Life without Love

[catch99]

Do you guys think a life without a girlfriend/boyfriend is worth living?

 

[palebluedot]

it can be. not for me though.

 

[catch99]

it can be. not for me though.

I tend to agree. It seems that as animals our sole purpose is to reproduce and if we can't do that, then what's the point?

 

[JustAMatterOfTime]

I am not made for it. I become extremely jealous and imagine he is cheating and I am paranoid. Not worth it for me I have tried it and it causes more hurt than good.

 

[Jinnberg]

A life without a significant other has the potential to be worth living, but it could also be not worth living. One person could be perfectly fine without a girlfriend/boyfriend, and another would be absolutely miserable without one.

I don't think there's really a definitive answer, it all depends on the person. Everyone has different levels of what they can and cannot tolerate, or maybe I'm just over complicating the question, and if that's the case, then I'm really sorry!

 

[GenesAndEnvironment]

With acceptance and a tolerable job and/or engaging hobbies, I don't see why not.

 

[kerokeroka]

Do you guys think a life without a girlfriend/boyfriend is worth living?

Depends, you can be happy without ever having a romantic partner. Life would suck after a while but you could still do things that make you happy.

 

[WornOutLife]

I've experienced both lives so here's my opinion:

Being with someone you love, it's like the best drug ever. The first days, months, years are so...MAGIC.
Then, things are so great that you might end up living together like I did. And that my friend, is when you really start to know the other person, it's just like getting married.
She/He will not be as perfect as you thought and she/he will also see your flaws.

If you manage to get over the rut, jealousy, lack of sex and can support each other no matter what. Then, a love life is what you need.

As for me, I had found the love of my life but the things I mentioned ruined our relationship.

Thus, now, I'm alone and very lonely.

Do I miss love? Of course I do. It's really nice to have some cuddling and hugs when you're in your bed. Now, I just hug my pillow.
However, I really like this loneliness. I feel so much peace and...truly, I'm not ready to be in a relationship for now. First, I gotta fix my mind.

To sum up, yes, a life without love is worth living as long as you love yourself but if you find a partner things might get better. It all depends on each individual. We're all different.

 

[NothingElseMatters]

no. that's one of the reasons to kill myself.

 

[DunnoWhyButYeah]

I need to be loved and I want love someone, share my life with someone; so for me life without that isn't my thing. Someone else can be happy without love.

 

[LunarPyotr]

I personally can say that it's a difficult topic but I personally wouldn't say that it's worthless/meaningless but rather it's sad, annoying and really challenging when you have stupid parents who ask stuff like "when should we expect some grand kids" or mention up that "person xyz from your aunt xzz is already married and has kids" or shit like this.

 

[Bedrock48]

If not having a partner is the main or only negative, then yes 100%. I don't really want one and I don't see myself getting one anytime soon.

I can do just about everything I could with a partner on my own, go to fancy restaurants, cinema, concerts, you name it. Plus, I'm only having to pay for myself so the whole experience costs half as much!

 

[SweetDreams500]

no

 

[StringPuppet]

Tbh I think people who choose to live without love and people who can't find love will have two different perspectives on this.

 

[alown]

we come alone we go alone in any case, the ideal of having a boyfriend or a girlfriend is just a cliche imposed by society

 

[lonerclown666]

Never had a love in my entire life and i become very depressed

 

[Celerity]

Maybe. I just wish someone would love me. I'm so lonely. Only the booze is my friend at this point.

 

[catch99]

Appreciate everyone's replies

I wish I could believe it's possible, but I just don't think that it is.

 

[SweetDreams500]

Humans are social animals. We need companionship

 

[onthelastday]

I don't even know what love is

 

[Q-Dust]

No

Do you guys think a life without a girlfriend/boyfriend is worth living?

 

[J113632]

I don't think a significant other really makes a difference. Having a boyfriend/girlfriend doesn't cure mental illness and its really hard to maintain those kinds of relationships.

 

[MYStERY_Man]

Yes. It used to be that I cared about having a SO, but no longer. I don't even think friends are necessary. On the other hand, we do live in a society and this kind of POV does put me in a precarious position.

5 years from now I'd like to be a digital nomad who also happens to make some music and play poker tournaments all across the country. I don't need anyone with me to do this.

But to get there, I might. I've been neglecting my relationships for long that all I've got left are my parents and my grandma. I have a job I can't properly do, but should find a way to hang on at least for a year. Finally, when/if I abandon everything to really throw myself towards that path, I'm bound to disappoint the last remains of my social support and will have to find a way to get by entirely on my own (or give up).

Loneliness doesn't make it worthless, it just makes it much harder when the environment keeps trying to bend you to its demands.

 

[SweetDreams500]

I don't think a significant other really makes a difference. Having a boyfriend/girlfriend doesn't cure mental illness and its really hard to maintain those kinds of relationships.

not being able to have a gf/bf is horrible.

 

[NormaJeane]

Do you guys think a life without a girlfriend/boyfriend is worth living?

I believe that depends on how old you are. It is worse for a young person to be alone, who never loved anyone. But we are social beings, so no one should live alone. Passionate love is better than anything, but when you lose that love it will be worse than hell.

 

[sadbadpsychogirl]

i've been without any type of love for a long time and i don't think it would make a difference to me i need to die

 

[TooConscious]

Nope, my 20 years were a sad fucking waste you see the evil in everyone and can become bitter hateful and full of despair so easy. Feeling like that is very much a right though. The rigged game is sick.

 

[Aeathelina]

I wouldn't know. I've never been in love or a relationship, never really had interest in one because I doubt anyone would want someone so broken

 

[Over&out]

Thats why I bought my meto and SN. She has little time to want me back in her life or I'm gone.

 

[Yasuke]

Do you guys think a life without a girlfriend/boyfriend is worth living?

No. Even with one it still wouldn't be