Skip to content Try Ads-Free Fark It's Not News, It's Fark How To FarkLog In | Sign Up » Forgot password? Turn on javascript (or enable it for Fark) for a better user experience. If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page. Discussion Entertainment Could being forever alone actually be the secret to eternal happiness? Based on subby's extensive research with his ex-wife, the answer is yes (bbc.com) More: Interesting, Germany, Non-fiction, Taste, Time, Woman, BBC, Psychology, Kunsthalle Hamburg 483 clicks;posted toMain »on 10 Jun 2025 at 11:37 AM(1 hour ago) | Favorite | Watch | share: Copy Link 60 Comments Enable JavaScript for Fark in order to vote for entries. Log in (at the top of the page) to enable voting. View Voting Results:SmartestandFunniest | Show all vudukungfu (15) Funniest Works for me Jake Havechek (9) Funniest I have no problem with it. FormlessOne (9) Funniest Don't threaten me with a good time. AAAAGGGGHHHH (9) Funniest (10) Funniest My wife took our 2 year old for a beach weekend this past weekend. Saturday on the couch just enjoying myself for once felt like a vacation at an all inclusive resort SpectroBoy (4) Funniest My prediction for this thread: StayAtHomeAstronaut (5) Funniest Nothing wrong with being alone. Alone doesn't mean lonely. Some of the happiest people I know never got married. Unless you're keeping a woman in your well in the basement holding a small dog, live the life you want being single. SpectroBoy (6) Funniest Klivian: My wife took our 2 year old for a beach weekend this past weekend. Saturday on the couch just enjoying myself for once felt like a vacation at an all inclusive resort I think this is the actual key. (Most) People need both and whichever is the norm, the other feels like a treat. When SpectroGirl goes out for the day I get to watch movies at PROPER volume. SpectroBoy (1) Funniest The long version for those who don't know.... Say Anything -- by choice blackminded (0) Funniest Let's see, where in this article do they say "...for women, for men actually it's sad and you should kill yourself." /no I'm not reading it //I've read enough of them ///you go, girls Internet Nomad (0) Funniest No, there's a balance. But I can concur with subby about the ex wife thing. /no let's fark not be the most divorced thing. // however after separating I found my almost physical but emotional need to be in a relationship that I had over the past prior 20 years that lead to many ex gfs and one nightstands "cured." Which was freeing. Magnus Eisengrim (8) Funniest My wife walked out on me three years ago. Since then, I've tried the dating scene which was surprisingly more successfully than I figured it would be. However, my experience triggered an epiphany: I *like* being alone and being able to do whatever I want whenever I want. MelGoesOnTour (0) Funniest I'm sure singletons are fine with being alone and that's just fine. I, for one, can't imagine it; sounds like it'd be incredibly boring. On the other hand, many singletons I know are either divorced or had break-ups in their past so there is a reason they enjoy solitude. Condescending Ellipses (1) Funniest Joan Armatrading - Me, Myself I (Video HQ) /often my anthem blackminded (1) Funniest StayAtHomeAstronaut: . Unless you're keeping a woman in your well in the basement holding a small dog, I'm a cat person and reverse osmosis water filtration can be installed relatively cheaply in ones dwelling. /buy the soundproofing in bulk Internet Nomad (1) Funniest Klivian: My wife took our 2 year old for a beach weekend this past weekend. Saturday on the couch just enjoying myself for once felt like a vacation at an all inclusive resort When my marriage was good and our work schedules allowed it I found my one night a week away from my wife and everyone incredibly refreshing. I was missing her by the next morning though. AnotherDeadBard (4) Funniest It's not just marriage. My QoL when I was young , healthy, but doing stupid things and hanging around aholes because I was "lonely" was crap. My QoL now that I'm an old man with severe health issues now that I've learned that being alone and lonely have nothing to do with each other : much better. Dinkledort (1) Funniest This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? (2) Funniest I once got married to a social girl who eventually went on to be a theme park vacation planner (which is apparently a thing that people pay other people to do for them). I once got married to an antisocial geek girl who wants to hide inside and play computer games all the time, speaking to outsiders only to order pizza. /guess which one I kept (2) Funniest 31 minutes ago Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? Golf. Alone. MelGoesOnTour (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago Speef: I once got married to a social girl who eventually went on to be a theme park vacation planner (which is apparently a thing that people pay other people to do for them). I once got married to an antisocial geek girl who wants to hide inside and play computer games all the time, speaking to outsiders only to order pizza. /guess which one I kept The dysfunctional one? StayAtHomeAstronaut (1) Funniest 35 minutes ago blackminded: StayAtHomeAstronaut: . Unless you're keeping a woman in your well in the basement holding a small dog, I'm a cat person and reverse osmosis water filtration can be installed relatively cheaply in ones dwelling. /buy the soundproofing in bulk Do we need to check on you? And username checks out. ha. (1) Funniest 35 minutes ago Has worked for me for the past 20 years .. (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago kevljo: Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? Golf. Alone. Walk the course, no cart. It's wild how relaxing that is SpectroBoy (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? I think it would be fair to carve out some "me time". Just hammer out the details with the wife. (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago Speef: I once got married to a social girl who eventually went on to be a theme park vacation planner (which is apparently a thing that people pay other people to do for them). I once got married to an antisocial geek girl who wants to hide inside and play computer games all the time, speaking to outsiders only to order pizza. /guess which one I kept I thought the punchline was going to be that they were one and the same. wildcardjack (1) Funniest 32 minutes ago The Hermit Scene 🧙‍♂😂 | Monty Python's Life of Brian #Comedy #MontyPython It's inevitably ruined. (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? "How do I convince my SO to leave me the hell alone once in a while?" is actually a fairly common question on the introvert subreddit. Lots of discussion there. StayAtHomeAstronaut (0) Funniest 35 minutes ago Klivian: kevljo: Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? Golf. Alone. Walk the course, no cart. It's wild how relaxing that is Preach. Some may think golf is stupid...but I enjoy it and walking is therapy, whether alone or with a 4some. You're out in nature, getting in a few miles of walking. Although losing $20 worth of balls a round is kinda a bummer. SpectroBoy (1) Funniest 35 minutes ago Klivian: kevljo: Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? Golf. Alone. Walk the course, no cart. It's wild how relaxing that is I'm with Mark Twain on golf. You don't need to invent excuses to go for a walk. For me I like walking in the woods so I got to parks and nature preserves. If you prefer flatter easier terrain there are sidewalks, city parks, and even malls. Upon retirement I bought a "book of trails" for my town and surrounding area. I am seeing ALL the trail one by one and coloring them in the book as I go. I don't need to pretend it's a "sport" Going for a walk to clear one's head is as old as the written word and probably much older. (6) Funniest 34 minutes ago (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago MelGoesOnTour: Speef: I once got married to a social girl who eventually went on to be a theme park vacation planner (which is apparently a thing that people pay other people to do for them). I once got married to an antisocial geek girl who wants to hide inside and play computer games all the time, speaking to outsiders only to order pizza. /guess which one I kept The dysfunctional one? So, the theme park vacation planner? SpectroBoy (1) Funniest 34 minutes ago StayAtHomeAstronaut: Klivian: kevljo: Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? Golf. Alone. Walk the course, no cart. It's wild how relaxing that is Preach. Some may think golf is stupid...but I enjoy it and walking is therapy, whether alone or with a 4some. You're out in nature, getting in a few miles of walking. Although losing $20 worth of balls a round is kinda a bummer. But why at a golf course? Walking in nature is free (and more varied) most places in nature. Dinkledort (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago Golf. Alone. That would be nice, wouldn't it? But that would require free time. StayAtHomeAstronaut (1) Funniest 32 minutes ago SpectroBoy: StayAtHomeAstronaut: Klivian: kevljo: Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? Golf. Alone. Walk the course, no cart. It's wild how relaxing that is Preach. Some may think golf is stupid...but I enjoy it and walking is therapy, whether alone or with a 4some. You're out in nature, getting in a few miles of walking. Although losing $20 worth of balls a round is kinda a bummer. But why at a golf course? Walking in nature is free (and more varied) most places in nature. I walk at the parks here too. But I just like playing golf. You can enjoy both. And as was said if I'm going to play, I prefer to walk the course. DuneClimber (6) Funniest 32 minutes ago I've been alone for about 13 years now. My last relationship ended, and I was like, "No. I'm not doing that ever again." A failed marriage and a string of failed relationships wore me down. Anyway, being alone has been fine. I don't even know how I could handle being with someone anymore. I've just been doing whatever I want, whenever I want for a long time now. Am I happy? I don't even know what what means. I never was before. I guess I'm marginally better now. Daddy's Big Pink Man-Squirrel (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago I am a bodhisatva. I live in isolation so that others might be happy. (4) Funniest 30 minutes ago Dinkledort: kevljo: Golf. Alone. That would be nice, wouldn't it? But that would require free time. I have a magic incantation for you. Repeat it exactly in the presence of the person you need to borrow time from: "Hey Honey, how would you feel about me playing some golf this Saturday morning? I'll be home by 1 and then I'll take over while you go shopping in the afternoon?" Only You Can See This (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago You're never alone when you're on Fark. Which sounds like a pretty good reason not to be on Fark. fiddlehead (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago SpectroBoy: Dinkledort: This confirms my claim that, as an introvert who spent decades of his adulthood single and living alone and now in middle age has a family of four with two small children and now am literally never alone in my own house with a 7-day a week work/childcare schedule continuing in perpetuity, I am under a huge amount of stress and my dealing with it in any capacity short of a nervous breakdown or fleeing abandonment makes me basically a real life superhero. Any advice on convincing my wife and toddlers? I think it would be fair to carve out some "me time". Just hammer out the details with the wife. Yeah, having her take the kids and leave the house for a few hours or half a day can be challenging depending on the kids, so do what you can to make that easier. multiple modica (0) Funniest 32 minutes ago My post in a previous thread: "You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships." Jon Krakauer, from "Into the Wild" Dinkledort (0) Funniest 32 minutes ago Golf. Alone. Walk the course, no cart. It's wild how relaxing that is When I used to play, that's all I did. (Unless the decision was made and paid for by another part of my group.) Golf without a cart is an healthful and invigorating sport. With a cart is just a really frustrating game and an excuse to drink beer and eat hotdogs at the turn. (0) Funniest 31 minutes ago When I was 30 I decided since I couldn't find anyone to date I was going to find ways to be happy on my own 5 years later a lady saw my happy sexy confidence and married me Boy did I fark that up. /kidding, been married over 15 years and we both think we got the better part of the deal PHANTOM STRANGER (4) Funniest 32 minutes ago I've been married 18y as of today. My wife and I are both people who need a lot of alone time and encourage each other to get it. We like just quietly doing our own things knowing the other is nearby. It gives us a lot to talk about and lot of each other's happiness to enjoy. It's a balance I haven't seen many other couples strike, and I think it's a big part of why our life together works so well. Having watched a lot of friends' relationships come and go, it seems like too many couples quickly lose their individual identities after pairing off, become codependent & bicker constantly about what 'we' 'should' be doing. There are a lot of ways to get healthy amounts of solitude in a long-term relationship, but I don't think a lot of people are equipped with the boundaries, behaviors and strong sense of self it takes to do it in a way that's beneficial to both people and their relationship. MelGoesOnTour (0) Funniest 34 minutes ago DuneClimber: I've been alone for about 13 years now. My last relationship ended, and I was like, "No. I'm not doing that ever again." A failed marriage and a string of failed relationships wore me down. Anyway, being alone has been fine. I don't even know how I could handle being with someone anymore. I've just been doing whatever I want, whenever I want for a long time now. Am I happy? I don't even know what what means. I never was before. I guess I'm marginally better now. The thing with me is that I wasn't looking for a relationship at all when Mrs. Mel' suddenly appeared. I've always thought that if something was meant to happen it'll happen. Try not to force the issue. Maybe someone will pop into your life again. Maybe not. Either is fine. Some folks, though, take the opposite direction and are all "I'll never do this again". Why? What good does that do to make a point to *not* do something that might wind up being a good thing. I have two friends like that (both divorced). One is making a point to not to try to get into another relationship and has a list of reasons that never have anything to do with himself. The worst of those reason is "no one my age is good looking anymore". He's basically become a loner who goes to the gym to try to better himself but to what end? He has no friends (well, I'm a friend but he's no longer pleasant to hang out with so I don't). The other guy imagines that if he gets into another relationship it'll inevitable fail. He's creating for himself a self-fulfilling prophecy. I say just see what happens because you never know. You might meet someone who, like yourself, "never wants to be in a relationship again" and all of a sudden THAT is what brings you together...and you might unintentionally find that you really enjoy each others company. Weight Lifting Elitist (0) Funniest 33 minutes ago Works for me Jake Havechek (1) Funniest less than a minute ago I like how I can sit around in my underwear and drink beer and watch football all day on TV. If your wife or partner lets you do that, it's a rarity. (1) Funniest less than a minute ago These days even Life Partners are keeping their own separate houses ( google it) farkitallletitend (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Who's going to pick me up after surgery? It's inevitable. You need someone you can trust and they can trust in return. Whether or not you live together is another matter entirely. MelGoesOnTour (0) Funniest less than a minute ago Jake Havechek: I like how I can sit around in my underwear and drink beer and watch football all day on TV. 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