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Do you actually believe there is someone for everyone?

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Idontthinkibelonghere · 07/12/2025 19:45

Meaning relationship wise.

I was reading (under different user name) an old thread of mine, talking how I’m not dealing with being life-long single well at all, there were so many comments of stating the title, thiught it was bs people say, and now years later that thread, can’t say that there’s been anything that would change my mind.

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taxguru · 11/12/2025 13:07

fluffiphlox · 08/12/2025 09:38

I’ve been on a few group holidays (Explore, Exodus that sort of thing) with my DH and apart from widows/widowers, we often say that you can see why the single people are single. It may just be the type of person who goes on these trips but some of the single ones have been downright weird and others just very difficult to deal with, even for just a week. (That’s not to say that some of the couples haven’t been odd, we might be one of them). So yes I think there are some people who aren’t destined for coupledom.

I wonder about the ages of the "singles" you came across. It's inevitable that the older you get, the less crap you'll put up and the less tolerant of other people, more selfish, etc. So single "older" people probably give off the wrong vibes, because they don't want to put up with the crap and are used to doing things their own way.

Completely different when you're younger and havn't had a lifetime of being messed around, disappointed, etc., as you're more likely to be open minded, up for new experiences, up for trying out meeting different kinds of people, etc.

I meet a lot of people in my work and find older people in general (single and in couples) to have less tolerance and, yes, more selfish, maybe not in a nasty way, but more likely to put their own needs/wants above other people. Younger people are generally more likely to be "people pleasers" and engage more with other people.

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