I am 48. I have been single longer than I care to admit and my tolerance hS grown lower with each passing year. I recently met a man who shared my faith and who said he wanted a relationship but clearly was hurt and had not healed. I couldn't love him through it. I am tired of looking and waiting. I wonder if there is someone out there for me.
😅 whew, all of this. Especially this: (growth sometimes means you’ll find yourself alone longer than you anticipated because your tolerance for B.S. is lower). I hope that you’re proven wrong with the mostly lovely man, it’s way easy said than done though. Thank you for sharing this, it resonates
Hello, I am a 56 year old single man, but what you have described resonates so much with my experience. It's taken me a few years to heal from the past and truly I have had some bad experiences, maybe I was too giving and warm at heart, and I was taken advantage of based on my deep pocket, sadly led me to believe that ladies I have been married to were only after my money. Anyhow, now after the healing I know exactly what I want and happy to remain single.
I am one woman man, be grateful to have a plus one, companion, but totally afraid to invest in a full on relationship, that is only from my experience learned. Am I wrong to go down this path ?
Our experiences shape who we become. We learn and we grow and sometimes we develop a shield of armor that works to protect our hearts from any additional harm. Even if you have a companion, that’s still a relationship - just one that you’ve clearly defined, that probably won’t end in marriage, and the other person is on the same page as you. Often, the problem with relationships even in midlife, is no one stops to ask what the other wants/needs: Plus One, Friendship, Companionship, Sex Only, Working Towards Marriage. Or when they tell us what they want we try to impose what we want which makes for a hot mess in the end ♥️
I am 48. I have been single longer than I care to admit and my tolerance hS grown lower with each passing year. I recently met a man who shared my faith and who said he wanted a relationship but clearly was hurt and had not healed. I couldn't love him through it. I am tired of looking and waiting. I wonder if there is someone out there for me.
😅 whew, all of this. Especially this: (growth sometimes means you’ll find yourself alone longer than you anticipated because your tolerance for B.S. is lower). I hope that you’re proven wrong with the mostly lovely man, it’s way easy said than done though. Thank you for sharing this, it resonates
Hello, I am a 56 year old single man, but what you have described resonates so much with my experience. It's taken me a few years to heal from the past and truly I have had some bad experiences, maybe I was too giving and warm at heart, and I was taken advantage of based on my deep pocket, sadly led me to believe that ladies I have been married to were only after my money. Anyhow, now after the healing I know exactly what I want and happy to remain single.
I am one woman man, be grateful to have a plus one, companion, but totally afraid to invest in a full on relationship, that is only from my experience learned. Am I wrong to go down this path ?
Our experiences shape who we become. We learn and we grow and sometimes we develop a shield of armor that works to protect our hearts from any additional harm. Even if you have a companion, that’s still a relationship - just one that you’ve clearly defined, that probably won’t end in marriage, and the other person is on the same page as you. Often, the problem with relationships even in midlife, is no one stops to ask what the other wants/needs: Plus One, Friendship, Companionship, Sex Only, Working Towards Marriage. Or when they tell us what they want we try to impose what we want which makes for a hot mess in the end ♥️