#singledom

[yotko97]

Poem: An ode to single people

certainly known i’ll always be lonely,

So I built my life to only want money

Accustomed to the sweet lie

Thinking it is worthy to die

Wrapped in a ball and chain,

Unable to fly

love is reserved for the worthy,

So basically, everyone else but me

Always out of reach

To grab and take the ecstasy we like to preach

a trap open to all

as we cant avoid...always fall

Something that all seems to be too late to teach

even though 2 people who come together as 1 may live the longest

those that walk the lonely road all their life are always the strongest

Difficult to accept I’ll never find love,

Lust, friendship and validation

as I was picked for answer E….none of the above

How I yearn for the bittersweet taste of death I’d say

As that would be the only thing in my life that would go my way

To all the women I sought after

But matched with another

I thank you for helping me to walk the assuring path of meeting the grim reaper

As I embrace my solo death

sad to know love won’t be the experience I get to have in my life before my final breath

Im still glad to have the minimal freedom Lasted before I left

To those who walk the empty road

i salute you walking with open wounds

As I unleash my woes

One last time before I go

[kailan-sunshine]

Imma die alone

[fiercemillennial]

Rethinking Loneliness: The Unfiltered Truth About Singledom

Tired of the pressure to be in a relationship? It's time to redefine singledom. Embrace your independence and discover the power of solitude. #singleandfabulous #empowerment #selflove #mentalhealth

It’s time to dismantle the stigma around being solo and embrace the power of solitude. For too long, society has painted a picture of happiness and fulfillment that revolves around romantic partnerships. The narrative is clear: if you’re not coupled up, you’re missing out. This pervasive belief has created a stigma around singledom that’s as harmful as it is outdated. It’s time to shatter this…

[ideasmithy]

Mad Men: THE SUITCASE Is Full Of Peggy's Baggage

Peggy Olsen contends with her choices of relationships, desire & work in the fan favorite MAD MEN episode 'The Suitcase' through three men Mark, Duck & Don. #MadMen #PeggyOlsen #DonDraper

One of the best stories I’ve ever watched on screen has been Mad Men. At the peak of prestige television, this show nimbly trod the fine balance between authenticity and morality by viewing the 1960s through a post-millennium gaze. It didn’t hurt that everyone looked good. The set and costumes were as instrumental in moving the story as were its dialogues and scenes. Its detailed plots and…

[bookishbrigitta]

At this point in my life, I am single and have no children (yet) by choice. But one thing I can always relate to parents/parenting websites about it cutting up food.

You see, I am terrified of choking alone in my apartment. I know the self-Heimlich, but I'd really rather it not come to that. So any food that is easy to choke on and/or recommended to be cut small for children, I do for myself. Especially grapes.

Yes, it takes time. I spent about 5 minutes doing it this morning.

But like a parent, I do it out of love. I love myself, and, frankly, I love grapes.

So remember to parent yourself from time to time. And remember we all have more in common with one another than we think.

[dragonflylady77]

Today (8 August) is a whole year since i ended my marriage.

Took my teenagers for a mocktail to celebrate.

(and yes i totally have a stupid crush on the NB mixologist who makes the amazing cocktails, and it was latent for a bunch of years but now not so much but it's okay, i'm used to feeling like that and nothing is gonna happen cos i'm not gonna say anything)

[delirious-donna]

Happy Valentine’s Day to all my friends, moots and followers. From me, sat on the couch eating Chinese food (yay)

[vgbndangel]

I really don't understand cheating. Like at all.

More than sex (le gasp), I value emotional intimacy in a relationship. Being able to trust someone with everything. Caring about how they feel and how your actions affect them (and being cared about the same way in return).

Lying and hurting your partner for cheap thrills (or for anything honestly) fundamentally doesn't make any sense to me.

Consensually with all parties enthusiastically agreeing?

It still wouldn't ever be me... I'm too possessive to be happy sharing a partner. And in a committed relationship I don't want anyone else. Whichever side, I would just hate every minute of it 💀

I'm not here to shame anyone though~ Just (very) late night thoughts.

[sixteenthofseptember]

ur telling me they did all this work introducing a kind but straight-shooting witty canonically single school teacher character and gave her multiple appearances with no payoff only for beard to end up with his toxic off/on girlfriend who all of his friends think is bad for him. ok.

[imadititom]

Nooooorrrr

[basileater]

roomie came home from her week away and brought me a rabbit vibrator <33 yayyyy

[pricelessemotion]

tell me why i had a dream where i was madly in love w someone and then they told me they didnt have time for a relationship 😭 like no HEA even in my DREAMS bro?

[f1ghtsoftly]

My ex used to be addicted to zoning meetings on long island very fun highly dramatic he was there

More people should abandon Internet discourse and get into observing/engaging with local politics. I say this not because local politics often offers more meaningful opportunities for effective praxis (although it does), but because local politics often offers just as much highly toxic and entertaining petty drama.

I highly recommend city council meetings. You might make yourself an informed voter and active community member or something. You also might get to watch an ongoing soap opera of old men ready to murder one another over trash collection ordinances, and unlike the Internet, none of them can effectually tell one another to kill themselves no matter how hard and how clearly they are thinking it.

[necrobioticspidergripper]

We were joking about stupid shit, then I said something like, "I'm gonna put that in my bumble profile," and one of my coworkers was like, "wait, why would you do that? It doesn't make any sense you can't say anything to that," and I was like, "idfk, to riff off of?" And he was like, "how you can't riff off of that." And like yeah, it was stupid, and just saying that was more of a joke than anything, but Jesus dude. If only he knew how insecure I really am.

[bowtomytendershadows]

"Have you found a man, yet?"

No Jessica, I've decided men and women aren't my speed. Instead, I'm going to find a nice tree to live in and hope a family of squirrels adopt me as one of their children so I can live out the rest of my days digging up acorns and chittering obnoxiously at people.

[distortedlightbeam]

not me emphasizing with penelope way too much this season whew