I'm 22 in July, so I've been an "adult" for 3 years and 9 months. That's 45 months. (if we're going from 18)
In that, I've had a 12 month relationship, a 6 month relationship, and a 2 month relationship.
That's 20 months in total.
So just over 50% of my adult life, I've been single
If we're going from 16, I've still only had the above relationships, but it would be 69 months. 20 spent in relationships means 49 months single, so around 70%.
I say probably about 90%. I find it very difficult to hold down that kind of relationship for a significant time. It sounds terrible but its mainly because I get really bored of people quite quickly and want something new.
Around 7%. I was in a 5 year relationship at the age of 19 right up until the age of 24 When she ran off with a mutual friend. From then up until now Inhave only been single for around 9 Months.
I can sympathy with the shy people. I was horrifically shy as a teenager with the opposite sex, and would avoid eye contact with women I fancied for . Which usually comes across as looking downright rude or disinterested.
The problem I have is that I'm not particularly shy. I mean, I'm anti-social to a degree but if I'm in a room with someone I can at the very least engage in small talk.
The problem I have is the psychical side of things. Every relationship I have ever been in ended off the back of my distinct lack of interest and passion in the bedroom department.
So now the quandary is that I'm not afraid a girl saying 'no' if I ask they out but I'm more afraid of them saying 'yes' as there are certain expectations within 99.9% relationships that I just can't meet. I also medical issues (one is albeit based on aesthetics) which could be resolved but not without a trip to the GP and the doctors and all the [pun not intended] ballache of surgery.
I reckon 75 - 80% of my adult life as a rough guess and I'm not holding out much hope on that improving although I would like it to. To be fair I think I'm too set it my ways to live with someone else now, but it would be nice to have some regular company, just not all the time.
I had my first serious (well to me at least ) boyfriend when I was 17 which ended after around 3 months. Had a few brief relationships till I was 19, then I went out with a guy for almost 4 years, I left him for my now husband.
Been with husband for 22 years and married for nearly 14.
So all in all, I've not experienced singledom that often.
I was single till I was 30 been with my boyfriend nearly 3 years, can't do the maths! If this doesn't work out then likely to stay single forever given my track record LOL!
Hmm. Well I had a boyfriend from the ages of 15 to 17, then I was single until I was 19 when I met my second boyfriend who I was with for a year. From the ages of 20 - 23 I was single. I had two short lived not very serious flings at 24, and then I met my husband and we've been married for just about 3 years. So I'd say just a bit over 30%.
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In that, I've had a 12 month relationship, a 6 month relationship, and a 2 month relationship.
That's 20 months in total.
So just over 50% of my adult life, I've been single
If we're going from 16, I've still only had the above relationships, but it would be 69 months. 20 spent in relationships means 49 months single, so around 70%.
I'm a gay female, if that makes any difference.
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The problem I have is that I'm not particularly shy. I mean, I'm anti-social to a degree but if I'm in a room with someone I can at the very least engage in small talk.
The problem I have is the psychical side of things. Every relationship I have ever been in ended off the back of my distinct lack of interest and passion in the bedroom department.
So now the quandary is that I'm not afraid a girl saying 'no' if I ask they out but I'm more afraid of them saying 'yes' as there are certain expectations within 99.9% relationships that I just can't meet. I also medical issues (one is albeit based on aesthetics) which could be resolved but not without a trip to the GP and the doctors and all the [pun not intended] ballache of surgery.
Been with husband for 22 years and married for nearly 14.
So all in all, I've not experienced singledom that often.
I'd prefer not to get married unless its something she really, really wants.
You must have started very very early
Not really, had one boyfriend from 18 to 22, few months after we split I met my husband.