do you get to an age where you just give up?
- Thread starter WIJeff
- Start date
-
Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.
If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!
To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
T
My husband moved out in 2006. The sense of being incomplete without a spouse doesn't get smaller but deeper. The longing for someone in my life is burdensome. I have a dream. But the dream seems to be impossible. More and more so by the day. Why can't I be at peace with spending the rest if my life alone. I try. But the more I try the more depressed I get. I am getting old. I do have a life. But...
Y
In an attempt to steer this thread back onto its tracks:
Is age the most important factor for a person deciding to "give up" the search for a companion/spouse/partner, or do you think that age is just one of many factors and perhaps a person's life situation is more influential? As people mature and age, how much do they continue to believe things like "there's someone for everyone"? What about people the people who don't give up but instead push themselves away from the metaphorical table and simply say "no thanks, don't wanna play this game." - what do we say about them? This introduces the topic of a person's mental health...which not a single one of us can hold ourselves up as models of perfect mental health...we are all nuttier than squirrel poo.
Since I got dragged back into this thread last night, I've had a few things to ponder.
Is age the most important factor for a person deciding to "give up" the search for a companion/spouse/partner, or do you think that age is just one of many factors and perhaps a person's life situation is more influential? As people mature and age, how much do they continue to believe things like "there's someone for everyone"? What about people the people who don't give up but instead push themselves away from the metaphorical table and simply say "no thanks, don't wanna play this game." - what do we say about them? This introduces the topic of a person's mental health...which not a single one of us can hold ourselves up as models of perfect mental health...we are all nuttier than squirrel poo.
Since I got dragged back into this thread last night, I've had a few things to ponder.
I think it is a personality thing. My mom's friend is always out meeting new people, volunteering and mentioning dates she has been on. She is 89. She is charming, social, caring towards others and you do not hear her complain. She listens and finds others fascinating. She is a joy and so much fun. Giving up is a personal choice.