h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

<--Curious.

"Many others travelled alone, and the time passes much slower. "

Never a truer word said

Being single is sh*e. Not that I have too much experience of the other way of being, but had enough 'couply' experiences to realise that it feels as if you're just treading water and existing when you're not sharing your life and experiences (yes, even being stuck on a train for hours)with someone else)

I've never really believed anyone who said they were happy to be single (apart from for a few weeks/months after a break-up of a bad relationship), just like i don't beleive those humoungously obebse people who claim to be happy as they are

That's just happened to me, but it's been a year and a half of being single (again) now, and I'm p*g s*ck of my own ing company.

you won't be on your own for long i doubt GB our karma catches up with us sooner or later so you have lots of good stuff coming to you

I'd settle for one piece of good stuff

Excuse me, can you all stop being maudlin and sentimental in my journal please?

oh ok..

'kicks EV in the shin'

Better?

Ow! Thanks.

I tell you son- when I were a lad, all this were fields...

Ach, nostalgia just aint what it used to be

I tell you son- when I were a lad, all this were *all* fields...

Ach, nostalgia just aint what it used to be

[How to kill a joke, lesson 1- re-post message with corrections]

Ah, I remember when all this was "works".

So, no more chickenburgers for you, then?

RF

Alright, EV, just because you're smug coupled!

"I've never really believed anyone who said they were happy to be single"

Well you can believe me. I split up with someone and then stupidly went out with someone else almost immediately. I split up with him in spring last year, and I'm perfectly happy being single! I've bounced from bloke to bloke to bloke for the past 12 or so years - the longest period of singledom between them only 8 months (I wasn't lacking for male company during that time, I just didn't have a steady boyfriend) and although I've enjoyed being with all of them except one who actually treated me with sort of benign neglect I'm happy that I don't have to worry about what anyone else wants for the time being!

I occasionally miss having someone to share problems with, but not enough to start up a relationship with someone.

Er, I admit that was a sweeping generalisation. Allow me to elaborate and personalise the statement.

Ach, no, on second thoughts, i was just starting to type far more information than I want to on EV's personal space

Suffice to say if you are single for years/decades and your only female company is other people's partners, as apposed to your stated singleness periods of a few months here and there, how would you feel then?

That's what I think of as being single. What you are describing is being 'between relationships', in which case, i could well imagine the freedom and change of social statous being very refreshing and a nice change! (for a while). In fact due to you having no shortage of male company, I would go as far as to say, you've got the best of both worlds- you can do most of the things a single person does and most of the things couples do!

I've been compleatly single for well over a decade.

It's not as bad as everyone thinks it is.

I've been single for a fair while too - I like it

Horses for courses, etc.

What the hell is the difference between being single and being between relationships?

What you are describing is perhaps *wanting* a partner, and actively looking for one and not getting one, not just being single.