Re:Party by myself picadilly: No worries Hope.
Look, parties by yourself can be hard but try to remember why you're going to them. For your friend's happiness. GO there & enjoy & wish them the best. You said your dating a nice guy, I'm sure that if he was intown right now, he'd gladly go with you. You're life is looking up, just some bumps along the way.
I know you said the relationship is casual right now, but that's the beauty of it... the potential. Most great relationships start off as casual dates, otherwise, how else would they start? :P
Your on the right path, keep it up.
Be well.
Re:Party by myself brynne: Thanks everyone...I went & had a good time, didn't feel out of place as it was just her closest friends (even thou they ARE ALL married !)
I was grocery shopping yesterday & I could swear it was couples day or something...they were everywhere...one couple were walking arm & arm. I wanted to shout, "Doesn't anyone go grocery shopping by themselves ! Please...get a life, can't you go anywhere w/out your significant other ?"
Anyway...glad to get that out of my system...since I can't shout it out loud to all the happy couples (well I could...)
Thanks again all my single-ojarians :)
Hope
Re:Party by myself recentlydiscarded: Ugh , I feel your pain. I went to the state fair last night with my sister and her family. It was good to get out and let the baby have some fun with his cousins but it was emotional torture for me inside. Seeing happy families walking and laughing together. Watching dads interact with their children. Seeing how loving and affectionate my sister and brother-in-law are. It was definitely hard to handle. I found myself getting teary-eyed and weak a few times but the kids were there like clock-work to distract me with some silly antics. Gotta love kids.
Re:Party by myself in_search_of: I know exactly what you mean, I hate going to couples functions alone. And I am going to be putting my foot down with the guy that I am seeing soon, because there is one coming up soon that I am not going alone to. Its in November, and if at that point he can't bear to be drug out once in a while, he is more over than normal. I know, I keep sticking with this one and I don't know why...
Re:Party by myself skavachi: Couples? We don't need no stinking couples!
When you are single, you tend to notice other people together because you are looking. As I see it, it'll all fall into place when you aren't looking....so close your eyes and hope that you don't run into something like a metal pole or something. BUT, if you run into someone...problem solved. Hmm....yeah that won't work.
ISO, if you stick too long, it might not work out and then you are going to scramble for someone suitable to go to the major function with. If you do it now...you have some shopping time. See, I am always thinking!
Kids are a great distraction at times. I think I like to watch them be silly because they remind me so much of...me. I am a big kid! (I still like the sandbox) :)
