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  • #596320
    pumper
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    Singles, how do you remain sane throughout all the insanity?

    Practical ideas would be helpful 🙂

    #759250

    DRINK

    #759251
    s2021
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    shop.

    I almost broke.. but its good to keep busy. 🙂

    When I do go broke, Im gonna start jogging.

    Then after that, Ill have lost weight so Ill have to go shopping..

    #759252
    hanib
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    i found 7 habits by Covey helped me a lot – kept me focused on providing for my emotional, physical, spiritual self and setting goals for myself. and doing fun things once in a while.

    #759253
    hanib
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    what do the single folks do,

    to perk up themselves and get through,

    how do they spend their day until the wedding comes,

    oh, what do the single folks do?

    sorry, i’m not as talented as many of you guys are; but 2 points to anyone who knows what song i’m trying to sing. (and from what movie)

    #759254
    eclipse
    Member

    Focus on WHAT IS GOING RIGHT.

    #759255
    APushetaYid
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    Pumper: an ez solution! TRUST IN HASHEM! because whatever he does to u … and whatever stage you are in right now…. is simply the BEST for you! im”h you’ll get married trust me… everyone get there! someone a little earlier than the other. and when u get married life starts…. so enjoy your time being.. not everyone gets this quality time. married life may be at times hectic. and if you have extra time… use it to get closer to hashem. to build a relationship with him! daven, say tehillim… or even talk to him with your own words! in this zchus may your find your zivug bkuriv momish! s/o really matchy & good for you. p.s. i am also still single.and it’s proven to get going happy! 🙂 one day will post our mazel tovs on the CR! enjoy!

    #759256
    kgh5771
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    binahyeseira –

    “What Do the Simple Folk Do?” from Camelot

    #759257
    TheGoq
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    “everyone gets there”

    this is false

    #759258
    s2021
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    “when u get married life starts….”

    Now that is sad.

    I dissagree.

    Life is NOW.

    I think that attitude is one of the reasons its so hard for ppl to remain single. U only get one lifetime.. U might as well start living it.

    #759259
    pumper
    Member

    Thanks everyone for your advice!

    2021- OMG! That’s exactly me! Too bad that my bank account can’t support my being single any longer! Guess its time to get married…

    apusheta- thanks for your words of wisdom. Whenever I am feeling low, I remember that Hashem knows what’s best for me, and there is nothing holding Him back from sending me my bashert at the right time! But sometimes its just soooo hard! I really admire those older singles who are able to remain sane after so many years of this!

    #759260
    aries2756
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    Pumper, everyone was once single. And everyone had to go through their own nisayon to find their bashert. Sometimes twice. It only looks easy from the outside and no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. Not everyone has a happy marriage or an easy marriage.

    So the best thing to do to keep your spirits up is to remember that Hashem is by your side and the right one will come at the right time. Count your blessings in the mean time and do what YOU need to do to get your end result. Many young women found that if you daven for someone else to find their bashert, and they daven for you, both your prayers get answered.

    #759261
    hanib
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    apushetayid: well said. i actually miss the closeness i had with Hashem at that time. (but, no, i don’t want to go back to that stage. 😉 )

    #759262
    popa_bar_abba
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    Spirits up?

    By me, it is more of an issue to keep my spirits down. After 10-15 spirits, it can get hard.

    #759263
    hanib
    Participant

    kgh – you’re the winner! 🙂

    i was getting nervous that i sung too off-key and no one could tell the tune or i was too old, and no one had watched the great musicals anymore. 😉

    #759264
    pumper
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    2021-

    I totally agree with you. Sometimes I feel like we were brought up in a way that singles feel like they are in limbo. There is soooo much emphasis on marriage, marriage, marriage! we were always taught how to treat a husband, how to raise kids etc. but no one mentioned what to do as a single. This makes girls think that there is no value in a single girl who is not married, taking care of husband and children.

    I try to remind myself that I should take advantage of the time I have now to do things I wont be able to do once married… that life could be meaningful and fulfilling even as a single…

    #759265

    How do I keep my spirits up, you ask?

    Quite simple. I put them on the top shelf, try not to drink from them too often (because then there’ll be none left), and make sure they don’t fall down and smash.

    Of course, I like wine better than spirits, but if it’s spirits you want…

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