The only time I hate being single!

[MargotMoon]

No, it’s not Christmas or Valentine’s Day or my birthday.

It’s not when I’m at weddings or parties or on holiday with friends in couples.

The only time I really, truly wish I had a man around is when my house breaks and I don’t know how to fix it. I’m tired of tradesmen fobbing me off or ripping me off. If I wanted to guess what the problem was and not fix it properly I can do that myself for free. Just turn up, don’t be prick and make it stop raining inside my house, please. And I’ll smile and be grateful and pay you a fair price.

When do you hate being single?

This is so sad and well done to all who responded.

Question for @Friendlygingercat do you honestly believe everyone should stay child free like you have?

And for your information, life for young parents either as a single or as a couple is not a bed of roses.

My mum does all the DIY in their house! My dad wouldn't know which end of a screwdriver to use 😂

I feel like I need to qualify my OP as I’m definitely not incapable of doing small repairs and sorting stuff out. I’m not as brilliant as my mum - she could turn her hand to pretty much anything, but I can get by. It’s more that I want someone else to share the stress and hassle of dealing with something a bit more major, and dealing with people in the house.

@MaplePumpkinI totally used to get that coming back from holiday thing. But now all my friends have been married for ages they see being away as a treat and are gritting their teeth at going home.

You must really love your job 😳.

Knowing that I’m going to be lonely in my old age as I’m disabled, single, have no kids and a really shitty sister.

And worse still, getting a room that's smaller or without the same facilities and still having to pay the same for it.

@ViragoHandshake , I've only been with one man who would crack on and fix something.
An XP wasn't too bad, but he'd only tackle a job after I made a start.

Before I got married I hated being single on Sundays. What a bore that was

Find a local handyman.
My DH is no use for any repairs, my neighbour is a handyman.
DH can move heavy furniture. Would you consider a muscled tall lodger. Light DIY in the contract. 💪

But @Friendlygingercat has a point. I have never claimed a penny of benefits in my life and do get annoyed about paying tax to subsidies those who have children they can’t afford

When I’m sick and there is no one to make me a cup of tea or go to the shop. When I need to move furniture or fix something. When I just need to talk through how to approach a problem.
Then I remember my ex was godawful in all those situations and that I would wish I was on my own so I could just figure it out without managing his ridiculous mood swings and fussiness. So the feeling doesn’t last long.

I love being single and can't imagine ever living with another man ever again (I do have 2 teen DD living with me FT)
The thing I miss is just another adult who could just do stuff while I do stuff, like the car needs an MOT, so I'll book it in, book a day off work, hang round until it fails, arrange the remedial work (car is elderly) wait until it passes, and then have to get home and start all over again. And that is just one example of life admin that involves a whole day.
Sometimes just an extra person would be useful, especially when dd1 has a rehearsal at 6pm and dd2 has sport practice at 6.30, and they are a 25 min drive if traffic is good.

This!!
As for when something breaks in my house, my ExH never fixed anything in 20 years and dealt with sourcing the tradesman perhaps twice. Good riddance.

Never. I love being single. I wake up every single day and say 'ah, another happy, man-free day'.

If you had a bloke you know he wouldn't be doing those things, right? It would be worse because you'd be waiting for him to do it and you'd be frustrated he wasn't.

I love paying men to work in my house and then waving them goodbye forever afterwards. Absolute bliss.

@Friendlygingercat You use all those things because those children makeup the society you live in. They are educated, fed, and will become workers and carers that you personally will benefit from.

Happy, healthy children benefit everyone in society.

I recently had to buy another car so got a lovely 2nd hand mini from a dealer, which broke down a couple of months later. I called the dealer to ask him if it could be fixed under the warranty, and of course he said no. I had 2 RAC mechanics look at it, and they both said it should be covered. To cut a long story short, the garage eventually took it back to fix it, but didn't fix it properly. It has taken me 12 weeks to get them to fix it properly, but only after I threatened court and to report them to Trading standards, the Motor Ombudsman, Auto trader, and our local paper! Their treatment of me was absolutely disgusting, taking advantage of a single female. They lied to me, patronised me, fobbed me off, and used bullying tactics to try and make me shut up and go away. But I stood my ground, and they eventually gave in. They put me through so much stress and inconvenience, and I am absolutely certain they wouldn't have treated me like that if I was a man, or had taken a man with me when I went to buy the car!