If you have a brain, are not lonely and don't enjoy being bullied...

Seems only those that are too stupid to think for themselves and enjoy being verbally abused survive.

I never found a woman who did not verbally abuse me...then they dumped me anyway

I thought why did they bother with me anyway, I was really hurt, cracked up.
But then I suspect that is what they thought, why did I bother, and regretted every second of their life wasted with me

I think in modern society men just to accept abuse, women rule us

We need the legover that is men's weakness, but some of us did like the companionship as well, lonely on our own
still some women, it is not possible to live with, I am amazed how some do it.

You see some of these geezers following their masters around the shops. They have no input but seem to like it that way. They don't decide what they eat and don't even buy their own clothes. They don't decide what to do or where to go. These men are like children.

It is not worth the grief standing up for themselves, believe me

Amazingly women still claim they are repressed, intimidated or abused by men
These men must be mythical beings I have never met them

Amazes me when blokes break up from relationships then can't seem to wait to jump straight into another one, must be relationship junkies

Also, internet and ready availability of porn has reduced need to be with a woman

It ain't much fun on our own

Ah well women are trying to stop that escape route, Big Issue.

To get on with women, men must acknowledge them as their master nowadays

I still have a female friend so to speak, but I don't live with her, seems best tbh

Well she is married, so would be a bit difficult. Had a fling with her long ago, before her marriage, just friendship now.
My fire has gone out, and I am happier for it tbh

She still orders me about

I do get lonely though, why I am on here a lot, but will always stay on my own now, it is not worth the grief tbh

Lot of people in relationships are lonely ebul

i cant believe what im reading here. nobody tells me what to do. never have, never will. which is why ive never been with anybody more than about 30 seconds. still, plenty of time to get a quick one in

Big_Issue  • May 24, 2014 7:35 PM BST
Lot of people in relationships are lonely ebul

indeed they are Big_Issue people drift apart...
but if one decides to leave after 30 years, it can cause devastation, I have seen this, you find
one partner still cares

When people say they broken up amicably in full agreement, I actually doubt that myself
unless they did not have a lot on the first place

You are sensible bob

But this is a society thing, men are handing power over to women more and more
Women get a foot in everything now..our relationships reflect this, women like someone they can control

They keep saying they are discriminated against, they will go on saying this until men have nothing left to themselves at all
because they know men are soft enough to believe it

Meals cooked, clothes washed and ironed, bed made, cup of tea in bed in the morning,someone to look out for you when ill...
There are compensations.

I had to do all that

Hehe, that was tough Gery.

Nora Batty: not a comedy character but cutting satire of reality?!

I am quite happy on my own (late 40's) never married, lived with a bird for 3 months, during a 6 year relationship. Just didn't work out. I will probably diE younger as a result but who wants to sit on a commode for the last 10 years of their life?

with Nora Batty dribbling beside you

we always hear about the lonely old people we should care about(no offence) but you never hear about the tons of lonely young people about , it's a tough world nowadays , so much competition for everything ..

I've been somewhat lonely for a whie woman wise but is the lesser of the two evils imo

I had tons of girlfriends when younger & could get a nice girl quite easily if i wanted , but it aint  worth the hassle

I've never once met a woman that's given me good reason to trust her , they use you in every aspect of life for their own gain & the minute you stop playing along they get rid !!

It's in their Jeans I think, survival and all that

oh dear what a sad collection