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Are you happy being single?

Obviously this only applies to those that are not in a relationship! Are you happy being single?

I was more than happy being single a few years ago. It didn't bother me that all my friends were in relationships, that I didn't have that personal connection with another person, etc... but then... life just sorta happened, y'know? That one person comes into your life and you don't know how or when exactly it happened, but they kinda made your brain go "yo, this person's gonna be on ur mind day in, day out for the next XYZ days/months/years" - err, long story short, we dated, broke up, and it took me a while, but I can finally say that I'm finally back to where I was 3 or 4 years ago - happy with being single. Hell, we even keep in touch now.

March 19, 2015

33 Comments • Newest first

davehester

im very happy single. ive never been in a real relationship. everything to me is all about sex if im attracted to girls. the girls im friends with are girls i am not attracted to and i make it that way so i can continue being friends with them.

Reply March 21, 2015
fradddd

I'm not happy being single, because I am extremely curious about what it's like to have a girlfriend.
And I don't think it would cause much drama cause I've never had drama in my life at any point, and I barely take anything seriously...and I have a feeling that any girl I like would be the same way.
I don't like not having a partner to do things with.

Reply March 20, 2015
eskmoo

[quote=iDrinkOJ]Hell no. I'm don't like being single. I miss having someone there. Someone to call all the time, text all the time, to spend time with, spend money on, celebrate holidays with, someone to rely on/to be rely upon, to loved/be loved, to laugh with, to live life with, to give me motivation and purpose. I hate being alone. *crawls into a ball in the dark corner*[/quote]

Preach it.

I'm a guy and I've pretty much always been single. I've gotten close to getting into a relationship before, but never got there for reasons that were always perfect enough to push us apart from each other. But I just envy relationships so much.. I'm jealous of all the people in relationships, I wanna be there, I've really had enough of being single..

Reply March 20, 2015
nindow

@Zoneflare4: haha yeah. i enjoy watching my younger brothers grow and its good having friends who share similar interests.

Reply March 20, 2015
Zoneflare4

[quote=nindow]in some ways im happy being single but its sad feeling alone.[/quote]
thats what friends and family are for

Reply March 20, 2015
nindow

in some ways im happy being single but its sad feeling alone.

Reply March 20, 2015
zEric7x

I am single right now I am happy. i am focusing on getting a degree and just enjoying my time.

Reply March 20, 2015
ApexAlpha

It's ok not being in a relationship, but when your friends constantly drag you along as the third wheel, it kinda gets you down.

Reply March 20, 2015
CureSword

Not really and it doesn't help my ex who I dated for 5 years hooked up with someone on the day we broke up and I don't have much people close to me.

Reply March 20, 2015
Kiirori

I doubt I'll ever be in another relationship, I'm just not cut out for it. Not sure if I would say happy, but definitely not sad about it.

Reply March 20, 2015
Amazonia

Honestly, yes. I don't like half-assed people. It's either you want to commit to me or you don't.

Reply March 19, 2015
kienn

Yup. Pretty happy not having that insecurity when flirting with tons of ladiez <3 <3 <3 <3

Reply March 19, 2015
Killeem

i dnt kno n e more

i am so bad in realtionships like i am sweet heart carebear 1st 2 months of relationshp then i sorta not care about U after tht i only have U jst to have U like a gameboy

bt when i m single i think of wht i am missin sorta bt idk whenever i am in the FEELS i want 2 b wit some1 cuz i like attention n affection bt get tired 2 easilky idk marry me

Reply March 19, 2015
icemage11

it's nice being in a relationship, but I was happy when I was single too. Nothing really changed though, just spending more time with one person, having physical affection and such.

Reply March 19, 2015
Capricious

[quote=igetaroundxD]There are positives in each relationship status, it's what you make of it that counts. Cliches become cliches for a reason. I'm happily married, but I could be miserably married. And I could as well be happily single or miserably single. But you and I have different values, thus take different perspectives over things. If you made this thread to possibly reshape your values with our insights then be aware of this dynamic.[/quote]

To be completely honest, I made this thread out of boredom and out of curiosity. I was having a talk with a close friend who was complaining about not having a boyfriend and listing numerous things she misses/wants out of a new relationship - and it got me thinking/wondering... why? Why do people crave/yearn for that feeling of being loved, appreciated, acknowledged, etc? Why do people [i]want[/i] to "be with" someone else? and you know... I started wondering if people are/can be happy without being in a relationship? Are they happy with that idea/fact? And so on.

I'm glad to hear that most of your are happy. As for those that are unhappy/worried about landing a relationship... don't sweat it! Ya got plenty of time to start one up. Just worry about enjoying life.

Reply March 19, 2015
HornyNippIes

[quote=xdeltanator]I'm not. I've never had a girlfriend before and I feel like the current girl I'm chasing is gonna reject me. That would be 0-4 in successful attempts. I'm sad that I'm a junior in HS and still haven't had a girlfriend or even had a first kiss. I'm doing well in school and sports so I have time for one, but no one ever likes me back. My friends are picking up and dropping girls left and right while I'm over here feeling lonely[/quote]

Just be confident. Aren't there any parties over there? For me it's the other way... I have to stay away from vodka or else I'm kissing a girl at a party.. Sometimes cute ones and sometimes.. well let's not talk about that.

Reply March 19, 2015
Sunomii

Oh heck yes I'm happy. Romance is too awkward for me. :B

Reply March 19, 2015
Zoneflare4

Yea im happy. Ill worry about a relationship again the next time I get bored,
seriously though between helping with foster dogs, school starting up again, anime, baseball season, work, and some personal stuff I just dont see how I could fit a relationship into my time card. It wouldnt be fair to the other person.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
Colour

when i was single, yas

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
Uonatrik

2D > 3DPD, I'd be happy being single for the rest of my life.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
kevqn

I'm happy in general, not happy about having no girlfriend. I want a girlfriend though

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
RitoPls

[quote=xdeltanator]I'm not. I've never had a girlfriend before and I feel like the current girl I'm chasing is gonna reject me. That would be 0-4 in successful attempts. I'm sad that I'm a junior in HS and still haven't had a girlfriend or even had a first kiss. I'm doing well in school and sports so I have time for one, but no one ever likes me back. My friends are picking up and dropping girls left and right while I'm over here feeling lonely[/quote]

Don't even worry about girls brah. You do you and the girls will follow.

I went to an all-guys high school so the only contact I had with girls was on Maple Story. Then I got to college and it was all a-okay, and now I got girls lined up for days.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
LeeKwangSoo

No, I wanna spend time with someone but not just on a friend lvl. It'd be different if I was a girl tho. Girls can get pretty comfortable with each other.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
DragonBandit

Being single sucks. But thanks to joining the Army I am gonna be single for a while. Its whatever though at the time I was ready to make that sacrifice and now i live with it.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
xdeltanator

I'm not. I've never had a girlfriend before and I feel like the current girl I'm chasing is gonna reject me. That would be 0-4 in successful attempts. I'm sad that I'm a junior in HS and still haven't had a girlfriend or even had a first kiss. I'm doing well in school and sports so I have time for one, but no one ever likes me back. My friends are picking up and dropping girls left and right while I'm over here feeling lonely

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
marilanna

I'm in a relationship now, but I had a hell of a hard time giving up the single life -- I loved having the freedom to tease and ogle boys freely. Now that I'm in said relationship, I notice that I have a lot less time to devote to myself and my hobbies (art and music) because it's sacrificed trying to pick up his hobbies (PC games mostly).

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
Reticent

@iDrinkOJ: You made me imagine a bunny pawing a calculator with a serious expression on its face. Ahhh. The adorableness.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
SlashNStab

Yeah and still am. Because no drama o.o

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
iDrinkOJ

[quote=Reticent]-pet pet pet- It's ohkay. You're a bunny. Everyone loves bunnies. You'll find another bunny one day. and then you'll mate like bunnies. and have lots of kids. So many that you have to give them away and get yourself neutered.[/quote]

Thanks. That made me feel better. Except the getting neutered and having to give my own away. I'm good at multiplication. *pulls out calculator, crunches numbers*

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
igetaroundxD

There are positives in each relationship status, it's what you make of it that counts. Cliches become cliches for a reason. I'm happily married, but I could be miserably married. And I could as well be happily single or miserably single. But you and I have different values, thus take different perspectives over things. If you made this thread to possibly reshape your values with our insights then be aware of this dynamic.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
Reticent

[quote=iDrinkOJ]Hell no. I'm don't like being single. I miss having someone there. Someone to call all the time, text all the time, to spend time with, spend money on, celebrate holidays with, someone to rely on/to be rely upon, to loved/be loved, to laugh with, to live life with, to give me motivation and purpose. I hate being alone. *crawls into a ball in the dark corner*[/quote]

-pet pet pet- It's ohkay. You're a bunny. Everyone loves bunnies. You'll find another bunny one day. and then you'll mate like bunnies. and have lots of kids. So many that you have to give them away and get yourself neutered.

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
Reticent

My mouse sucks. e-e"

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited
iDrinkOJ

Hell no. I'm don't like being single. I miss having someone there. Someone to call all the time, text all the time, to spend time with, spend money on, celebrate holidays with, someone to rely on/to be rely upon, to loved/be loved, to laugh with, to live life with, to give me motivation and purpose. I hate being alone. *crawls into a ball in the dark corner*

Reply March 19, 2015 - edited