How am I going to live alone at 47 when I haven't ever lived alone before??

Petals · 51-55, F

I’m doing it for the first time in my life. A challenge but not impossible. Got married right after college and always had roommates.
I’m loving it!! Lots of freedom!!

VeronicaJane

What happened?

View 6 more replies »

Genieinabottle · 51-55, M

She just doesn't want to leave her work or our son. She doesn't want to move away from our home of 23 years. I get it. I don't want to either but I cannot find a job locally I ave been out of work for months.

Genieinabottle · 51-55, M

She blames me for losing my job. She blames me for all of this. She is right of course. If I hadn't ever gotten twisted up my life would be in a different place right now. I don't blame her for blaming me. I blame me as well.

Genieinabottle · 51-55, M

I want to die. Not by wasting away by a debilitating disease but suddenly and irrevocably. My life is all off the tracks. I don't even know what I need to do to turn things around. I have a new job but fear I will fail again.

Genieinabottle · 51-55, M

I realized that I have never lived alone. I went from being a child in my parents house to the US Army to college dorm rooms, to moving in with my wife to married for 20 years. Now I am living alone.