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Originally Posted by Have Hope
The sadness of not having a love to share the holidays with is truly palpable. I wake up and cry nearly every morning, over one thing or another, but this season, it's really hitting home that I don't have anyone. And I look older. My wrinkles are visible. I may look like I am 45 instead of 54, but my wrinkles are getting worse because I smoke cigarettes, which I cannot seem to quit. I just feel very sad and hopeless right now.
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54 is still very young. You have plenty of time ahead of you to meet someone new. I think Christmas gets tougher each year, as I get older. There seems more and more pressure to be happy and build this media perfect vision of Christmas, which for many of us is unachievable.
I’m 60 in a few weeks time, and I don’t know where the time has gone. I’m trying to look on the positive side, and embracing simply being alive, but it does scare me. You’re not alone, in that sense.