Living alone for 10 years..it's not a joke anymore!

I was also away from my family for work for 3 years. And I met my husband during the time I was away. From then until now, I haven't been or lived with my family going on 5 years now. I did see them and spend a lot of time with them last year as I only lived about 2 hours away from them. Now, I live thousands of miles away from them. It is hard, but my husband helps me with all the adjustments that I need to go through.

Hi, My son was also staying away from us for studied and for job for 7 years. But he was not staying alone but he lives with his friends. They didn't cook anything in their flat. They were dependent on the hotels for everything like food and morning tea and breakfast. He also missed us very much. So we decided to live together and now we left our own house and stay together. You are staying away from your family for ten years. It is very long period. I wish you will get a companion who will remove your loneliness and you can live happily with your own family.

It is really hard for someone to live alone when you get used to have your parents to be by your side always. But time will come that you really have to live on your own and make a family of your own too. So I think it is good that you have overcome all that and now you are ready to have your own family. I hope all the best for you and for your soon to be family.

of course yes,its rally a joke,i could not live far to my family because i will surely feel loneliness and sadness alone thinking to my family,i could not live with that kind of living,i will miss my family and 10 years is a very long time.

I understand that. I was alone for like 6 months here. I was very lonely. 10 years is along time. Not sure I could go that long...

Well, I am far from my family for more than 7 years and it is good if I was living alone for myself as you do. but I live surronded with people that used to hurt me. I mean Husaband and in laws. sometimes I really wish If I should live far from my family how good is to live really alone for myself but not having a force live with unwanted people and events.

Don't you have time to visit for your family every year? Or you think that is not to enough to ease your loneliness? I am also working in a foreign country and I have been here for two years. There were times that I feel so lonely and missing home, family, friends. But I don't succumb to that negative emotion for too long. I have goals in life that I want to achieve and more than that I trust God that He is leading me to he right path. If you think you feel lonely because you are lacking a companion then you shouldn't find one. But know that there are people who are in a relationship even married who feel lonely and want a way out from the relationship. So you really should be careful. And some people say that those who look for a partner because they feel lonely don't really make it last. Because they tend to cling more, become possessive, and they suck the energy out of their partner. You need to be whole yourself first so you won't depend to that person to complete you. Rather than to make you feel complete, your partner must make you feel happier and more satisfied with life, that he/she becomes a blessing and not someone to fill in the void. Just my opinion.

I was away from family too in the past. I think it was for 6 years. I liked being alone and I am glad I had made new friends. Though nothing compares to family. Since two years I have been home with family though I also would like to have a family of my own, too.

We don't wanna be alone isn't it? It seems we have no other choice but we actually want to live as socially active as much as we want. My alone times, I appreciate it so much because I get to know the real me and I learned to love and befriend my self. We get busy with different concerns in life we forgot time is running so fast. I feel I am still young and I still want to enjoy my being single and having not much responsibility but only to myself.

I agree. It is written, "it is not good for a man to be alone." I hope you can find your partner already. Pray for it very hard and take care too. Don't be in a hurry. Just pray and he will come at the right time.

I don't see the point of living alone.I don't think living lone can help with my studies,it would drive me crazy,and for some reason I have the posibility to go mental without any contacts.

Yeah well I blessed you for you know you have families to turn back to whenever you miss them. And yes! We are all meant to have companion in our lives just like Adan and Eve. We need to share to someone our learnings in life, and we also learn from them in return. Someone we can start and build a family of our own where we also extend to them the values we're taught and grown up to . God Bless I Hope you find the girl God has set aside for you :)

this happens to most of us...but my case is different; unfortunately. As my father is an Army person we keep moving from one state to another which makes me more stronger by heart. So now a day i can live without my relative as far as i have enough money and a person to wash the dish (i love to cook but hate to wash. :P) and by the way at this moment also my parents are out of state for 18 days...so its fun and the counter part is washing dishes...:(