Hi
I just registered here so thought I would post a little about myself as an intro.
I'm a single, 42 yr old guy from the East Midlands in England. I became single 2 1/2 years ago when my girlfriend left me. I think it's fair to say that I fell apart - so much so that I had to take some time off work. We eventually sold the house and I bought another house here.
Then there were lots of changes at work and I just managed to escape redundancy, although this meant being transferred to another location 100 miles away, so I put my house up for sale and rented a house close to my new place of work.
Then my dog - my companion of over 16 years died, which broke my heart.
Then earlier this year there was a second round of redundancies and this time I lost my job, along with hundreds of others. Since then I have been intermittently doing agency work.
My family is hardly worth mentioning. What family I have left are scattered and we were never close anyway. I have no friends and spend most of my time alone. What I would like more than anything is to be with someone again - I have tried internet dating and although I have been on quite a few dates I have not found what I am looking for - a long-term relationship.
About three months ago I was feeling so low I went to see my doctor. I just burst into tears and poured everything out. She put me on anti-depressants. Although I don't feel close to tears all the time now, I still often feel terribly lonely. I am dreading Christmas because when everyone else will be with their loved ones, I have no one and I am facing Christmas totally alone. I wish I could fall asleep and wake up when it's all over but I can't and I don't know what to do.
So that's the intro to my sad and lonely life.
I just registered here so thought I would post a little about myself as an intro.
I'm a single, 42 yr old guy from the East Midlands in England. I became single 2 1/2 years ago when my girlfriend left me. I think it's fair to say that I fell apart - so much so that I had to take some time off work. We eventually sold the house and I bought another house here.
Then there were lots of changes at work and I just managed to escape redundancy, although this meant being transferred to another location 100 miles away, so I put my house up for sale and rented a house close to my new place of work.
Then my dog - my companion of over 16 years died, which broke my heart.
Then earlier this year there was a second round of redundancies and this time I lost my job, along with hundreds of others. Since then I have been intermittently doing agency work.
My family is hardly worth mentioning. What family I have left are scattered and we were never close anyway. I have no friends and spend most of my time alone. What I would like more than anything is to be with someone again - I have tried internet dating and although I have been on quite a few dates I have not found what I am looking for - a long-term relationship.
About three months ago I was feeling so low I went to see my doctor. I just burst into tears and poured everything out. She put me on anti-depressants. Although I don't feel close to tears all the time now, I still often feel terribly lonely. I am dreading Christmas because when everyone else will be with their loved ones, I have no one and I am facing Christmas totally alone. I wish I could fall asleep and wake up when it's all over but I can't and I don't know what to do.
So that's the intro to my sad and lonely life.
welcome to the forum
