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Justwantfair · Mar 31, 2009, 11:28 AM

I love the not being questioned about that time of the month! I absolutely can not stand the minute I have an opinion that is overly vocalized then it must be that time!! Why can't I just have an opinion.

kctiger · Mar 31, 2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Justwantfair

I love the not being questioned about that time of the month!! I absolutely can not stand the minute I have an opinion that is overly vocalized then it must be that time!! Why can't I just have an opinion.

Must be that time of the month... :rolleyes:

Justwantfair · Mar 31, 2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by kctiger

Must be that time of the month....:rolleyes:

You have no idea... so watch your step, MISTER! :p

nikosmom · Mar 31, 2009, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by kctiger

Must be that time of the month....:rolleyes:

Don't start nothing KC! :mad::p

ZoeMarie · Mar 31, 2009, 12:05 PM

Oh my gosh, I'm certainly not single and I love my husband more than anything but I can tell you the things I miss about being single.

When I was cleaning up the house I was only picking up after me, took 1/2 the time it takes me now

I didn't have toothpaste all over the mirror in the bathroom- I still don't know how he does that.

I didn't have dirty socks and clothes all over the floor and under the bed.

Dirty laundry was sorted by which load it was going into in the wash.

There weren't dirty dishes/glasses or pop cans all over the house.

I could do whatever I wanted for dinner, didn't have to ask anyone what he wanted for dinner

Just to name a few. I realize they're almost all based on him not picking up after himself. Lol

Survivor07 · Mar 31, 2009, 06:45 PM

Thought of some more:

I can paint my bedroom pink if I want to. Hell, I can do whatever I want in decorating the whole house. (No more red-neck, tacky singing fish on the wall at Christmastime)

I can cook whatever I want for dinner or NOT cook at all.

Less dishes and laundry. (This may be reason enough to stay living alone forever)

The wet towels actually dry because they get hung back up!

No more "Where were you when I called?" UGH. I hated that.

I can Google anything I want without worrying he's going to overreact if he checks the history

I actually am in a relationship now. But I was married for 12 years!

(I replaced the singing fish on the wall with the divorce decree! )

Survivor07 · Mar 31, 2009, 07:06 PM

Friend4U178: Yes, I really did. You're not too surprised I learned my husband wasn't quite the catch

friend4u178 · Mar 31, 2009, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by Survivor07

Friend4U178: Yes, I really did. You're not too surprised I learned my husband wasn't quite the catch

LOL... maybe you were throwing out the wrong bait ;)

teastalk · Apr 1, 2009, 10:18 PM

I guess I'm happier not having to worry where he is or what he's doing plus watching my step to see if I'll do something he won't like.

none12345 · Apr 1, 2009, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by teastalk

I guess I'm happier not having to worry where he is or what he's doing plus watching my step to see if I'll do something he won't like.

hellz yes. You got all the freedom now. Lol I'm doing nc too and sometimes its so hard but I got tons of free time now for myself and I can do anything I want. Sometimes freedom feels good for a change =P

MarkwithaK · Apr 1, 2009, 11:01 PM

I'll throw my hat in the ring on this one:

#1. Being able to take a shower while drinking a beer.

#2. Not having to Tivo the Cubs game because she wants to watch Lifetime.

#3. My thermostat stays on one setting... no more up and down.

#4. Not having to remember to take the "adult movie" out of the DVD player before she gets home.

#5. PORN!

#6. I can keep a keg in the refrigerator.

#7. Watching the Bears on Sunday while drinking beer and eating cheese out of a can.

#8. The phrase "today on Oprah" is no longer mentioned in my house.

#9. Potpourri, scented candles... you won't find them in my house.

#10. Boxers are now acceptable dinner attire.

ordinaryguy · Apr 2, 2009, 05:45 AM

I notice that most of the "joys" people have listed here are, strictly speaking, the joys of not living with a significant other, rather than joys associated with not having one at all.

I've felt for a long time that the ideal relationship/marriage arrangement would be separate living quarters in the same neighborhood. So many issues would simply disappear if all the tedious negotiations and compromises over things that don't really matter became unnecessary.

I feel like if we're going to come to loggerheads, we should at least do it over something more significant than the state of the toilet seat, or who is more inconvenienced by whose kitchen and laundry habits.

"Society is commonly too cheap. We meet at very short intervals, not having had time to acquire any new value for each other. We meet at meals three times a day and give each other a new taste of that old musty cheese that we are." --Thoreau

"And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cyprus grow not in each other's shadow." --Gibran

kctiger · Apr 2, 2009, 06:18 AM

No more "one week" of hell every month... YOU KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT!!

I also can leave my television on the NFL Network 24 hours a day to stimulate my mind... no changing the freaking channel to watch the three dumbest blondes I have ever seen (Girls Next Door)

zeeniee · Apr 2, 2009, 06:31 AM

Okay here it goes:

To be able to pause and breathe at your own time and space

To remember who you are and what your values, morals and respect are and to stick to them

No more rushing around like a headless chicken getting a thousand things done for him

All the money I earn is mine and mine to spend and save for my future

To be able to go and book a holiday or a weekend get-a-way in a jiffy- and off I go!

To be able to play loud music at 6am in the morning when getting ready for work and to use your hairdryer without him groaning that you are apparently disturbing his sleep

Never to clean the bathroom mirror as there is no more toothpaste splattered about!

Nor pick up after his mess

To be able to walk, smile, chat and flirt with guys and not feel guilty

To plan your day, week as and when they come, without justifying your reasons

To go shopping and buy things for you that you like, rather than what he likes for you

To feel innovative about your future- what will it bring?

To re-address your goals and aspirations in life and to make a better future for you

To finally feel EMPOWERED! – Yes it does finally come…slowly but surely it is coming- oh dear- haha!

jmw0713 · Apr 2, 2009, 06:36 AM

@KC: I liked watching Girls Next Door... for obvious reasons. Actually, I liked watching most of the shows the she watched, with the exception of the Lifetime channel. That channel makes all guys look like wife beating D-heads. No wonder, women never trust us...

America's Next Top model is also not one of my favorites. The women are nice to look at, but watching 9+ episodes in a row is a killer!

Her watching habits superseded mine 90% of the time, but I really didn't care. It gave us something to talk about, which was nice.

kctiger · Apr 2, 2009, 06:37 AM

The only way I could watch Girls Next Door is if it was on mute. If I hear Kendra (sp?) laugh out loud one more time in my life, I will cut my ears off!

jmw0713 · Apr 2, 2009, 06:43 AM

LOL!! Yeah, her laugh is REALLY annoying...

none12345 · Apr 2, 2009, 10:42 AM

Today I just woke up at 1:30 pm without having to wake up at 9 am to keep her company -___- and I feel well rested and ready to start my day =P not tired and wanteing to sleep all day =P

kctiger · Apr 2, 2009, 10:46 AM

Having to babysit her at a bar was always a HUGE drawback to going out with the ex...

Now I can just babysit myself!

Justwantfair · Apr 2, 2009, 10:47 AM

My vote for the Number 1 reason...

No more fighting for the covers all night long. :D