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Originally Posted by StressedMess
But using this sentence as a jumping off point, intimacy takes too much damn work. Being alone is comfortable in that I don't have to get to know another person's foibles and what makes them tick. I don't have to guard my words and thoughts. I don't have to fear trusting the untrustworthy again.
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This rings true for me, under different circumstances, in the after of the death of my spouse. I do miss the intimacy of my mostly happy marriage, but I also feel comfortable, almost relishing, the time I have because I am single. No catering to his needs. No fixing what he doesn't take responsibility for.