Do you feel out of place and isolated in social situations?
I definitely do. Esp when I'm with my daughter as I don't relate to other parents being that I'm single and almost all parents of school age kids are in couples.
I find it really difficult to start conversations and tend to sit silently by myself away from everyone else so I can have my own space, avoid interactions as much as possible and a safe way to escape if that becomes necessary.
It's particularly difficult if her mum is also present as she and I are so socially distant you can drop a pin and hear it hit the ground. She never talks to me in the presence of our daughter when in public situations to stop people thinking we might be a couple. Unless it's to attack me about something because she does that in public for point scoring with other women.
I've always felt I'm unable to be social so I do what feels safe. Vulnerability is extremely difficult mostly because I can't openly trust others esp in any romantic situation.
I find it really difficult to start conversations and tend to sit silently by myself away from everyone else so I can have my own space, avoid interactions as much as possible and a safe way to escape if that becomes necessary.
It's particularly difficult if her mum is also present as she and I are so socially distant you can drop a pin and hear it hit the ground. She never talks to me in the presence of our daughter when in public situations to stop people thinking we might be a couple. Unless it's to attack me about something because she does that in public for point scoring with other women.
I've always felt I'm unable to be social so I do what feels safe. Vulnerability is extremely difficult mostly because I can't openly trust others esp in any romantic situation.
