Anamaine Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Im feeling lonely for quite some time now. Its been years since i've been in a relationship and i've dated but i've always ended it because I don't feel the person im dating is the right guy. Now im just lonely and kind of annoyed at myself why im so choosy or whatever. Makes me think if ill still be single when I reach my late 20's or 30s. Anyway I just want to hear (read) other peoples thoughts on being single. How old is old for being single? Thoughts on online dating (just throwing this in haha). Anything really. Hello to us singles Link to post Share on other sites
Veronica73 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Hah. You’re a baby. You have plenty of time. I’m single (divorced) and in my mid forties. OLD sucks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 the concept of a "Mr. Right" is akin to Santa Claus. They are both great ideas but don't work in reality... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
amaysngrace Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 A lot of people meet their life partners in college. Are you going to school? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
d0nnivain Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I didn't meet the man who is my husband until I was 39. I know people who never married their whole lives. I have cousin who will be 59 this December never married. Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I have cousin who will be 59 this December never married. why do you think your cousin never married? Link to post Share on other sites
Mysterio Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I am 48 yrs old. I have never been close to being married. Last GF was 2012. I don't think there is a base line for being too old to get married. For me. I won't get married unless that woman is wonderful and we have been together for ahwhile. I have no problems being single, except I wish I had more physical affection in my life. No one can make me feel bad about being single. I have really not had any great matches in my life. I have come to the conclusion that I can't force it into my life. So I live with it. I personally think that 75 % of us are going to go in and out of romantic relationships. 25% of us will have it steady for life. Link to post Share on other sites
Stevnx3 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 A lot of people meet their life partners in college. Are you going to school? ^ This. Also Jobs. College and Jobs are two places most meet their significant other. OP you are young. Some breakups feel like the end of the road, but aren't. Just do not give up. That's when moments become years. Link to post Share on other sites
Sam2020 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 the concept of a "Mr. Right" is akin to Santa Claus. They are both great ideas but don't work in reality... "Mr. Right" simply means Mr. Right for ME (or whomever) So whatever type of person you prefer, ie. sport-jock type, artistic, home-body, Caucasian, Asian, etc. OP: There's nothing wrong with being "picky", we all have our preferences. I'm assuming you're in your early 20's. You have lots of time! Just relax, do things you enjoy and be confident that you will meet the right person for you. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboy91 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I understand that you feel like you're a bit old to be single - are you feeling pressure from other people to be in a long term relationship from family or friends? Or are you putting yourself under that pressure? As for worrying about being single in your late 20s/30s, what of it? Think of the alternative - would you prefer to be single or in a relationship that doesn't suit you? Some people are lucky enough to find a really good match fairly early on. Some are just unlucky and don't find someone right for them for a really long time. Don't get hung up on when you end up in a LTR/get married - there are single people at every age. Anyone who is going to judge you for it isn't someone you want to be spending your time around. Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Lemming Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I'm 54, never been married and never will get married. I moved around quite a bit... never stayed in any one place too long. I've dated A LOT of women - variety is the spice of life (for me). I've never been lonely, whether I was in a relationship or not. Now that I've retired and stopped being nomadic, I have been dating the same woman for 7.5 years, neither of us want to get married. As I aged, I watched friends and family go through divorces and custody battles. From the sidelines, I watched the carnage and blood baths as spouses tore each other apart and watched the attorneys feed off of the mess. Many envied me and told me the grass was greener on my side of the fence and they wished they had never married. Again, I just watched from the sidelines, content that I didn't have to suffer through the process. Embrace being single and the freedom it gives you!! As for on-line dating, I tried it once (briefly) and it was a disaster (for me). I went back to meeting women in real life. I've had much better success meeting women that way and been much happier. Link to post Share on other sites
Poutrew Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I'm knocking on 60's door and am still single. My friends joke that I'll find my perfect life partner when the casket breaks open at my funeral and dumps my body on the grave next door... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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