tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4747243686244755216..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: To Live AloneWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30700778032027136592012-08-23T15:58:18.434-02:302012-08-23T15:58:18.434-02:30buy valium buy valium chiang mai - generic valium ...<a href="http://ccfi.com/lib/#buy-valium" rel="nofollow">buy valium</a> buy valium chiang mai - generic valium pillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45383555551591258922012-02-28T08:28:46.041-03:302012-02-28T08:28:46.041-03:30Despite the mention of occasional loneliness, your...Despite the mention of occasional loneliness, your poem accurately and beautifully depicts the best of living alone. My family comes and goes - when they are here I am ecstatic and when they leave, I must cross the chasm between missing them and needing my solitude. It's the only time living alone makes me ache.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65641064906102743242012-02-27T12:28:40.240-03:302012-02-27T12:28:40.240-03:30I want to live alone. I have everything organised...I want to live alone. I have everything organised to do that. I am simply not able to as events over which I have no control keep taking place and I am stuck in a care giver role. I hope that at some point of time it will be possible for me to live alone.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19309496254389198502012-02-26T18:33:39.777-03:302012-02-26T18:33:39.777-03:30And another point worth mentioning Joared is that ...And another point worth mentioning Joared is that we can sometimes feel inutterably alone when living with another. I know I have.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70207647009190992132012-02-26T12:58:46.623-03:302012-02-26T12:58:46.623-03:30A lot of people surely do live alone. I've l...A lot of people surely do live alone. I've lived life with and without sharing an abode. I think what's important is to have caring people in my life and we don't necessarily have to share the same living environment. In fact, as I age, when I feel well living alone is better. When I'm ill, sometimes I think it might be nice to have someone else in the house. The story of life -- sometimes wanting what we don't have at any point in time.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86961790422740539762012-02-25T19:51:20.670-03:302012-02-25T19:51:20.670-03:30Excellent point T - having family -parents or chil...Excellent point T - having family -parents or children is ideal. Close friends have always been important to me also. To have no one must be a far, far different experience.<br />Then again we never miss what we never had and can idealize it.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46152234838688378282012-02-25T17:00:54.627-03:302012-02-25T17:00:54.627-03:30I wouldn't live alone as a choice, but have do...I wouldn't live alone as a choice, but have done so at various times and quite enjoyed the independence of it, but in those days I had parents still alive. I may have to do so again one day in the future.<br />"We learn by going where we have to go".... I think living alone is easier when one has close family alive, even if seen infrequently, one still belongs to something, so complete alone-ness is diluted.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56463814465177555762012-02-25T14:14:16.123-03:302012-02-25T14:14:16.123-03:30GFB:
Thanks!
And yes I've noticed that too amo...GFB:<br />Thanks!<br />And yes I've noticed that too amongst my male friends. They just can't cope without a partner, with rare exceptions (my father being one of the rare ones).<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16405649153245349902012-02-25T14:12:22.331-03:302012-02-25T14:12:22.331-03:30Linda:
A bit different, yes! :)
Having a dog truly...Linda:<br />A bit different, yes! :)<br />Having a dog truly helps me.<br />XO<br />WWW<br />PS are you back in NL?Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-31248624249220013812012-02-25T14:11:29.273-03:302012-02-25T14:11:29.273-03:30Nick:
Having something to look forward to was alwa...Nick:<br />Having something to look forward to was always my father's mandate. I think it a key to a fulfilled existence!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-71728553663356402382012-02-25T14:10:28.491-03:302012-02-25T14:10:28.491-03:30Marc:
I'm with you, I can't recall ever be...Marc:<br />I'm with you, I can't recall ever being bored and I do hope none exists in my future!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77833595325719852282012-02-25T14:09:41.436-03:302012-02-25T14:09:41.436-03:30GM:
Yes, adaptability is the key indeed and making...GM:<br />Yes, adaptability is the key indeed and making the most of the moments.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-83501495070357598602012-02-25T12:29:47.102-03:302012-02-25T12:29:47.102-03:30Nice verses WWW. I didn't know about those num...Nice verses WWW. I didn't know about those numbers.<br />Women seem to cope with being alone far better than men do. I have noticed this with the wives of five of my friends that died back in the 90s.Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-89436731509877742782012-02-25T09:16:57.720-03:302012-02-25T09:16:57.720-03:30My husband read this out to me the other night (bu...My husband read this out to me the other night (but can't remember where from) - I was really surprised it was so high.<br />I have lived alone but only while my husband was away working so thats not quite the same thing is it? And of course I had my dog too! I am quite comfortable spending time alone though.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873420993613314525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68092324846609405552012-02-25T05:54:22.947-03:302012-02-25T05:54:22.947-03:30I've lived with Jenny for over 30 years, and b...I've lived with Jenny for over 30 years, and before that I lived on my own for 8 years. I didn't enjoy living on my own, but that was mainly because I was young and short of money and couldn't afford a decent place to live in. I was happy enough with my own company, I had friends and plenty of things to do.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66819830348284493432012-02-25T01:07:50.691-03:302012-02-25T01:07:50.691-03:30The New York Times reports that one in four lives ...The New York Times reports that one in four lives alone. I joined that cohort nine years ago. I write, I read, I listen to music, and follow the paths I choose. I'm alone, but never bored or lonely.Marc Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2453130859931038572012-02-24T23:51:53.504-03:302012-02-24T23:51:53.504-03:30I have always adapted to my circumstances. I loved...I have always adapted to my circumstances. I loved the twenty years with my husband, but in the fourteen years since his death, I adjusted well to singledom. I take each day as it comes and try to live in the moment.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-8278223231596619502012-02-24T22:46:21.329-03:302012-02-24T22:46:21.329-03:30Hattie:
I believe it is the first time in history ...Hattie:<br />I believe it is the first time in history this has happened, and damned if I can't find a link to support this, I will keep looking and put on a PS to my original post.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-51790526110373682592012-02-24T22:44:25.855-03:302012-02-24T22:44:25.855-03:30Irene:
Please send me a valid link to your new blo...Irene:<br />Please send me a valid link to your new blog, I can't seem to get on board your bus!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5786052145304625552012-02-24T22:20:10.379-03:302012-02-24T22:20:10.379-03:30I'm not sure it's the majority. But for su...I'm not sure it's the majority. But for sure a lot of people live alone.Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-53023133616009037002012-02-24T22:13:39.089-03:302012-02-24T22:13:39.089-03:30That's lovely and reflects my feelings, but so...That's lovely and reflects my feelings, but sometimes it does feel a shame not to share it with another person, doesn't it?Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.com