Being single is great because...

[dorktv]

name something great about it for those of us who are single and loving it!

Mmmm, I get to have all the cookies to myself.

[Deja Q]

1. Depends how you define cookies...

but that aside, I can spend all my money on me. I needn't give a damn about anyone else. Or have to remember things (a shame as I like to remember things).

More time for hobbies and furthering education, so my employer won't have to spend time and money training me on the job.

It's a bit depressing when you add it all up, but I like to give it a positive spin.

It's better than dying of a broken heart, or the coronary problems proven to be related to long-term loneliness as our media enjoys bellowing in their articles... :D

[dorktv]

3. Best part is no one you have to say "I am going out now."

and then be all depressed at your being mangled in a car wreck. :)

[Deja Q]

7. LOL. Most people wouldn't know I'd ever have existed...

Rather like the night I got my high school diploma. Everyone else got lots of applause. Despite being in the top 25%... but I should have been used to that at the time too. :)

So no worries from me on being mangled in a car wreck either. I'd normally look forward to one, but I'd worry that the car would be destroyed. 'tis a lovely car... :)

[dorktv]

44. *applauds* Better late then never!

[some guy]

2. here's a good one:

there is no one here to nag me about cleaning the house today.

Unfortunately, the house really needs cleaning, and there's no one here to nag me about cleaning it today.



Maybe I'll hire a maid; that would inspire me to clean house, so they wouldn't think OMG! what a pig this person is...


:dilemma:

[dorktv]

4. I have that problem...I want to hire a maid but I need to clean the house

first.

[WCGreen]

42. My mom use to be like that...

"For Christs Sake, Straighten up... The Cleaning Lady is coming...."

[dorktv]

45. Not straighting up in my case, making it less of a giant mess.

I have about 5 sq in of floor space noticable.

I probably should get some bookcases too.

[WCGreen]

46. That helps...

But all my books are strewn every where...

and that is a lot of books...

[dorktv]

57. I have fifty books on my computer...not on the desk, on the computer.

[u4ic]

8. Get on with it already!!!

The furniture is a shade lighter for all the dust!!

The dust bunnies are already great-grandparents!!

The laundry hamper has moved from the bathroom to the bedroom...on its own...:scared:

And the food stuck on the unwashed plates is already evolving into different subspecies!:puke:



:spank:











don'tcha feel loved now? :P

[some guy]

10. ooh, dang

being your groupie has all kinds of cool perks!!!

:P



:yourock: so HARD

[u4ic]

25. Just you wait -

Now I'm learning to play the





:D

[some guy]

33. tres excellent

Well you're dirty and sweet
Clad in black don't look back and I love you :loveya:
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you're slim and you're weak
You've got the teeth of the hydra upon you
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl I'm you're groupie

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Well you're built like a car
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're built like a car, oh yeah
Well you're an untamed youth
That's the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl I'm your groupie

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on - oh

Well you're windy and wild
You've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
You're windy and wild, oh yeah
Well you're built like a car
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're dirty sweet and you're my girlI'm you're groupie :hug:

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on - ooh

Well you're dirty and sweet
Clad in black, don't look back and I love you :loveya:
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you dance when you walk
So let's dance, take a chance, understand me
You're dirty sweet and you're my girlI'm you're groupie

Get it on, bang athat gong, get it on
Get it on, bang athat gong, get it on - ow :spank:
Get it on, bang athat gong, get it on - ow :spank:- get it on - mh

Get it on, bang athat gong, get it on - a-a-a-a
Get it on, bang athat gong, get it on - a-a-a-a ....
Take me, for a meanwhile I'm still thinking ....

[u4ic]

40. .

:thumbsup:


:D










:yourock:

[JitterbugPerfume]

5. I can stay up all night reading

I can stay in my jammies all day long if I want to

I can eat when I want to --no regular meals

There is no old man snoring keeping me up all night (when I am NOT reading)

The TV is MINE ALL MINE

and I don't have to share the cookies either!

[Robb]

6. You get to answer fun questions at parties

"So, do you have kids in the school too?" :eyes:

Maybe it's just my age group.

You can focus on work. You can walk the dogs pretty much whenever you want to. No one uses up all the clean coffee mugs but you. And should you run out of TP whilst on the potty, hey, it's your own damn fault. No one's coming to your rescue on that one.

You get to cook large meals, and enjoy them as leftovers for days on end. Sensible and thrifty. No waste of electricity or heat, you come home and them lights are off. Leave a glass on your desk, it's there until you move it. Same with the trash can, no one else is gonna bring that sucker in.

No waiting for the bathroom, toothpaste, or clothes dryer. No having to fold anyone else's clothes.

Choices on matters of color, style and taste are all up to you. No negotiation, no chance of being proven wrong later.

When that phone rings, hey, it's for you! Mostly, anyhow. So get excited about that ring.

Also, you get to leave the television on for some background noise.

[hfojvt]

61. when the phone rings at my house

it's either a) a telemarketer (rare now that I am on the no-call list, but that still allows The Nation and the DNC to call me for money) or b) a wrong number.

I hate phones.

[lizziegrace]

9. It's great because

...because...

I got nothing. :shrug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Awww....sweetie.........

:hug:

[lizziegrace]

12. Guess my house is too quiet

isn't it. :(

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. It must be...

Wish I could be there to liven it up for you!

:loveya: :hug:

[lizziegrace]

14. Thanks!

I'm finally unpacking the rest of my stuff. The rest of the curtains went up and I'm re-organizing things to suit myself. Winter's coming.

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Now THAT'S a terrific project!

Here's a laugh for you: About fucking time!

I'll bet you can still hear me saying it!

:pals:

[lizziegrace]

16. I can hear you!

I couldn't finish unpacking until I knew I could stay. It was a long 7 months living here with everything partially unpacked.

:pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. I'm so glad you can hear me!

And I'm even gladder that you can now settle in, enjoy your wonderful new job, and see a much brighter future!

Cheers, sweetie! :toast:

[dorktv]

41. Well means that no one is going to have cold toes to bug you with.

[Ptah]

18. Being single is great because I

um,



well,




OK,




:shrug:

[lizziegrace]

20. Yeah

I'm there with you. :shrug:


:hug:

[Ptah]

21. .

You'll never know how many dreams
I've dreamed about you
Or just how empty they all seemed without you
So kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long, long time



Oh, kiss me once...and kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again
It's been a long...such, a long time
I haven't felt like this my dear
Since I don't remember when
It's been a long....been a mighty long time

You'll never know how many dreams
I've dreamed about you
Or how empty they all seem without you
So kiss me once...and kiss me twice
And kiss me once again
It's been a long...long time

It's been a mighty, mighty long time


:hug:

[lizziegrace]

31. I love the old standards

I listened to the Jackie Gleason Orchestra today. "Tenderly" is such a beautiful song. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Ptah.......

You need cheering up too..........:hug:

I know I could not live alone for long........I would be so damn lonely...

:loveya: :hug:

[Ptah]

28. Thanks Peggy.

:hug:

[querelle]

19. Hmmm. Being Single.......

I dumped my cheating lying partner last October (has it been a year already?). I don't like it. I'm one of those people that thrives with another person in my life, but I won't settle for anything less than what I want. I'm picky and have been dating alot of losers lately. One guy........Glenn was his name, was a real possibility, but he was more committed to his career than anything else. When does the bullshit ever end? If ever?

Q

[Deja Q]

23. Good God, man!

How do people end up with lying, cheating bastards?!

Sadly, my friend, it never ends.

We're all picky, and even when we think we've found the right person... we're reminded in one form or another that they, like ourselves, are still human.

Still, you're dating. That's a good thing. It's the only way to find the right person -- to look. Even though people say don't look, it'll come when it's ready. (circular logic makes me dizzy, you see...)

My philosophy is; find somebody sufficiently suitable and live with the differences. If the core values are in agreeance (building a life together, fidelity, et al), then the differences can be worked out.

[querelle]

26. I Wish You Lived Closer

You seem like such a nice guy and well.........

Q

[Deja Q]

30. Usually...

There is a side of me you haven't seen. I do have certain emotional flaws brought about due to environmental chaos during upbringing, the core issue being a PDD that has no cure (Asperger's Syndrome). I, inadvertantly and unwittingly, end up trying the best out of people I know. It's not deliberate, but it has been a problem for my social life.

There is an aspect of bipolar malfunction that has crept in as well. The drug I just stopped taking works, except the side-effects were bothersome. I also found out the hard way there were physiological withdrawl effects, none of which was pleasant.

Still, with my debt paid off I'll finally be able to travel in 2007. :woohoo: I'm long overdue for a proper holiday... oops, vacation, I've been watching too much BBC again...

[querelle]

32. Ever Been To Ottawa?

It's a truly beautiful city and so close to Montreal. As for the bi-polar thing...........I am a Celexa veteran. Stuff saved my life.

Q

[Deja Q]

34. Nope. Haven't been outside the US since 1989.

I've heard of Ottawa... colder climate. Which is a plus...

I do need to try the trileptal again; it works though the side-effects have been trying. (and going off of it led to some nasty withdrawl symptoms, the likes I never would have anticipated.)

[LSK]

22. I can watch TV or listen to whatever or whenver I want!

[lizziegrace]

27. True

No fights over the remote or what to watch. :)

[gemdem]

38. There you go! That's the spirit!

:-)

[WCGreen]

43. Who fights...

We have two TV's....

[Karenina]

29. Peace and quiet.

.

[Nicole]

35. No more catering to someone else's preferences.

I eat & sleep when I want. I go where I want, spend whatever I want, etc..

[Roon]

36. I can work out in the morning

without worrying about waking anyone up.

[JVS]

37. You never have to say please, thank you, or sorry

[likesmountains 52]

39. It's peaceful...and clean

[fizzgig]

47. no one cares if i have chili and cheap beer for dinner

i don't feel bad about not shaving my legs and there's no arguments about what to watch on tv

[applegrove]

48. I can read all the books I want to.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

49. I don't have a ball and chain attached to me.

:D

[astral]

50. I love coming home to an empty house

and having totally unstructured time, playing talk radio shows long past sleepytime, having dinner at 5 and dinner #2 at 8:30 if I feel like it, having NO TV IN THE HOUSE, getting up at 4 and not having to talk to anybody nor have to worry about what time I should fill the bath tub, and and and . . .

Oh, and what Robb said is one of my favorite things: "You get to cook large meals, and enjoy them as leftovers for days on end." Don't have to think about What Somebody Else Would Like to Eat before I decide what to whip up for a meal. It doesn't have to be normal --- EVER. I don't have to know whether I WANT to eat dinner or not.

Nobody else's SNORING!

Nobody telling ME that I SNORE!

If I don't pick up my mess it's MINE. If somebody else doesn't pick up their mess -- it's not HERE.

I can leave the door open and the heat off and put on a sweater if I feel like it.

Not too many people would find me a compatible live-in partner! <<<LOL!>>>

If I tried to live with someone again I'd want my own bedroom and my own bathroom and someone who hates TV and is not in the least bit codependent. Time apart is as important as time together.

Sheesh, after writing all this down I figure I really DON'T ever want to find anyone again! But it sounds like that's normal too : )

[cwydro]

60. you know

I know EXACTLY what you mean. I always tell my friends the best way to be in a relationship would be to live next door to each other...got your own space, but you can come together when you want:P

[RetroLounge]

51. You can buy 30,000 books without asking permission

and live amonst them like some twisted lit-hermit and feel perfectly fine about it.

:hi:

RL

[dorktv]

56. Do you have a copy of Red Harvest by chance?

[In_The_Wind]

52. No one pours out the last 1/2 of my coffee before I'm done with it!

I know when there's only two beers left or just enough milk for breakfast.
My keys are always where I left 'em and the TP always rolls over the top.
No one borrows my new blouse before I can wear it.
The last joint is still waiting to be rolled.

[LWolf]

53. My time is my own.

No compromise over food, entertainment, or use of time.

No line for the bathroom.

No tolerating time, energy, and $$ spent on pursuits I don't care for, and no listening to someone talk about them all the time.

No deferring to others' opinions or choices about fashion, decor, or anything else in life.

[Bassic]

54. I used to love being single.

But I also love being married and having a son.

I guess I'm just happy with what I got :D

[Brewman_Jax]

55. Furnishing is easy

I can put the furniture how I want and leave it and not have to re-arrange and/or buy new matching items every year.

[Elidor]

58. I can leave the seat up

The sad thing is, I've been trained so well that it actually disturbs me to leave it up. But sometimes I go in there and flip it up anyway, just because I can.

[quiet.american]

59. I can make my own decisions.

No stopping to "check with the spouse."