mortensorchid Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 I had a bad experience with OLD last summer, then just got out of a potential disaster of a relationship just over a month ago with a guy who reached out to me on Facebook. Since then I've been refraining from chatting with others online for potential situations. And I have stuck to it, someone reached out to be on Facebook a few weeks ago and said he wanted to take me out but I said no thanks. Not because I wasn't attracted to him but because I said I have been burned pretty badly and I don't trust others online that much because of said bad experiences. Some have said the old fashioned ways are the best in terms of meeting people, so I have opted for just that - community involvement, working, doing what I like, etc. Results? Nothing. I'm not lamenting the fact that I am alone but I am really alone. I work as a professional substitute teacher, and teaching is the loneliest job on earth. You work with the students, but you're not one of them by any means. You don't really talk to others on staff save for the receptionist at the front desk and occasionally the other teachers there just to ask where the bathroom or the vending machines are. I just keep doing what I've been doing. And with one exception of meeting another sub in January who I felt a spark for but nothing happened, nothing has happened at all. It's what it is. This is how we live these days. Just a thought in the middle of the night. 4
MountainGirl111 Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 I am sorry you feel alone and lonely. Some people like alone time. I do, because I get sick of people. ... I agree the old fashioned way is better....but I know several people who have met others on line and it turned into good relationships. I don't know, try to do stuff you enjoy doing...stay busy...do you enjoy your profession? I hope so. Hang in there...
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