To sometimes fantasise about living entirely alone?

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Caveat: I love and cherish my DH and DS. I wouldn't really want to be without them. But...

...oh my god. How would it be if it was just me? To have everything in the house where I want it, how I want it? To be able to furnish and decorate exactly as I please without ever having to negotiate other people's wants / dislikes? To eat what I want, when I want? To watch whatever I want to watch on the telly, whenever I want to watch it? To never ever have to explain or justify or persuade or compromise? To just live exactly as I want to, doing just what I choose to do, all the time?

I live alone and love it. obviously there are downsides but it really is the bliss you describe as well.

Some can't live with others, some can't live without them!

I'm in the first category. Never married and have a DP for over 30 years. We live separately in our own fully owned houses (by now). We obviously hook up regularly but being able to retreat to my house is bliss, and the same goes for him. I can say hand on heart that I have never felt lonely ever. I'm far too independent and self sufficient for that! But everyone is different.

That's why we are still together after all these years. Living with others when you are beyond a certain age is highly overrated.

Yes- alone with nice sofas that a four year old doesn’t trample on.

Not having to worry if there’s nothing that goes together in the fridge.

Everywhere spotless.

Just one person’s stuff.

No lego or figures to stand on.

I lived alone for 15 years so know just how good this is! Now I live in chaos...

I was on my own for a week a few years ago, when my family went away on holiday. Just me and the 3 dogs. First thing i did was deep clean the house and relax.
It was nice not cleaning around for anyone, not cooking for others. doing what i wanted, eating what i want etc...
Although I was happy when my family returned on the saturday, because it did become a bit lonely.

I live alone. Well, with my DD & Dog haha so not technically alone but I get to make (most!) decisions! I totally love it, I lived alone for 13tears in my 20’s & early 30’s & then lived with my ex. Never again will I live with anyone. I am loving this thread & that being together but not living together seems to be catching on!

I might look for a bf in my 60’s but make it clear we will live in our own homes

My DC are at university. I love living on my own. The house is the perfect size just for me.

Living with others when you are beyond a certain age is highly overrated

And this is very true @Palloom

If I lived with my very long-term partner, we would not have been together as long as we have.

YABU - You need a cat to share with

My fantasy solo home would deffo not include a giant telly with associated sound bars, speakers, amps, etc... Or thousands of cables attached to same. So, i wouldn’t need three remotes, either. Just me & my radio...

I adore my dh and 4 dc but yes sometimes I have a little fantasy of being alone. I have a little 2-bed mid terrace cottage in a village, with 2 rag doll cats and a little courtyard garden. It’s always clean and tidy and I don’t spend my days tripping over various toys or surround by dh’s tools. It has a log burning stove and I spend my days reading by the fire or in my garden. It’s bliss