Do you miss living alone?

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How do you do this? It’s been 8 years since I have lived alone and it is driving me crazy. I don’t even have kids but the lack of freedom and privacy is still depressing.

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  2. Top_Limit_ Avatar

    On year two – I miss it everyday.

  3. horseandbuggyride Avatar

    Yeah, hugely. It’s also the constant reminder that I’ve not progressed in life but gone backwards, back into houseshares in mid-30’s.

  4. ryans_privatess Avatar

    I’ve got kids but my happy place is 2017 when I broke up from a long term relationship and moved to a 1×1 apt in a good location and basically for a year just focused on myself. Played video games, went to the gym frequently, ate out when and where I wanted and got high on Saturday nights only. It was pure bliss.

    Love my family but my god I think of that time fondly.

  5. DiligentlySpent Avatar

    It’s tough you have to carve out time for yourself. Im on year 4 of once again co habitation but we have it down pretty good overall.

  6. Working-Tomato8395 Avatar

    I don’t, but I also didn’t fuck kids into existence because it’d be fucking stupid on my part.

  7. goinupthegranby Avatar

    I’m 40 and just broke up with my partner of 14 years so am living alone for the first time in a long time, and at a point in my life where I’m way better set up.

    I’ma be honest with you, living alone fucking RULES. I am loving it right now.

  8. slayer1am Avatar

    I prefer having someone around, but for sure it’s important to always have SOME amount of time to do whatever you want without someone else around.

    Balance is needed, like everything in life.

  9. aKirkeskov Avatar

    Every fucking day! I have zero time to myself and we din’t even have kids. Sometimes I’ll take the day off work and not tell my wife just to get to spend a little time in peace and do some things I enjoy.
    I know I shouldn’t have to, but my wife takes it as a huge rejection whenever I express a need to do anything without her, and the fallout from that is much more exhausting than just acquiescing.
    God I miss my old place.