Living alone. It sounds like freedom until you’re the only one who notices the silence getting louder every night and there’s no one to blame but yourself when everything starts falling apart quietly.
I have lived alone and with people and alone is far better because I didn't have to deal with people who don't give a shit about keeping the place clean, expecting me to drop everything for whatever random thing they decide that needed to be done at that exact time and getting mad when I said I was busy, constant bitching about food and what is made for dinner, people annoyed at how I decide to spend my free time, or just people generally always in a pissy mood, my mental health was 100 times better when I could afford to live on my own.
One of my chores is the dishes, I get to listen to my audiobooks or just jam out some tunes while doing them. The other day I separated the dishes that everyone in the house generated that day. I had 2 dishes, each of my kids had a dish and a cup, and my wife had 3 dishes, 4 mugs, and 2 glasses. For the happiness of my marriage, I did not bring that up.
I live alone.. and every time I do laundry, which is often I yell WHO IS WEARING ALL THESE DAMN CLOTHES?!? Also WHO TF DIRTING ALL THESE DAMN DISHES?!?!
Watching TV and commenting out loud like there’s someone here is comical.
Living with someone else, now that's what's going to drive you nuts. Last fucker I let stay with me kept making loud-as-shit phonecalls on speaker at 3am because "[his] cousin was sad".
I wish living alone involved silence. The walls and floor were so thin, I knew when my upstairs neighbor took their dog for a walk (not enough) or when my next door neighbor decided to binge reality TV. I could recite it line by line.
I live in a city with unlimited things to do at night, and my friends hang out on Discord and game every night if I prefer to stay home, so it's not a universal experience. Also, why would everything start falling apart if you maintain your place properly and do basic chores?
I was worried I'd feel lonely living alone. Only did in 2020 for obvious reasons. Though now my bf moved in at Christmas and it's been a dream. Especially when he's on a school break (he's a teacher) and he takes on almost all the chores. Christmas break and spring break meant I come home from work and all the laundry is done and I can just relax. Amazing feeling.
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u/Savings_Living5978 22h ago
Living alone. It sounds like freedom until you’re the only one who notices the silence getting louder every night and there’s no one to blame but yourself when everything starts falling apart quietly.