The problem here is that going on holiday, like the cost of housing, bills and everything else in the world is designed for 2 people paying full price.
The problem here is that going on holiday, like the cost of housing, bills and everything else in the world is designed for 2 people paying full price.My boss’ wife popped into work today and was talking about holidays. I was saying how I’ve not been away in years as I can’t afford it with all my bills etc. She looked at me with a sad face and goes “aww do you not have a partner?”
No and that’s my CHOICE. I’d rather be single and stuck in England than stuck with a moronic man just so I can have a crap package holiday every summer
this is true. i hate all the cost of living articles atm which completely ignore the existence of single person households.The problem here is that going on holiday, like the cost of housing, bills and everything else in the world is designed for 2 people paying full price.
Well of course the other thing is that without a male companion you are considered fair game for harassment in most of the world…even here at home in the uk!this is true. i hate all the cost of living articles atm which completely ignore the existence of single person households.
frankly, i’ll pay double the price for a holiday if it means not having to deal with a man though
i know so many people like this, and it’s just so sad. what a waste of a lifeIt’s amazing how many people I know who are blatantly in unhappy marriages and relationships and just put up with it because either they can’t be bothered with the hassle of splitting up, or they can’t stand to be alone. I can think of a few where there is also low level abuse and control. One the husband is obviously and alcoholic and he has a really tempestuous with his wife, they can go months not speaking to each other despite living in the same house. Threats of divorce never happened and the now the kids have grown up and they’re stuck with each other. It’s pretty sad but they’ve been together since they were teens and I don’t think they know any different.
Yes yes and yesThe problem here is that going on holiday, like the cost of housing, bills and everything else in the world is designed for 2 people paying full price.
Yes let me just get into a relationship just so I can have a holiday... That sounds healthyMy boss’ wife popped into work today and was talking about holidays. I was saying how I’ve not been away in years as I can’t afford it with all my bills etc. She looked at me with a sad face and goes “aww do you not have a partner?”
No and that’s my CHOICE. I’d rather be single and stuck in England than stuck with a moronic man just so I can have a crap package holiday every summer
Very sad. I get similar responses if I’m stressed or having a moan about the cost of living crisis and increase in bills etc. it’s always “you need to meet a man” - this generally tends to come from someone I thought was a close friend. She’s now pregnant and can’t talk about anything else, we work at the same place and it’s been a bit chaotic the last few weeks and she was talking about how she won’t have to deal with it soon enough, I said to her “I just want paid leave without having to have a baby” and completely ignoring what I said her response was “you don’t need a man to have a baby” before going on to suggest I get a sperm donor (I’m 30). I have made it very clear to her repeatedly saying “I don’t want kids” and the only response I ever get is “but you’d make a great mum” it’s really starting to frustrate me now, I was telling another friend and she said it’s really disrespectful and bordering offensive.Today I remembered something I heard some years ago. I was temping for an agency at the time and happened to see one of the other temps in the office. She was moaning about how she was short of work. She said it was okay for me because I was good-looking and could get a man to marry me so I wouldn't have to work. It so happened I was just getting out of an abusive marriage so was left a bit speechless. But that seems quite a common idea, even these days. Marriage seems to be a form of legalised prostitution for some women. Very sad.
Clearly she’s one of those women who can’t be alone and needs validation from a man. I find that quite pathetic actually.This talk of friends reminds me of a (no longer) close friend. I helped her leave her partner with the practical stuff. He was kicking her and the (4) kids out over him leaving the house. She had gave up her career to raise the kids and had no money. I sorted a solicitor out, benefits, everything. Anyway…she started to be a bit quiet. Said she was meeting this male friend that she volunteered with. She even had a night away with him. I knew they were clearly together at this point but she didn’t say anything. I couldn’t understand the secrecy and tried speaking to her about how distant she was becoming with me well needless to say we’re no longer friends because she put him first but I got all the blame. I don’t know why people change so much.
it always makes me think of that cartoon in the new yorker (which i can’t find now!) with a man proposing to a woman saying: will you marry me and give up your existence to keep me happy while my life will continue completely as normal?!On the topic of friends giving up all of who they are when they're in a relationship. I've never known that happen with a man. It always seems like they carry on as normal. Same with having kids. It seems like women give up everything but men can still go to the pub twice a week, football on saturday, golf on sunday like they did when they were child free.
Oh cool! Happy Singles Day to my lovely tattle friends! We are fabuloustwitter is telling me that it’s “singles day” (who knew this was a thing?) so happy singles day to my fellow fabulous single peopletreat yourself! xx
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this time last year i was in intense paranoia because the guy i had been dating for nine months began ghosting me after making plans for christmas and so i spent most of november in deep despair. this year however, i am amazing
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