Does being recently separated count?

hi! ive been single for three years. my last partner was emotionally, psychologically, & sexually abusive. i realized many of my relationships have been, so i’m not sure what the future holds. im late dx so taking time to learn about what i truly need. its incredibly lonely not having anyone to do life with.. how is it going for you?

To be honest, in some ways it's easier. In my home I can eat what I want and wear what I want and even set the AC to whatever I want without having to constantly ask a whole other person. And I know that sounds selfish but home is where I keep things exactly the way I like so that I'm not completely melting down every blessed day.

Burnt out bad enough that I ended up in icu with multiple organ failure and septic shock age 26. Missed the chance for a partner and a family with the physical damaged it caused. Finally dx ASD age 35. Not a great experience tbh

I had 2 ❤️ relationships. The "❤️ of my life" in my 20s, he cheated on me, married with her and had kids. Last one 10 years ago. He met someone else, I had to end up the relationship because he coward out. Last time I heard of him, he was still with her. No more relationships for me. I'm fine by myself, with my pets. 🤷‍♀️ I'm done trusting humans to be stabbed in the back each and everytime (same for friendship). I still have some acquaintances, and it's quite enough. ->

Late dx and single here, too. Relationships are just hard. Burnout and grief strip me of the energy I need to be able to put into a relationship for it to be healthy. Solo parenting through burnout and grief makes relationships that bit more 'not a thing' for me, too. I have a lot of healing to do before I could respectfully consider a relationship again, I think. - Too worried about my pain turning me toxic.

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Single at 44. I bounce between wanting companionship and wanting to be left alone. No close friends or family and was WFH since Jan last year so not much social life. I like it that way 90% of the time until I think about the children I wanted and don’t have but probably couldn’t cope with anyway.

Actually autistic. Single by choice. Childfree by choice. What do you want to know?

I'm single, lived on my own now for almost 35 years. It gives me peace. People not so much. I have pets. It suits me very well.