I've touched on this variously, but I am a long-term single person, who lives alone (and previously lived with housemates where I had a polite/friendly relationship but not at all close).
I am not someone who feels 'incomplete' to be single and though I would like to have a partner, I don't feel (in general) like I 'need' one and I am not distressed or upset by the thought of continuing my life as a single person. I have felt lonely in lockdown because I've been so isolated but loneliness is not something I commonly feel in more 'normal' times.
However, when I am unwell that is one of the times I feel very lonely, and unhappy to be single, and wish deeply to have someone who would look after me when I'm sick. I don't even necessarily mean in a really hands on way, but just be there, and maybe make me a cup of tea, do a greater share of the chores (washing up etc) and cuddle me if I'm not too contagious/gross. Sigh.
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