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Well, I got lucky enough to have two great relationships in my life time. With my husband who I lost 12 years ago now, and with my current boyfriend. Both open minded, awesome guys in their own way. Boyfriend knows about me making stories with whoever wants to, and is all fine with it. He knows who I cuddle up with at night. . And yes, good relationships happen when you least expect it. These two guys I know are proof of that.

I probably spent as many years single and dating/hooking up the younger people here have been alive. I both hated and loved that time, and even though I always felt empty, I never allowed any of those intimate pairings to turn into more. I'd lost love pretty brutally early on and was scared to risk it again. Just after pandemic lockdown I accidentally fell into a relationship with a friend who needed a place to live. I almost ran away again, but convinced myself not to, and it somehow is working better than I could have imagined, or probably deserve. I am happier than I could ever imagine being.

Single for a few while now, but I would rather be alone than to give the opportunity for someone to hurt me again. Not sure how long I have been single, just letting things come and go, like the river in a way.

That's usually how it happens. When you least expect it.

I'm in a relationship and I am happy. He knows I write and doesn't really mind because to quote "It is just words, it's not real and you aren't going to run away with whoever is behind the screen." We have been together for a very long time and got a civil partnership to protect our daughter. I think I got lucky to have found someone special to me. ^^

I too am painfully single, despite being a usually social forward guy. Unfortunately, with how women have treated me over the years I've developed a social anxiety towards women. Which is only amplified by the fact that if I ever try to talk publicly about it I only get berated by people calling me things like incel, or saying that I deserve how I'm treated on the soul grounds of me being a man. *insert the part where I elaborated on this further by giving real life examples, only to delete it because I knew it would result in exactly what I said would happen*

I am here in a relationship… but also painfully lonely.