I have never had the experience of living alone, as I’ve gone from living with my family to having roommates to moving in with my partner. But I know for a fact that if I did have the whole place to myself, I would need to set 15 alarms each morning to ensure that I actually woke up, and I would be talking to my cat constantly.
But just because you happen to live alone doesn’t mean that you have to feel alone! Below, we’ve gathered some of the funniest and most relatable posts from X about what it’s like to have no roommates. Enjoy scrolling through these posts, and be sure to upvote the ones that make you feel bonded to your fellow solo-dwellers!
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To which you respond with, "What's it like, knowing you've lost to a bunch of cats?"
Load More Replies...I faced that once with my boyfriend. Both he and the cat ended up staying… because I chose the cat XD and we worked out our issues. Now we have two cats and two dogs XD
Load More Replies...I'm a 60-yr old man, ex-military, past the downhill mountain biking phase, crotchety old curmudgeon. I used to be the crazy cat lady. Best time of my life, really. I probably will be again, when I'm living in a house or something with a yard.
Went on a date with a cat lady two days ago who has three, so what?
I live with a bunch of cats and dogs and I wouldn't change them for any person.
As much as possible I buy loose fruit and veg so I only buy what I need. And I make soup, ideal for using up veg that's getting a bit old.
Gonna be real with you here, but I can't recall the last time I saw carrots or taters other than baking ones being sold in anything less than bags of way too many.
Load More Replies...Yeah! sometimes, I cook myself a hamburger and I like a bit of lettuce on it. so... I buy a lettuce, use a couple of leaves and the rest is doomed to become a nasty slimy mess in the veg crisper (crisper? not at my place)
Tbh, bread could be sold in smaller loafs and I'd be happy knowing I don't have to rush to eat it before it gets either stale or moldy.
I always put them in the freezer, and before I go to bed I take out the slices that I expect to eat tomorrow and put them in the fridge. Works perfect for me, no more throwing away bread that has become stale.
Load More Replies...Ye..this...oh so this. Would be nice to have better coupon offers for single purchases. No I don't need to save $1 on five boxes nor purchase three and save 50¢. How about saving 50¢ on just one cause I only need one.
Go to the fruit and veg grocer, you don't have to go to the big supermarkets for everything. Take a wickerwork basket and you are transported to a simpler time, it's freaking fun.
As far as I can tell, there isn't one anywhere near me.
Load More Replies...Childless couples would also not to have to buy things in bulk just to have a nice dinner.
Earlier this is realized, the happier your life will be. Cats work too
Honestly living in a cave like that, high up on a mountain, alone with your pupper...Sounds like bliss
Sometimes, it’s best to keep your humble abode to yourself. As much fun as it can be to have a roommate or live with your significant other, it can also be a joy to know that you’re the only one you ever have to clean up after and that you get to return home to peace and quiet after a long day. When you live alone, you never need to wonder if someone else is using the kitchen or wait for another person to get out of the shower.
You can cook meals in your underwear whenever you want, and if you really don’t feel like doing the dishes until tomorrow morning, nobody will be nagging you to get them done. You don’t need to inform anyone before inviting guests over, and you’ll never have to fight for the television. When you live alone, your home can be your own little sanctuary.
Survive on a liquid diet, force others to obey your commands, and be always dressed to the nines. Sounds like a maitre 'd.
Always wanted to be a maitresse 'd. People are amazed i can look down my nose at taller people, which is everyone.
Load More Replies...My mom jokes that I'm a vampire because I never leave the house before it gets dark out. Really I'm just avoiding other people. ;)
I'm doing all that, but still haven't figured out the bats part yet - I keep exploding into a dozen fat marmots. Still just as startling in social situations, but not as fast an exit. 😄
"I am Count Dracula! I shall suck your blood!" Hold on bro, can you turn me into a vampire too while you're at it? Sounds like a nice life...or death? "Bet, tilt your neck to the side and relax."
And no crumbles on tshirt?? Like NOOOO, it's a must to feed ur top-wear unintentionally
if you don't drop something down your cleavage at least once you're doing it wrong
Load More Replies...It depends on the snack! If it is something you want to savor, then you might nibble on it.
Uhm... No? A lot of us doesn't eat like animals just because we're alone 😂
Given that scenes require multiple takes, the actors have to nibble, pretend to eat or fake chew. When Dana Hill, who had (and died from) juvenile diabetes is shoveling food in her mouth in European Vacation, she was not allowed to actually swallow it. Take after take she had to shovel and spit it out.
Hey, don't be sexist. I have been known to eat an entire cheesecake in one sitting.
Eating cheese, watching Netflix, having an orgasm...all at once?? Sounds nice
Once you try it, there's no doing it any other way. 😄
Load More Replies...NOPE. Your just faking it. Just remember - only YOU love you enough to give you the very best...orgasms!
Now, many people are hesitant to live alone because they’re concerned that they might become lonely. Some of us look forward to having a chat when returning home after a long day, and having someone to come home to can make it a lot easier to socialize without needing to schedule it or coordinate with friends. But while having a roommate can be a huge blessing, it’s important to remember that it can also be terrible.
It’s extremely easy for people that you cohabitate with to get under your skin, and according to the National Apartment Association, the number one source of conflicts between roommates is cleaning habits. In fact, over a third of tenants who have roommates say this is an issue in their households. Whether it’s due to dishes piling up in the sink, hair clogging shower drains, dust bunnies accumulating in the hallway or crumbs attracting rodents in the kitchen, this is a common frustration that you’ll never have to deal with when living alone.
I wish I could do that in my apartment, but then I just change into something clean out of the first load and then wash what I changed out of in the second load.
Can't do that anymore since the laundry room is used by all the residents.
Reminds me of the joke about the woman who takes off all her clothes while doing the laundry, then for some reason puts on her son's football helmet--
My husband doesn’t like cheese, I still get to nibble the block like I’m still single
I am immediately suspicious of people who don't like cheese! Lol. (But deep down I'm more jealous of you) haha
Load More Replies...I eat PB straight out of the container; I'm the only one eating it.
Load More Replies...What do you mean, "the" brick? You only have one?! If my variety of cheeses is reduced to only four, I start panicking.
I do this. After I grate some cheese, I always take a bite out of it for good measure.
I've been with my wife for 15 years, fart freedom still exists to the extent that it often becomes a fart prison.
Load More Replies...Gotta step your game up and invest in claw like telescopic back scratchers. Def worth it.
Really not as much as you seem to think we do, unless we're on our period in which case we're capable of using various products to prevent unwanted leaking (and probably not in the mood to sit naked on the sofa). Where are you getting your ideas about women from? We're not slugs you know.
Load More Replies...Other conflicts tenants often have with roommates include making too much noise, being on different sleep schedules, stealing things from one another, having issues with guests, disagreeing over bills, not respecting one another and not having enough privacy. Learning how to live with another person will always require a learning curve, and when it’s someone you’re not romantically or familially linked to, conflicts can become even more frustrating. You don’t love the person, and you might not even consider them to be a friend. So you might be better off simply living alone!
The up side to this is that you are the only person making a mess. If you have a partner and kids, chances are you do more than 50% of the housework, and it's wayyyy more than double the housework.
Wanna bet? HE is not saying "I want to come home to just half the chores." He is saying "I want to come home to no chores"... So.... How do you think they get done in this scenario?
Load More Replies...When I was single, I used to scramble on Fridays after work to get all the grocery shopping, laundry, and house (well, apartment) cleaning finished. Didn’t matter if I folded the last towel at midnight. I would take a shower, get into clean jammies, and crawl into my clean sheets, not set the alarm, and know that I had absolutely NOTHING left in the way of chores for the entire weekend. I could lay around like a sloth for two days if I wanted to. Can’t do that if you live with another person, though, because they get in the way and make plans and are just always there underfoot and wanting to talk or make noise when all you want is to be alone and decompress in a lovely, quiet, peaceful house. Everyone deserves some quiet “me” time away from everyone else, know what I mean?
Well you'd find out quick that living as a couple, or even even having kids means you don't just get to do your chores but all theirs as well. Literally have to do 4 people's chores everyday and those f*****s make 99% of the mess. Also, what's a cuddle? Better off just doing your own chores and getting a pet to cuddle.
My husband was raised properly. So were my brothers.
Load More Replies...The great thing about being single is that it's YOUR mess. I never worry that it's bothering someone else. :) Plus I can clean whenever I want to - which is usually after midnight on Sunday.
Seriously I've been considering hiring a housekeeper to come once a week.
I have one. But I have to frantically tidy up before she arrives so it's not too overwhelming for her!
Load More Replies...You do realise that you will be the only one doing the chores in this scenario, right? 😹
Load More Replies...Being in a relationship doesn’t mean all your chores get done for you, fren.
I work as a house cleaner for a living, and despite the occasional really deep cleans...the majority of my clients are folks who are just looking for this, the very basics haha. And because I price based on their needs and expectations I wind up with several clients literally paying a nominal sum to have trash go out or bedsheets changed lol
Weird question but what do you think is a fair range to charge for someone that just wants a second set of hands? Or is that too imprecise? Let's just say it'd be evenly split for the sake of argument. Are there people who can pay to spend an afternoon learning your cleaning secrets?
Load More Replies...Explosive farting in bed is one of the entertaining joys, even if the dogs give you the side eye.
You'll find them in the condiment section of your supermarket, near the pickles.
Load More Replies...I hear you, but you have to try putting a peperoncino atop a slice of sharp, nutty cheese, thence atop a whole grain cracker. Make sure you get a bit of each in every bite.
I salute you! ...although I can't do that because my reflux...would be terrible.
Mine is shouting “Not today, Satan!” before smashing it 50 times with a shoe.
I'm really really afraid of spiders but I do my best not to kill them. They are such useful little creatures.
Load More Replies...I'm guessing you don't live in South Africa or Australia. Brrr. Just photos of those arachnasatans give me the shivers.
Load More Replies...Killing something because it happened to get to the wrong place isn't nice. People who kill spiders shouldn't complain about getting bit by mosquitoes
Those little black and white jumping spiders are all called Bob. There was once one living on the frame of my front door. I would say, "Goodmorning Bob", when I went out to work. This unnerved the neighbour who was called Richard. He moved not long after.
Load More Replies...I have a spider-catching kit -- a paper plate and a clean former hummus container -- I scoop them up and put them outside. They eat mosquitos and other pests, people!
Mine is going "hey little buddy, haven't seen you for a while". I love spiders.
While living alone isn’t for everyone, as some of us need more social interaction than others or might have a harder time taking care of ourselves, it can be a huge privilege. According to Money Under 30, to even be able to afford living alone in the United States, you can expect to be paying about $2,000 for rent each month. And if you live in New York City, you’re looking at paying at least $4,300. You’ll also have to provide all of the furniture, appliances, cookware, etc. yourself, so moving out on your own might come with many additional costs.
Ya, this is the fourth thing I've seen like this, and the comments make it worse lol
Load More Replies...It's not really and Anarchy because you are the Queen of your domain, you rule with your own laws.
I'm kinda the opposite and that's why I could never live with a partner again. The idea of someone messing my order outweighs the benefits of someone bringing you something from another room when you need it.
I just realized the couch I sat naked on all the time in my old apartment has now moved into my parents den 😦
The smile on a friend of mines face when she tells me she thinks she could get away with it after watching one of these shows is a bit unnerving
My husband says the same thing but I always point out to him it's usually the husband that murders the wife...that doesn't seem to offer him any comfort.
Load More Replies...Somehow, Disney flicks just don't have the right jolt in this particular circumstance.
A lady friend books time for herself around the holiday season. Buys a bottle of sparkling wine, and watches 2 or 3 movies. Alone. In a dark room. Oh yes. The Hellraiser series.
I refer to "true crime" shows as "educational television". Learn mistakes to avoid.
I'm a guy and I still have trouble falling asleep because my mind is replaying all the "sledgehammer to the head while in bed" crime scenes from Forensic Files.
Actually I can't fall asleep unless I am listening to a true crime/serial killer podcast.
I always wonder if I slip and crack my head open on the table, how many days it will take for people to notice I am gone
Load More Replies...Dying from choking on a luscious piece of red velvet cake sounds delightful, considering you could just as easily have tripped and stabbed yourself through the eye with said cake fork.
The best part about living alone is you don't need to use the fork at all
Load More Replies...You can Google some choking self-saving techniques. They're mostly about dropping your stomach onto furniture to mimic abdominal thrusts but you can get one of the anti choking plunger things too and use them on yourself. I have a swallowing issue so I've looked into this way too much!
Seriously though, once I was cleaning leaves out of the gutter and coming down the ladder I slipped and fell. I didn't fall that far so I wasn't badly hurt, didn't break any bones, just knocked the wind out of me. But as I lay there on the ground getting my breadth back, I thought, What if I HAD been seriously injured? How long would it be before someone would wonder what happened to me and come looking for me?
There are worse ways to go than piling down delicious cakes!
How does one choke on cake? Meat? Sure! Crackers and chips? Of course! But cake? It's a light and airy frosting delivery device that should melt in your mouth. Are you eating fruit cake? Are you simply frosting a very dense loaf of bread and calling it cake?
I choked on chip fragments once... it surprisingly doesn't take much
Load More Replies...If you can manage to make living alone work with your budget, there can be many benefits to the situation. First of all, you get to set your schedule. You never have to agree on a time to clean the apartment with your roommates, and you don’t have to worry about waking anyone up if you come home at 3am. Self-care comes first, and you never need to feel guilty about vacuuming late at night or early in the morning.
I suspect the quip is that insanity is 3000% improvement from her starting mental health point
Load More Replies...I have noticed that, if you don’t periodically mix with other people, living alone can make you a little, well, odd. So while it’s perfectly OK to keep to yourself, please try to go out amongst people once in a while. Just to keep your social skills up, you know?
Why? Why not be odd? Why care if you have social skills that conform to the ideals of people whose company you choose to forego?
Load More Replies...Living alone, and relishing every moment of it, proves that I was never really a sociable person.
Well, when your cats eating all your groceries, it adds up! Mine would, if he could.
I swear my pets eat better than I do. I mean, they fully deserve it, because they have saved my sanity countless times, so it’s the least I can do. They also get little tastes of our food on holidays, like a little dish with a bit of turkey and some sweet potato on Thanksgiving when we (us humans) sit down to eat. They’re family just like the rest of us,, so they get to celebrate the holidays with us. They just eat theirs on the mat on the floor next to their water bowl.
Load More Replies...My cat complains I'm not emptying the grocery bags fast enough so she can get in it.
Yeah, no splitting the utility bills or the rent. Yet couples get discounts all the time just because they're married.
I've been married a long time and have never heard of this. What discounts? Where? We've never gotten a discount on anything for simply being married.
Load More Replies...Y'all need to cook like you have a family of six and freeze/can portions for later. You'll spend less time cooking, have ready-to-eat meals for when you don't want to cook, you use all the produce so the bits you don't use right away aren't just hanging around spoiling, and it will cost less per portion. I have several soups I make eight quart batches of and can in the fall so we have ready-to-eat meals all year. I also have some foods in the freezer ready to thaw and eat or thaw and cook in single-serve portions. Basically, I cook like I still feed my hoard of children, but they don't live here anymore and It's all going to be mine.
High prices is one thing, but what galls me is paying through the nose for mealy and/or flavorless fruits/vegetables. This atrocity doesn't bode well for fulfilling the 5-servings a day nutritional requirement.
True. I say to my dog 'Alfie, mate, get me a beer, will you?' and he just looks at me adoringly.
I try that with my cat who looks at me like " You want it ,go get it yourself you lazy b***h"
Load More Replies...I time those moments with a toilet run. Efficiency is key to living alone.
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When I've needed something way across the room, I always stopped to reconsider what "need" really and truly meant.
Living alone also gives you the opportunity to decorate your living space exactly the way you want to. Buy that poster you’ve been eyeing, and pick up that vintage couch from the thrift store without worrying about consulting anyone else. The space is just for you, and you don’t have to consider anyone else’s taste. You can have as many plants as you’d like (although, you will have to water them), and you don’t have to choose generic decor that will suit everyone. Feel free to embrace your own taste in your space.
My computer wipes that every Sunday, on all 5 browsers. The script was painful to write, but worth it. I sleep better.
Load More Replies...That reminds me, I need to make a friend so I have someone to come over after my death and clear my browser history.
Ya know, I'm going to be 60 soon and my browser history is woefully boring. May have to change that just for funsies.
My computer guy was surprised I delete my Activity and History every night. I have my reasons.
Or, you may want a trusted friend who will delete your browser history.
Ha. When you can tell the writers are mad without him telling you he's a man
Not sure this deserves downvoting, I took it as meaning most women use toilet paper on every bathroom trip, most men just for poops? As a trans man there’s no way a 12 pack of loo roll would last me that long either and I was tempted to comment myself haha
Load More Replies...Oh, yeah. I have bought a load of toilet paper in the summer, and thought, This ought to get me through to next spring.
The bad part is when you do need to buy it again, you can't believe how much more expensive it is.
Bought a 24 pack in Jan 2020. Next few months all kinds of news stories about the shortage. I'm still using the same pack. 😂
I've turned to my cat and been like "mind if i pause, I gotta use the people box..." lmao
Living alone also helps you find contentment while being by yourself. Having a roommate or partner waiting at home for you can be great, but it’s also easy to become reliant on these relationships. Living alone forces you to be more independent and allows you to make choices for yourself that you might not have made if you could simply lean on someone else. You’ll have to be confident in knowing what you want and setting a schedule for yourself, which might be difficult at first. But it’s important to know how to be self-sufficient.
Yes, but no one to blame you for things important to them that don't even rate a blip on your own radar.
Yes! I am so afraid my wife will have a stroke when she loses her temper while chastising me for leaving food odor inside the microwave after I heat up something with garlic in it.
Load More Replies...On the plus side there's no one to witness your dirty bum hopping into the shower, either.
Yeah, I've noticed that. Like after I got married, there was one time that I had some important papers I was carrying. My wife kept constantly asking me if I still had them, and I would say yes. Finally she asked if she could carry them. I said fine and gave them to her ... but then I thought, if she loses them now, I'll be mad at her. But if I carried them and I lost them, the only person I could be mad at would be myself.
I just pile em up on a little table beside of the toilet, easies.
and the next day, he found Miss. wonderful and 6 years later hit himself 26 times with his 5 yr old kids razor scooter
John Torres, perhaps you should change your profile picture if you want us to fully understand.
Please re-read the post. OP would rather get hit in the ankle 26 times with a metal ride on scooter, made by a company called Razor, than fall in love again.
Load More Replies...LOL, my kids were helping me put my stuff back in my kitchen after our renovations and I had put some papers to help them. One read: Vinegars and Oils. "Mom, you spelled that wrong" ***mom showing the box of vinegarS and oilS*** Wine-Rack-...d3dff1.jpg
you failed as a parent, you didn’t pass on the knowledge about the wonderful differences between each ones :)
Load More Replies...Solo dwelling provides you with plenty of time to work on your passions as well. If you lived with a partner, you might be obligated to spend a certain amount of time with them each day, and you might find yourself neglecting your hobbies or creative pursuits because of that. But when you live alone, your free time is actually free. You can spend it however you like, and you don’t have to feel guilty about staying awake in the living room until 2am finishing that painting that you’re thrilled to work on.
I find that to be a pro. No one is around to know the details of those consequences.
This is literally the same thing my mom yelled at me when she was over... when I was in a relationship.... in front of me and my spouse's kid....
At least just the part of the house that can be seen from the front door. You’ll be fine if you’ve been hanging out in your bedroom and your living room is still tidy because you haven’t been in there all weekend. Oh, and please spare the poor delivery person’s eyes, and put on a robe, OK?
Yes, I talk to myself. It's the only intelligent conversation I get.
Load More Replies...yes. Also when I'm doing my makeup I start with "Hi guys! Welcome back to my chanel!" as I realize i have gone 100% insane
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I don't understand the fascination with the idea "I can walk around the house naked". I lived alone for many years and I never walked around the house naked, nor did I ever have any desire to do so. I want to be naked with a beautiful woman, not by myself.
yep, one time, there I was, naked on my couch when the doorbell rang, and there was no escape, as the living room exit passed the front door, so I hid in a corner until they left, LOL
That is NOT a strudel (said the Austrian). Get to know your pastry!
Load More Replies...Had I done this, all the corners would disappear first, then the edges.
The real question is did you cut yourself a dozen little squares successively or understand your patterns and serve yourself half the cake all at once?
What? Who uses a knife and actually cuts pieces to put on a plate like some sort of Duchess or something? Fork, pastry, mouth.
Just a spoon or fork under the lip of the lid. Lever it just enough to crack the seal and it'll open easily 9 times out of 10.
Load More Replies...Get a butter knife, or even a fork in a pinch, wedge it under the edge of the lid, and gently pull the device away from the jar until you hear the seal break.
Run the lid under hot water, then tap it against the counter a few times. Et Voila! Works like a charm!
Both pickle jars and men are hard to open up. But a pickle is always worth the trouble.
Or you could pound the top on the counter, just not hard enough to break the glass. Or you could take a knife & puncture a tiny hole in the lid top. Or you could use a fork/knife/spoon to pry the top just a little so the pressure is released ... just a few suggestions ...
if you have a rubber oven mit those are thee best for pickle jars or any glass ones
Some of the guys in my building stand out front to talk and smoke, and they've told me they can hear me cackling like an idiot. Since I wear earphones, they just hear me.
I get caught snickering at work while reading BP. I try to show people what I'm reading but they look at me weird.
And put your phone in arm's reach from the tub or shower floor.
Load More Replies...I change my underwear daily. Can't say the same thing about the sweatshirt and baggies I'll wear for a week.
Ha! Same. I think I’ve been wearing these sweatpants for four days. I’m very alluring…
Load More Replies...But not me! Even now, I feel like if I'm not wearing enough, it's going to appear EVERYWHERE.
I live in FL and I literally only wear t-shirts and underwear in the summer unless I know someone is coming over.
I can't even sleep on a firm mattress, my back and hips won't allow it.
I kinda miss the ancient days when there were huge phone books. I could throw the phone book at the giant Arizona sewer roach and run away. I had pretty good aim.
I have mixed emotions about cockroaches. On one hand, I truly respect these guys for their amazing durability and adaptations. On the other hand, I'd freak out if I saw one in my kitchen.
I don't want to pass out in the vicinity of my phobic bug. I wouldn't be able to see my next life, as my soul would die of fright.
sell them, people keep them as pets and sometimes people feed them to their pets, free money
I am confused. Are you saying goodbye to your friends because all the cockroaches will devour your body? Or saying goodbye to the cockroaches?
Changing the sheets is always an adventure with my oldest cat (16). She WANTS me to cover her and poke at her while she yells angrily.
Load More Replies...I feel folding a fitted sheet into the same size as a flat one as a huge positive under my skills, both domestically and professionally.
Ironically, cats practice meows to communicate with us too. We're simultaneously inventing a common foreign language.
You should make an instructional video. Many young men in their early years of dating would value guidance on deft, one-handed bra removal. The sandwich would just be a nice bonus.
Nope. I will take that secret to my grave. Besides, there has to be SOME mystery left.
Load More Replies...Well, just don’t light a match until you’ve opened a window and aired the place out, OK?
Must be the reason for the saying. Untitled-6...372b7b.jpg
Upvote for farting, yeah time and place but hey we all do it.
Nope, you farted the same average amount, just before you did in your sleep, and your ex was nice enough not to mention it to you. Always amazes me, when people think, if they are holding back farts through the day, it means, they not fart at all. More attention , please to biology class!
Please tell us more about the biology class that covered farting so thoroughly.
Load More Replies...One time I was vosied up on the sofa, feet tucked under my butt laptop on the arm rest, scrolling and and black spider ran across my lap, onto my laptop and down the other side. Hot on its heels was a daddy long legs, bouding he'll for leather after his prey. I was alone, I was stunned but then I shrugged. *note to self..under no circumstances do you harm that daddy long legs, he is the goodness boi*.
My basement is a daddy long legs ranch, keepin' the house pest free.
Load More Replies...Don't kill your spiders. If you have spiders, you have what spiders eat and what spiders eat is worse than spiders. The spiders are paying their rent by providing pest control.
Most times I don't kill spiders. I will catch them and take them outside and let them go.
Load More Replies...Spiders just wanna find a quiet corner to set up home & catch & eat all those genuinely horrible insects which want to bite & sting you.
Down voted for the ignorant cruelty. And yes I have lived in places with dangerous spiders etc and 40 years later, living in a temperate climate I still clothing/shoes/toilets/nooks&crannies. Called being sensible not silly!
I've gotten used to it. Sprinkling borax around the baseboards helps cut down the pests getting in, too, since I don't have pets nor kids. Living in a higher suite also helps. To a point.
Missing that is a small price to pay for the pleasures of not having anyone talking over dialog you're trying to hear, or blocking your view at a crucial moment.
Nah, enjoy your TV series or movie, then go online to discuss it. Living alone is more precious.
A wise woman once told me, "I would rather be alone than wish I were". Sage advice.
First of all, get yourself a hand mirror. Second of all, what the back of your head looks like is only a problem for those behind you.
Get a hand mirror and use it to check the back of your head in the big mirror
Ask the women in your life how to use 2 mirrors in order to see your entire head.
Uhm hold up a hand mirror to the back while you look on from your bathroom mirror
Buy a hand mirror. Go into your bathroom with it, turn your back on the mirror on the medicine cabinet, then hold the hand mirror in front of you. You will be able to see the back of your head reflected by the other mirror. How do you think women check the back of their hairstyle? Ask your Mom if you don’t believe me. It kind of pains me to think a man wouldn’t have seen his Mom do this when he was growing up and put 2 and 2 together.
Oh, no, not me! There's the dog to converse with and you should hear some of the things I shout at the radio!
Yea, I speak more to inanimate objects when I'm alone than I do to people when they're around.
Load More Replies...I don't have this problem. I'm constantly talking to myself or the TV. Plus I hum songs all the time too. I guess I'm just adverse to silence?
And, if I find myself talking to myself when I'm alone in a room, I'll shout out to make sure the dog and cats are listening
A friend (psychiatrist) asked me once if I ever spoke to myself, I replied yes, and long convoluted conversations with my animals, he said that wasn’t *good*. So I said, who the f*ck else am I going to talk to? He then agreed, maybe even learned something.
Load More Replies...I go for days without talking to someone (except myself sometimes) & then I'm taking out the trash/getting my mail at the kiosk & a neighbor wants to chat & all I can do is croak from lack of use ...
I talk to my cat like she understands me, and I shout at people on TV if they say something that annoys me
They say talking aloud to yourself is mentally healthy. You should try it.
Ma'am, I'm married and rarely speak. The spousal unit loves the sound of his own voice.
You can zipper up your own dresses by putting a firm piece of thread through the hole in the zipper. With one hand you pull the dress down a bit so the zipper starts straight, and with the other hand you pull both ends of the thread up. Tadaa, zipper up!
Zippers and washing/moisturizing my back have never been a problem because I can easily do a cow face pose. https://styleoga.it/en/gomukhasana-cow-face-pose/
I got married for many reasons but a big one was so the other person can drive.
If you don't have a cat, it's mice, and you should get one.
Load More Replies...Yes. After my last child moved out, I was sitting in the living room when I heard footsteps up stairs. I said to myself, Oh, my daughter is probably going to the bathroom. Then I realized she didn't live here any more. So either there's a burglar up there or a ghost. I'm not sure which is scarier.
I figure when my daughter moves out I will get an apartment next door to a gay man and we can help each other get through Christmas.
I had a 3' fake white tree and I decorated it however I wanted. Sometimes I even took it down by March.
Yeah, I lived alone for years, and never ever did that. One little patch of mold, and the whole pack, jar, bottle, container, or loaf of bread was tossed out. Unopened if I saw the mold through the glass or plastic.
Load More Replies...I'm not throwing out cheese because of a bit of mold. And yeah, I know what I see is a small percentage, but I'm firm on this behavior.
There's no such thing as eating around it. Mold is a fungus, just like mushrooms, and there are a bunch of roots. Also, the stuff you see is the reproductive parts, and there are probably already a million spores starting on the fungus you won't see unless you wait a while. Even if the only mold you can see is on the first slice of an unopened loaf of bread the last slice at the other end may already have mold in it. It might be a mold that won't be (too) bad for you or it might be very dangerous mold. Untitled2-...263d4b.jpg
Awe, my depression Era dad would do this all the time. Gross, yes. Still a priceless anecdote
Living alone does have its perks. Not cleaning up after a ton of people, food lasts longer, watch your favorite shows at 2 am, cook whatever you want, whenever you want. If being single is torture, please, chain me to the wall!
I don't understand, most of these can be done when living with a romantic partner. Why is everyone holding in farts? Why can't you walk around without pants or clothes? I truly do not understand this. I like being able to sleep diagonal onmy bed and not having emotional abuse happen towards me, but other than that, I miss having a romantic partner. Oh, but no worries, I won't go for just anyone to have that.
There is a lot of cheese in everything on bored panda.
Load More Replies...The only downside to living alone is the cost. You only have to see people when you want to, come-and-go and wake-and-sleep when you want.
I've enjoyed living alone for a long time...... But it's not so much fun if you get injured or sick. For example, I sprained my back while sleeping (yes it's possible) and could not get out of bed. How you gonna open the door for help? But it IS nice to be 100% in control of the kitchen.
My husband had to travel abroad for 10 days recently. It was amazing, absolute bliss. Eating bag of crisps in bed at 3am watching Netflix, setting the thermostat to MY comfort level, cooking when I’m hungry and sleeping when I’m sleepy. I did absolute minimum of housework and the house stayed clean. Miracle! Best 10 days in years but also made me realize I would probably kill myself with my lifestyle if I was single.
Eh, I would think it might be good for you to talk to someone you trust about this. Best ten day in years? Miracle clean house? That sounds sad... And your lifestyle doesn't need to be exactly what it was in those days.
Load More Replies...Living alone does have its perks. Not cleaning up after a ton of people, food lasts longer, watch your favorite shows at 2 am, cook whatever you want, whenever you want. If being single is torture, please, chain me to the wall!
I don't understand, most of these can be done when living with a romantic partner. Why is everyone holding in farts? Why can't you walk around without pants or clothes? I truly do not understand this. I like being able to sleep diagonal onmy bed and not having emotional abuse happen towards me, but other than that, I miss having a romantic partner. Oh, but no worries, I won't go for just anyone to have that.
There is a lot of cheese in everything on bored panda.
Load More Replies...The only downside to living alone is the cost. You only have to see people when you want to, come-and-go and wake-and-sleep when you want.
I've enjoyed living alone for a long time...... But it's not so much fun if you get injured or sick. For example, I sprained my back while sleeping (yes it's possible) and could not get out of bed. How you gonna open the door for help? But it IS nice to be 100% in control of the kitchen.
My husband had to travel abroad for 10 days recently. It was amazing, absolute bliss. Eating bag of crisps in bed at 3am watching Netflix, setting the thermostat to MY comfort level, cooking when I’m hungry and sleeping when I’m sleepy. I did absolute minimum of housework and the house stayed clean. Miracle! Best 10 days in years but also made me realize I would probably kill myself with my lifestyle if I was single.
Eh, I would think it might be good for you to talk to someone you trust about this. Best ten day in years? Miracle clean house? That sounds sad... And your lifestyle doesn't need to be exactly what it was in those days.
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