shelbyguy

So yea..
answer away

Rockerchic

not always....it wouldve been easier to stack 3 cords of wood with a SO.


But yeah, I have to agree on an emotional level its easier

Missy

beginning to think so...can't say I would be happy with staying single though

shelbyguy

i wouldnt be happier single either.
but...is it easier?
seems as if, nobody gets hurt.

JuiceBox

sure it's plenty easy...just go find a nice looking rock and live under it

Plummy

It's easier, but it gets pretty damn lonely.

wingman

[FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"]As long as you're happy and doing what you love to do, there's nothing wrong with staying single. =) [/SIZE][/FONT]

armyguy

at this point in my life im starting to think it is.. girls are a pain in the butt and say they understand you and your career and they dont. makes everything a pain in the ass, so im voting for single is easier...

Washingtonblonde

I dunno Norm. Single sucks. Dating sucks. I just don't know. Wish it were easier.

PDcycles

Question isn't really "is it easier" but "is it happier". It is simpler, it may be cheaper, less complex, less dramatic but not easier. There may be less conflict, but there is also less comfort. There may be more time on ones hands, but no one to spend it with. More cash, but less joy in spending it alone. Example; I like riding my GSXR a lot, but even more when riding with someone else, stop after a fast set of turns and whoop it up with your riding buddy = more fun. Same with life = more satisfying to share it. Looking for that riding buddy on Sunday AM can be tough, but looking for that S/O is a BITCH!!

Maggie Malloy

at this point for me
yes

i feel i have a lot to learn about myself before i step into another relationship.. and i want the time to learn that.... so im happy about it because im on a self discovery journey...

wingman

[FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"]thoughts that came to mind why sometimes single is better.....


1...Your laundry never gets mixed up.

2..You don't have to wait for your turn to use the bathroom.

3. Nobody ever tells you: "Get off that damn computer!"[/SIZE][/FONT]

Washingtonblonde

Well those are some odd examples....

1. I've never had an issue of my laundry getting mixed up..

2. I have three bathrooms.. so never an issue.

3. If I had a s/o I wouldn't be on this damn computer in the first place.

wingman

[FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"]ok tell me about #2 right now you have 3 toilets?is that true?.........[/SIZE][/FONT]

Washingtonblonde

Yes sir! 1 down stairs and 2 upstairs. I'd settle for 2 but have NO CLUE how people live with only 1..

Which reminds me of a time the entire family had the stomache flu!!! This was like a horror movie.. I had to sleep by the toilet. Thank GOD for multiple bathrooms.

wingman

[FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"]Well allllllrighty then that ansers my question... Thank God for multiple bathrooms....[/SIZE][/FONT]

elaine

Being single is easier. Being single for three years (and going) I've accomplished a lot and was able to focus on me.... work, school, house. It was easy, but I think back occasionally and it would have been nice to have that support of another person who truly cares for you. They didn't have to say anything... like coming home after a bad day at work and coming home to them, they can see it, and then they put their arms around you and make it all better... without saying a word.

Did I get off track? Sappy moment. Sorry. Anyway.. yes being single is easier. You don't have to tell anyone when you are going out, where you are going, who you are going with, and what time you are coming home or why you didn't come home. You don't have to pick up after anyone but yourself. You don't have to explain to anyone when you get a call or text in the middle of the night, or who the other person is in the picture with you. You don't have to share your bed with anyone or cook for anyone....

It's easy. Now ask if it makes us happy? Probably not.... there's a void. Something missing... even if it's just the presence of a warm body who cares.

JuiceBox

Washingtonblonde

It's Patrick!!!! He and I are a lot a like! LOL!

JuiceBox

you don't say???:crackup :

CStyle

Being single may be easier, but as it has been said time and time again, easier is not always better. It would be easier not to have any friends, then you never have to set boundaries. It would be easier to not have to go to work every day, but then you would have no money to play. It would be easier to just not deal with life and drink or drug the pain away, but we all know where that leads.

I made a decision at about the age of 19, after every person I had ever loved had hurt me in one way or another; that I would rather love and lose, than never love at all. I don't want to live in the darkness. I read some where that the healthier a person becomes, emotionally and spiritually, the more they realize how much they need other people.

PDcycles

Sarah, we're so much alike, we should meet just to find out how much!!

Washingtonblonde

I'm sure we'd be entertained for hours if that's the case.

Cooley

It is easier, but not as enjoyable (sometimes..)

Steve

Its what you make of it, thats what life is about.

midlman

Sure it's easier...nothing used to tick me off more than putting something somewhere and when I went back to find it, it was either gone or moved. Now, being single, when I put something on the kitchen table...it stays there...(sometimes for way too long haha.)..

That said..I would prefer having things unknowingly be moved around than to be single the rest of my life

elaine

TeashaMae

I don't know that I would say easier, cause it does get lonely from time to time. I would just say different, both have it's positives and negatives. At this time, its just the right thing for me.

vivid

if relationships were "easy" than we would take them all for granted and there would be no value there. getting involved with someone new is like taking a giant leap of blind faith. you really never know where you're going to land until you take the plunge. there are no guarantees. ever. you just hope that that person you open your heart to is ready and willing to do the same.

Missy

Nicely said

infinity

i agree,,, you go .... vividly

Rev G

2. I have three bathrooms.. so never an issue.

I also have 3 bathrooms and love it. you'd think its excessive but when u have to pee really bad coming back from a ride and you come in the garage door to see a bathroom right there instead of another 150' away you realize how great it is lol.

But the single thing it is easier i think, especially if your in the military. It is a change of pace from what im use to and I have to admit I am doing what i want to when i want to for the first time in my adult life. I do like that aspect of it, but i miss the snuggling and coming home and telling my girl about my day and hearing about hers, holding hands at the movies stuff like that. Screw this Im going to bed alone now, Ill hold my own hand. lol