JFF: What do you miss...

[trillionaire]

... about being single?

 

[Smurfysmiles]

not having to compromise on pizza toppings if we have a coupon that is one topping only!

 

[Guilty Pleasure]

dancing at weddings and the thrill of being pursued by a new guy who doesn''t know any of my faults.

It''s way better being loved in spite of my faults though

 

[trillionaire]

not having a "side" of the bed...

spending half as much on groceries!!!

 

[vita*dolce]

things i miss about being single:
1. having the whole bed to myself
2. exerting total domination over the remote
3. eating ice cream for dinner

 

[tessari]

1) the whole thrill of starting to date someone new
2) getting to watch "girly" stuff on tv
3) being able to use my vacation days how i want (this is complicated)

overall though, i like being with my BF much better.

 

[LaraOnline]

Date: 8/19/2008 8:16:56 PM
Author: Smurfysmiles
not having to compromise on pizza toppings if we have a coupon that is one topping only!

ahahaha Oh that''s so true it hurts lol

For me its.... saving all my food money and spending it on clothes / makeup / girly stuff.
Men are EXPENSIVE to fuel!!! But the company makes up for it!

 

[Lauren8211]

1. Taking up the whole bed
2. Watching "The Hills", Lifetime movies, wedding ****, etc. or any other guilty pleasure TV show without judgment
3. Being able to play dress up in my closet without feeling silly
4. Being able to pull out and crimp my hair if I want to with my super old crimper w/o "the look"
5. My bathroom always smelling nicely
6. The tension and excitement of meeting new guys
7. Not worrying if I miss one of my birth control pills
8. Being able to call the cats my children without feeling foolish
9. Not having to shave all the time!

I guess some of this falls under living together vs being single or not single, but nonetheless, these are the things I miss!

 

[fieryred33143]

Not having to wake up in the middle of the night to say "TURN ON YOUR SIDE"

 

[vita*dolce]

Date: 8/19/2008 10:12:03 PM
Author: fieryred33143
Not having to wake up in the middle of the night to say ''TURN ON YOUR SIDE''

oh SO true!!! bf sounds like a freight train sometimes...

 

[absolut_blonde]

Date: 8/19/2008 10:12:03 PM
Author: fieryred33143
Not having to wake up in the middle of the night to say 'TURN ON YOUR SIDE'

OMG -- too true! I was going to post something about how I can't think of anything. But I can definitely get on board with that one. Sometimes I have to tell him to roll over several times.. Occasionally, I even resort to poking him in the side

Besides that, though, I can't think of much. I don't feel like SO holds me back from doing anything or that I'm missing out on anything. I was NEVER a big fan of 'dating' or the 'singles scene'. Maybe it's because I'm an introvert but in general, I tended to find that the whole scene was kind of shallow and... empty. I never got much out of meeting a ton of people or seeing guys casually. That's not to say I didn't have my bar-star days, but on a personal level I have always preferred being in a committed relationship.

SO and I still go out often, and neither of us is jealous so we can go to the bar with our friends (without each other) if we want, but most of the time I'd much rather spend time with him or spend time in a smaller group. I think he's the same as I've been on the receiving end of much affection on his end when he goes out without me.

Actually... I miss my hometown! Does that count? I moved here for him so I guess if I were single, I'd still be there.

 

[ilovethiswebsite]

blasting music and dancing around like i am a professional...

 

[fieryred33143]

Date: 8/19/2008 11:01:49 PM
Author: ilovethiswebsite
blasting music and dancing around like i am a professional...

I still do that even when he''s here. I dance around, see him staring at me, give him a

look, and keep dancing.

 

[trillionaire]

LOL, I asked the BF what he misses about being single...

He said he misses NOT being asked all the time how his GF is.

I guess I have made an impression on everyone, hehe...

 

[diamondfan]

Not too much.

I think the only thing I miss is being on my own in terms of time or stupid things like what I want to watch on tv. Hubby walks in sometimes with TEN MINUTES left on a show or movie and wants me to shut it off or watch something else. WTF? No. You can wait for me to see the end of what I have been watching. I also loved being able to come home and eat cereal for dinner, and not hear, "Is that what you are having for dinner?" (this said after the kids all ate hours ago and I did not eat yet, and hubby had a dinner meeting and came home late). Uh, yes, this IS what I am having, and I am happy with it!

Otherwise I really do not miss much at all about being single, except I would love not to have a mother in law like the one I have!

 

[iheartscience]

Making out with new boys!

In reality, I was never good at meeting/dating/making out with new boys because I would get too nervous! But in theory, that''s it!

 

[trillionaire]

Date: 8/20/2008 1:05:30 AM
Author: thing2of2
Making out with new boys!

In reality, I was never good at meeting/dating/making out with new boys because I would get too nervous! But in theory, that''s it!

Oh, that''s a good one, in theory! I have only kissed two boys, and both were BF''s, but in theory, that would be a good one! lol

 

[LostSapphire]

Date: 8/20/2008 12:18:26 AM
Author: diamondfan
Not too much.

I think the only thing I miss is being on my own in terms of time or stupid things like what I want to watch on tv. Hubby walks in sometimes with TEN MINUTES left on a show or movie and wants me to shut it off or watch something else. WTF? No. You can wait for me to see the end of what I have been watching. I also loved being able to come home and eat cereal for dinner, and not hear, ''Is that what you are having for dinner?'' (this said after the kids all ate hours ago and I did not eat yet, and hubby had a dinner meeting and came home late). Uh, yes, this IS what I am having, and I am happy with it!

Otherwise I really do not miss much at all about being single, except I would love not to have a mother in law like the one I have!

We''re *inverse* mate twins DF!

My sweet DH decides he''s gonna watch some inane nature program about frogs or something (NOT THAT THERE''S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT), instead of say,the gold medal round in platform diving at the Olympics....

So I give in and he starts watching it. 10 minutes later he''s sound asleep and I''ve missed the medal performances.....


GRRRRR

 

[Pandora II]

Absolutely nothing....

 

[Deelight]

Date: 8/20/2008 8:57:18 AM
Author: Pandora II
Absolutely nothing....

Ditto

 

[cbs102]

my fiance totally compliments my life in every way.. although i would much rather watch bridget Jone''s Diary without hearing that certain moan he makes... along with "oh god, are you going to watch that AGAIN".. I adore that movie...

i also gained like 15 pounds since we have moved in. he will not eat tofu or boiled chicken. so now he has a plump future wife.

 

[littlelysser]

I miss being able to be totally selfish in deciding what I want to do!

It took a bit of adjustment to get used to the idea that I had to consider my BF (now DH) in making plans...

 

[Independent Gal]

Attention Smurfy & Lara PIZZA TOPPING CRISIS SOLUTION ALERT!!!!

I have never ordered pizza from a pizza place in America that was not happy to do a half and half. All you do is say: "I''d like a large pizza, half with peppers, half with mushrooms."

Try it. It works. After all, it costs them exactly 10 seconds of extra work and no extra product. Sometimes they charge you, like, 50 cents for the privilege.

Problem solved.

 

[dragonfly411]

Mine would be little things that really don''t mean enough to me to matter

1. listening to classic rock more often
2. eating mushrooms nom nom
3. riding every day no matter what
4. going to the mall and trying on clothes whenever I feel like it
5. reading more

now I do things to replace those

1. listen to lots of country
2. eating other vegetables I hadn''t tried
3. riding some days and some days going hiking, or jogging, or going to visit family
4. walking the mall for exercise, and doing other things with friends more
5. fishing and outdoor activities

 

[jcarlylew]

Date: 8/19/2008 10:12:03 PM
Author: fieryred33143
Not having to wake up in the middle of the night to say ''TURN ON YOUR SIDE''

HAHAHAH seriously i did that last night to E. I am going to have to agree with this 1000000000000%%%%%%

oh man. and here i orginally was going to say

"not getting the "look" when i bring home a new pair of shoes"

 

[sunnyd]

Date: 8/20/2008 9:18:45 AM
Author: Deelight

Date: 8/20/2008 8:57:18 AM
Author: Pandora II
Absolutely nothing....

Ditto

Thritto! I HATE being single. HATE. Yep, serial relationshipper right here.

 

[trillionaire]

Date: 8/20/2008 11:19:42 AM

oh man. and here i originally was going to say


''not getting the ''look'' when i bring home a new pair of shoes''

OH YESSS!!!! The look!!! We are LD, but apparently SO is cataloging everything about me... if I do ANYTHING different, he comments on it. anything. nails, eyebrows, shoes, clothes, if I lose 2lbs, new makeup, Every-little-gosh-darn-thing! And I LOVE that he is so attentive, but comments like, "Are you wearing new makeup?" make me feel like I have clown make-up on or something. "You look nice" would have sufficed.

We laugh about it though. Now whenever I try something different, I try to document how long it takes him to say something, lol.

 

[Sha]

1) Surfing on Pricescope for hours on end without feeling guilty...

2) Watching TLC and HGTV show marathons without getting the incredulous look and "how can you watch that all day?" comments...

3) Lazing around on the couch on weekends in baggy clothes and untidy hair...


That said, I don't want want to go back to being single at all. It has its privileges...but I MUCH prefer my life with DH. Inconveniences included!

 

[InLuv101]

Date: 8/20/2008 4:38:12 PM
Author: Sha
1) Surfing on Pricescope for hours on end without feeling guilty...

2) Watching TLC and HGTV show marathons without getting the incredulous look and ''how can you watch that all day?'' comments...

3) Lazing around on the couch on weekends in baggy clothes and untidy hair...


That said, I don''t want want to go back to being single at all. It has its privileges...but I MUCH prefer my life with DH. Inconveniences included!

Couldn''t have said it better!

 

[Rhea]

Not having to compromise on food items because he feels more strongly about certain things than I do.

We buy whole milk because he hates semi-skimmed. We buy a particular type of bread because he doesn''t like whole wheat. That type of thing. I don''t care as much as him so we get what he likes...and I pretend to like it too because he hates it when I mention that he simply has stronger food preferences than I do. He always tells me to get what I like but then either complains because we have double of everything and it goes bad, or tries to pressure me into what he wants even though he just told me to get what I really like.


But I''ve got to say, we''re spending this upcoming week apart and I plan to eat whole wheat bread, popcorn with tons of butter, and semi-skimmed milk!