.
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@subha12 (18441)
• India
25 Aug 08
i enjoy being a single. i enjoy the freedom i get. i also enjoy the way i can do whatever i think right without being accountable to someone. moreover i can pursue my career. i never felt alone when i do a job.
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
25 Aug 08
i am single, with pets, because i am not interested in any particular man that i want to marry. just meeting different people for fun. i stay busy. so i am not really lonely. and i work out in the gym. i just havent met someone i want to share my life with. i am enjoying my freedom and peace of mind until i meet someone i want to spend the rest of my life with. i just make the best of my life whether i am single or married, enjoying my life and my experiences, with or without someone.
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• China
25 Aug 08
Sometimes I would like to be single. Too much people,too much noise. I can be easily disturbed by this when I'm doing my experiments or thinking hard about the problems in my experiments. When I'm in depression but nobody can help me,I also hope to be single. I should adjust myself to keep emotional stability quietly. But sometimes to be single makes me feel silly. I don't know what to do. Then I need friends who can watch movies?go shopping?eat snacks and chat with me. I feel good and happy with them.
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@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
I think I both enjoy AND curse being single. The benefits of being single is that I don't have to go to places I don't want to go to. I also don't have to meet people who are friends with my guy but who don't have anything in common myself. I guess I just don't want the sacrifices attached to having someone special in my life. On the other hand, being alone means that I am answerable to myself. I am independent and can do whatever I want to do.
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@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
i just moved in to a new city where i can't just visit my family so it makes me sad most of the time. before, i dont get sad normally even if i wont be able to see anybody in a day. hehehe.. but being here in a new city -- alone -- it's really sad. i wish im near with my family or i have someone to talk to like a partner. i guess im not enjoying now..
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@charmeyn (82)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
I've been single for almost 1 year, I'm kinda loving it. :) Being single doesn't mean I'm alone.. I still have mu friends with me. :)
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
25 Aug 08
I think there is a lot of good and bad about being single, it can be lonely at times, but I always think of the freedom I have, I can do anything I want in life without asking anyone else, I am free to take up with anyone special comes into my life, I think being free is important to me maybe because I am a sagittarian, freedom is good....
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
25 Aug 08
I've always joked how I would be the perfect wife for a traveling salesman because I like being left alone. "Give me the check honey, and I'll see you next weekend." Having done the marriage thing I found it never agreed with me and much prefer the single life.
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@nupats (3564)
• India
25 Aug 08
hi dear when i was single i was very happy and now that i am married for 7 years i am happier though responsibilities have increased but it is very enjoyable and fulfilling...emotionally i feel much stronger and happy..you seem to be really lonely find a nice cute friend who will care for you spend time together and have fun meet people and socialise..take care dear
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• Philippines
25 Aug 08
Well I am 21. Single for like 21 years now. lol. Yeah, dont have a boyfriend even once. Anyway,I think its a curse and something to be happy at the same time. I enjoy it, because no one will tell me to be home at 9pm or 10pm or whatever time. 2nd, no one will tell me, do this do that. 3rd, no one will tell me who to be with. Just simply, NO COMMITMENTS, NO HESSITATIONS, FREE, NO WORRYING, NO THINKING TWICE, NO BOSSY PERSON IN MY LIFE, NO CUT OFFS, I AM THE ONE WHO CONTROLS MY LIFE. I just love it that way. It's a curse because, well, who wants to be single for 21 years? lol. Because, I never experienced being loved by someone else out of the family circle. Yes there are friends, but not a special love is given to me. Lonely valentines day, special occasions are just ordinary days, I dont get chocolates or gifts. It's very lonely being alone. I dont get excited with the idea of my phone is beeping. And the worst part, THE FEAR OF GROWING OLD ALONE. I dont want to be lonely and alone for the rest of my life.
• United States
25 Aug 08
I think, in the long run, being single is a curse when you get later in your life. Loneliness can be an ugly monster. But... while you are young, and in school, or really busy, it can be a blessing as you get to focus more on important issues at the time. I know personally, that academically and athletically I have blossomed while single, and suffered while in a relationship, but also when I have been in a good supportive relationship, these things have done well as well. I'm not really sure how to answer this, but I guess I see being single as a curse when I am lonely, and being in a relationship as a curse when it isn't going well at all or when it is towards the end.
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@karakiks (42)
• Philippines
25 Aug 08
i am somewhere in between. so here are my reasons. i like it because you don't have any obligations or responsibilities. you don't meet any expectations, you're free! you don't have to follow rules of your partner, you can look at other guys, giggle as you want. i don't like it, because when you see a sweet couple, you'll hope that you have someone to be sweet to too. and sometimes, you'll feel lonely.
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