what's the best thing about living alone??

tealady

And don't forget the MSE bit - 25% off your Council Tax!!

I_wanna_live_for_free

I would immediately get cats. My husband is extremely allergic to cat hair so I have to love next door's at a distance. The cats, that is, not her husband.

I think the freedom to sit and do nothing constructive all day online if you want, eat and drink what you want and not make a full dinner if you're not that hungry etc, would be great. No comments about how many pairs of shoes do you need (what does need have to do with it?) No wet towels left on the bed, no odd socks abandoned in the bathroom, and the shower gel fastened properly to stop it dripping into the bath :mad:

Downside would be no-one to talk into making you a cuppa first thing because you can't be bothered to get up and make it yourself!

Person_one

marisco wrote: »

Just because lp84 has given a different viewpoint from a lot of people on here, does not mean she should be told to stay off a thread. Everyones views are valid. It is up to the OP to take from this thread what she wants to surely.

I am fortunate in as much as I enjoy living on my own, as it seems do the majority of posters on here. That isn't the case for everyone though. It would be very unrealistic to think it was.

The OP is going to be living alone and wants people to help her feel better about it. As it says in the OP a 'pick-me-up'.

If she was deciding whether or not to live alone then yes, give a contrasting viewpoint but why be a downer for no reason?

Mad-Frog

I agree with Person One especailly about the cold feet :mad:

Think about what annoys you about your OH and then you will be glad you wont have to put up with those things anymore

You can paint any room in any colour you want without someone saying you might as well have painted it magnolia, not magnolia it's a shade of :mad:
You can also paint a room how you want without someone yanking the paintbrush off you because you aren't doing it right then spend the next two hours cleaning up paint splashes from everywhere.

If you leave a document out because you need to deal with it the document will remain there without someone shoving it in a drawer

Lying in the bath with lush products without someone moaning that it stinks of perfume

Having the bed to yourself is a definate plus (I love it when I am on nights )

If you work Mon - Fri arrange to meet a friend or do something at least one of the days as otherwise it can sometimes get a bit lonely all weekend by yourself

I enjoyed living alone the best thing I did was join karate as it got me out of the house evenings and weekends in the day and I got to meet new people, perhaps a hobby or something like that to help you.

kittieviolet

I bought another couple of gerbil furbabies home from the animal shelter today. Theres no one else here to object!

calleyw

I now live lone after a 15 years in the same relationship/12 years married. So far it is has only just been over a month.

I have never lived alone always with family/friends or partners.

So I was really worried about it start with. Now I love it. if I feel the need at midnight to go have a drive to clear my head I can.

Me and my husband due to his disability no longer shared a bed or bedroom. But I don't feel hemmed in.

I will never say never. Because you never know what is around the corner. But the way I feel at the moment is that I could never live with someone again.

Like others you don't feel the need to justify yourself to others why you do things in certain ways.

And if i want to eat pop corn for my tea I can like now.:rotfl:

Yours

Calley

sock-knitter

i love living on my own. can do as i please, when i please, and if i dont want to do anything then i can do nothing.
love having bed to myseelf, and being able to watch what i like on tv, and turn it off when there is nothing on that i like to listen to.
i can spend or save when i want without asking anyone
i go and see friends most days, so i dont get bored or lonely

January20

littlepinky84 wrote: »

and have you ever thought of my reasons why i hate it?
No course you havent, maybe its because its only been 4 days since i had to live on my own. Hopefully once i am over things i will love all as much as you all do but at this point in time i hate it so much! and would give anything to change it

I'm sorry but you should have said so in your first post. I reacted exactly the same way as Person One when I read your post and thought you were very thoughtless and selfish to write when there was a poster who was clearly in need of reassurance.

If you had written your 2 posts in one, you would have been given a lot of support and understanding. Instead, you chose to make one dramatic post that alienated posters!

Of course you will hate living on your own after only 4 days! I did. I took a while to get used to it and to start to like it and then love it for all of the reasons stated in this this thread. Hopefully, you will feel the same too. Give it time and make sure you take every opportunity to meet friends and to have fun. You will get there!

bacardi66

I love living on my own and would find it really hard to adjust to living with someone else.

I have a sociable job and a wide circle of friends so I am out a lot and have friends round but I just loving coming home to a nice quiet house which is exactly how I left it, watching what I want on telly, getting up when I want, eating what I want, having a bath when I want, in fact just living my life the way I want to!

One of the most important things is that I know I am fully capable of looking after myself and don't have to rely on anyone else. Its quite a confidence booster!

It was really odd when I first moved in on my own after always having lived with a lot of people but after a few months I just grew to love the freedom of never having to answer to anyone.

shirlgirl2004

Oh I wish I lived on my own for all the reasons stated but I'd have to get rid of the OH and the kids so I guess that isn't going to happen then.:D