Is there something wrong with me??

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-30-2003
Is there something wrong with me??
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Sat, 09-29-2007 - 7:47pm

I love the internet...had been considering trying to find a place to post what's on my mind..and I think I've found the right place! I am turning 40 in Feb and starting to freak out. I am single, never married, no kids. The problem is, I DON'T LIKE GOING OUT.........I am wondering if I am a recluse...or homebody..that needs help.


I am 39yrs old and recently (3 yrs ago) moved back to my hometown..a "small" town in Texas outside of Dallas. Prior to that I lived mainly in Dallas and also California (LA area) near the beach.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-15-2006
Sat, 09-29-2007 - 11:17pm

Hey!

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-04-2007
Sat, 09-29-2007 - 11:26pm
Perhaps we do know that we deserve better.. but that doesn't mean it doesn't still feel terrible. Knowing you deserve better doesn't necessarily make singlehood any easier to endure.
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Registered: 04-13-2004
Sun, 09-30-2007 - 1:47am

I swear I could have written your post! I'm the same way and I've wondered many, many times if there is something wrong with me.

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-15-2006
Sun, 09-30-2007 - 1:58am
I guess I think differently.
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-30-2003
Sun, 09-30-2007 - 9:27am

I totally agre with you Skyblue....I am very independent and do not "need" a man in my life to

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Tue, 10-02-2007 - 1:18pm
I am late in chiming in, but I just wanted to add that you have chosen the life that is right for YOU. The next time your mom or some family member makes a snide comment, look them dead in the eye and say "I have chosen a great life for myself. I am content, and I don't need to live up to your definition of a life well-lived. I've got my own."

I think it gets very dangerous when we let others define who we are. Make those parameters for yourself.

AJ, enjoying life with C.