![]() They also have a bit of a competitive advantage at work since their schedules are way more flexible and can work overtime or go drinking with work people more easily. They have time and money to travel, pursue hobbies, go out drinking, etc. I have colleagues and friends my age who don’t have kids and its kind of awkward at times since we sort of inhabit different worlds. I wouldn’t give this up for anything, though I do see the trade-off at work there. I’m in a similar situation- married with two kids and don’t have much time to myself (drinking my morning coffee with a 6 year old sitting on me as I write this). If I were single, I would most certainly pursue my hobbies and passions to their fullest extent, and my life would be built around that, but as a family, everything is a compromise and balance, and I have to say I prefer it. One one hand there are those that must be blissfully happy with life alone, because you are absolutely the sole master of your own time and domain, and there's a part of me that can certainly see that appeal.īut the other side is the loneliness, and I know people who are single and lonely and say so and would like more people in their life, and it must be a tough experience. I missed my family and the energy of the other people in my life and the quality and loving interactions I have with them on a daily basis.īut I did actually think about people who are in their 30's, 40's, 50's+ and are single, and what life must be like for them. But what I also found was that I felt lonely, which surprised me somewhat, but I guess makes perfect sense. I found the time available to me as a single person absolutely luxurious and kind of loved it, but more in a 'this is completely abnormal and somewhat selfish' sense. ![]() Actually, work becomes my 'me' time in a sense, at the moment. Your family occupies most of your time, and whilst a lot of that is an absolute pleasure, you simply rarely get time to yourself, and only in small doses. I am married with a family but recently spent about a week by myself, and it was a decidedly strange experience.įirstly, I had an absolute embarrassment of time to myself again, after not having that at all for at leat the last dozen years. ![]()
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