Has anyone been single all life ?
Has anyone been single all adult life without being in any sort of relationship either long-term or short-term? Have you been successful in life (you may define success comparing yourself with married counterparts) ? Do you feel isolated at social events, workplace etc? Do you still consider looking for the right partner? Above all do you sleep well and are you happy being yourself?
I have and as a result feel like a hopeless creepy unlovable loser (even given the circumstances that lead to it). Not that I think of others this way, but I do think this is how other people see me.
@tluper6491 I feel the same way! I feel like I;m am being to desperate even when i know I'm not.
@straightforwardPlace2498 yes! I get this exact feeling everyday, i feel like im so desperate, yet i know I'm not that way ..its so confusing
@Irene4852 yeah its so hard to want something but then not want it at the same time ugggg i hate my brain sometimes
@straightforwardPlace2498 yes same here totally frustrating !
@Irene4852 I just feel like I'm in some weird mental pergatory and I HATE it!!! I cant get out of my own head and just enjoy life
I'm 26 with zero experience with girls. It's gotten me very depressed to the point of not being able to work or study. I feel so disconnected from everyone.
@HappilyUnmarrried I am 24 and have been single my whole life (minus a few very short relationships) and have dreamed of being in picture perfect relationships but for some reason I tend to repel guys mostly I think because I am so busy all the time (a side effect of always being single) and kind of intimidating, both things as a strong independent women that I am not really willing to give up for a guy. On the whole Im ok w/ being single and I and more looking for a friend then a boyfriend. Since I live alone sometimes it gets REALLY lonely. On days I dont work I can literally go a WHOLE day without saying a single word to anyone, not because Im trying not to talk to people but because Im cleaning or running errands and I have to do that alone and there is no one there when I get home. That is what hurts me the most, is feeling no one shares any of my day to day experiences with me that I can talk too. I will say when I hang out with my friends who are married and in long term relationships I feel like the extra wheel and like I dont belong and again lonely. Anyone have any advice?
@straightforwardPlace2498
you sound very similar to me,
@HappilyUnmarrried its hard but its good to know Im njust t alone :)
@HappilyUnmarrried its defintly hard some days! And I'm here if you need me :)
@HappilyUnmarrried, I been single all my life, I had hopes of being in a relationship with a wonderful woman but this world said otherwise. I always wanted to date someone and I think it is highly unlikely I'll ever date or even get married. I always wanted to hold a girl's hand
Same story here i relate ..ive been in only one relationship it was long distance wasn't really Even a relationship he was cheating the whole time..that ended ,ive been single ever since almost in my late 20's, i do feel like somethings wrong with me at times but its mostly because its how others make me feel like my friends who are in relationships or family members like cousin's always asking if im still single i even can tell its a question running around my parents mind ,it gets to every single time they even go as far as spreading rumors giving false disterbing versions on why im single.. This hurts but still learning to avoid those situations where i hear such..but for me im in campus seeing couples everywhere ,i work (still live with my parents) too so im kinda busy .i would not know how to balance a relationship .im so used to bring alone having weekends to myself .i wish this situation could change finding a nice partner and finally know what if feels like when both feelings are mutual and genuine 
i hope we all find that .. if not lets just be happy with ourselves and be better love ourselves more and enjoy life instead 
@HappilyUnmarrried i'm 29 and have been alone and have not had a relationship since my junior year of high school but i have to say i'm not happy and i don't sleep well for instance right now i'm running on about 3 hours of sleep for 4ish days and my loneliness is suffocating i have to will myself to keep going and i'm not sure how much longer i can keep that up but i will until i can't
Yupp I'm 24 and a half and have NEVER been in any sort of relationship whatsoever. I've been infatuated with guys who were not available, but once the infatuation was over, I realized I was quite happy being by myself. I still want something more, but I'm okay on most days, with work and hobbies. I do want to find that special someone to share my life with. I've heard dating should be taken as if a part time job. I'm still trying to settle down first (transitioning between careers at this point) and then perhaps begin dating.
Well Im almost 22 and have always been single, yeah it does make me feel isolated from most people, I feel like I cant relate to anyone, conversations between colleagues and friends even, I feel like Im just not on the same level as everyone else