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I Am Single

For about the past month I've been looking at everybody else's happy lives, especially married people, and feeling bad about my own. I feel like I'm missing out on a lot not being married. It's helped that I quit looking at Facebook everyday and seeing everybody's happy family lives. I've had kind of a "everybody's got a better life than me" attitude lately that's not good. I have a lot to be grateful for though and keep trying to focus on that.
You talk about it as thought marriage is the key to happiness. It could be that others see your happiness the same way that you see theirs - thorough their own perceptions - their own filters and beliefs. It sounds as though you make it a competition. Truthfully, if you had so many other people's lives, you most likely, very soon, would want yours back. People don't like showing their shortcomings, and they're sensitive about what they think they lack. We're all the same in so many ways, including the ways we hide from each other. I think you're headed in the right direction by focusing on the things you're grateful for.
"The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel." ~~ Steve Furtick
callmecrazy · 46-50, F
I hear ya...I'm about ready to delete Facebook. Deep down I know a lot of what you see is fake but it still gets to you. Can't tell you how many married men try to hit me up after posting a super sappy selfie with their wife. Makes me so mad. It's okay to feel sad about it sometimes. You can't help how you feel. I've been there. It makes you doubt yourself and everything in the world at times..
newgirl · 56-60, F
I know what you mean. I was married for a very long time and now I'm on my own. I left my husband for good reasons and I am much happier without him and his drama. But I do think that life is better when you share it with someone you love.
fddlpej · 61-69, M
Your marriage was a bad one? If so give it time and find someone that you can enjoy the rest of your life with and you will be glad that you have moved on to better things believe it or not this should be just a rough patch you are going thru look what is ahead of you and what you could have not what others have go get your own fun and enjoy the trip while you search
JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M
I hope find somebody to share your life with.

 
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