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Thanks Mom...

I came home yesterday to a nice little package sitting at my doorstep.  I open it up to find a book called "Going Solo - The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone."  So I think even my Mom has even given up hope that I will find anyone again. (I do say this tongue in cheek, as I haven't really tried dating since ending my first post-divorce relationship last May), but I admit I am a little afraid of what it will be like to get back out there again - apparently my Mom is too! 

I did start reading it, and it turns out "Singletons", those living alone, are becoming the majority population, even over the Nuclear Family!  YAY!

Re: Thanks Mom...

  • Hopefully she meant it in a nice way!

    My mom just told me I could be "satisfied" wink wink nudge nudge and just "date around" for a while. What?!? I think she wants me to sleep around!

  • imageoffbeatmama:

    Hopefully she meant it in a nice way!

    My mom just told me I could be "satisfied" wink wink nudge nudge and just "date around" for a while. What?!? I think she wants me to sleep around!

    Better than mine. When I got my IUD in, the first thing my mom said was "Why do you need one? You aren't with anyone anymore."
  • Parents are so funny! I recently had a conversation with my Dad and he said I should give some thought to buying a condo and I mentioned it would take me a while to come up with a down payment. He said "well I still have all the money for your wedding....". Ok I get it Dad, you think I am never having that wedding! It was still cute of him and he's probably onto something that even if I do end up marrying I likely won't have the gala event he has the money put aside for. He has also left flowers on my door on Valentine's Days when I have been single.
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  • I LOVE living alone.

    Its a bit hurdle for me to get over as far as future pairing up.

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  • Moms love to quote-help-unquote. Gah. Your post reminded me of years ago, when microwaves were the go-to wedding gift, my mom gave one to each of my siblings as they got married. Years went by and I remained her unmarried daughter, withholder of grandchildren, but finally I got mine for Christmas one year. It was her way of saying "You'll never get a microwave otherwise".

     

    Signed, someone who bought a much nicer microwave oven not long after that. Because. I. Could.

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  • I've heard good things about that book- let us know what you think!
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  • imageAlisha_A:

    I LOVE living alone.

    Its a bit hurdle for me to get over as far as future pairing up.

    I LOVE living alone too, and have been living alone since 2003 with the exception of a 5 month cohabitation stint in 2006. I joke that if I get married someday I'd like to keep my own apartment and sleep there a couple of times a week.

    Image and video hosting by TinyPic You gotta get spanked by a lot of frogs...
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