To all those alone tonight on Christmas Eve.....

[tavalon]

152. Naps! I love naps.

I didn't know that until midway through this year, when I broke my shoulder and learned about the healing power of naps. There is much that can only be done alone and I like it.

I'm just past a year solo and while I still have to see the dimwit more than I would care to (shared child) and will be seeing him tomorrow, I can fake being interested in his continued existence for short times, for our son's sake. He left me for a drama queen and I reclaimed solitude. If it were a competition, I won hands down. I don't envy his life with his emotionally abusive spouse and I love my life.

I gave up years of choosing to be alone to marry him. As of now, I'm doing everything to avoid any coupling. I think I want this to be the choice for the rest of my life. Everyone I tell that to, rolls their eyes, as though I could never want to be alone. I want to be alone. Nice to hear from another happily solo person.