I'm sorry to hear that you haven't been able to find someone else yet. I really can't imagine why either, just reading your posts makes me think "this guy sounds like a really nice person!". Anyways, I don't have much to add besides "don't give up hope!".

Personally, I would just be really happy if I at least had some close friends. But hey, that's another story.

Thank you. I haven't given up hope yet, but some days I do worry.

I'm sorry you don't have any close friends. If it means anything, you now have a faceless, anonymous internet friend (me).

That would be a tough situation. Maybe it's just bad luck, but every married person I've talked to lately tells me never to do it. I know there are happy married people out there, I just don't seem to meet very many.

You know what you make a very good point there. When I think of all the ppl I know that are marred or just live together as marred most of them are not what you would call happy. I mean most argue constantly. They argue about the holiday the dinner the bills the kids. Everything really. I always think you don't know how lucky you are, I mean they do have someone to go on holiday with but I Guss if all you do is argue on that holiday then its not so great.

I do know of ppl that stay with there partner just because they say they cert afford there own place or there frightened of living alone and never being with anyone. sometimes I do look at some couples I know and it makes me grateful to be single. I Guss the grass is always greener on the other side.

I know a guy who just recently separated from his wife. Since that time she's done nothing but make his life a complete hell. She's managed to withdraw all of the money from his checking account and has even managed to take out loans in his name. She's broken into his apartment and stolen most of his belongings and to top it off she's turned his teenage son completely against him. He goes out of town on the weekends just to get away from her.

I feel bad for him, but at the same time it makes my situation seem a little less terrible.

can do nothing but nod my head to what you just said.

Im only 17 and often feel like ill never meet anybody but i still believe theres some kind of hope.My nan is 78 and has had some terrible relationships followed by 20 years on her own and just before christmas she met someone,fell inlove and is convinced hes her soul mate.now im not saying your have to wait that long lol but it shows it can happen at any time

Im only 17 and often feel like ill never meet anybody but i still believe theres some kind of hope.My nan is 78 and has had some terrible relationships followed by 20 years on her own and just before christmas she met someone,fell inlove and is convinced hes her soul mate.now im not saying your have to wait that long lol but it shows it can happen at any time

Wow, 78. I'm not even sure I'll make it to 78, I certainly hope I don't have to wait that long.

Are there some other places to go, or events, gatherings etc where you could meet like-minded people?
For example:
Are you political enough to go to an event or two?

Or maybe if you hike you could join a hiking club?

Or volunteer for "save the whales", or "hunt the pheasant", or "wash the dog" groups and meet someone.

How about book gatherings.

Dogs! That's it. A dog is your natural "hello", your way to not only approach but converse with anyone. If I didn't have dogs I would literally speak to no one.

Tell us what you like to do and maybe we can come up with some suggestions!

Your sense of humor alone could carry you through most meet and greets, IMO.
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This is so me
Technically I'm not married but we're doing the common law marriage thing. We're going on almost 8 years together now, we have a son and yet we're still not married! My relationship is really depressing though. I think at this point we pretty much stay together "for the kids" as they say but the whole hopelessly in love thing went away a long time ago. Sometimes I wish I could start over with someone new and experience real love again but I'm afraid that no one else will want me, especially with a kid. *shrugs* I guess I'm stuck.

Well, that's one of the problems. Most of the things I do aren't innately "social". All I've been doing lately is working, playing computer games and fooling around with a guitar. It's my own fault for being in this rut, but there's only so many hours in the day. It tends to make meeting new people a bit difficult.

Besides, this town doesn't exactly have a lot of places to "hang" unless you're planning on getting completely drunk and fighting with bikers...which is an activity I try to avoid.