Ramblings of a nearly 36 year-old woman.

You’ve just moved house and you’re feeling a bit below par? Hellooooooooo?? Moving is one of the most traumatic experiences (just under the death of or divorce of a partner) on the **Things That Give us the Freaks ** scale. It is guaranteed to make you feel agitated, anxious, unsettled (sorry for the iterations etc!) and dissatisfied with Life, the Universe and EVERYFUCKINGTHINGUNDERTHESUN.

Hey, give yourself a bit of time (like maybe 6 months :p) to get over the move hon. In the meantime, understand that you’re in a bit of an upheaval state, emotionally AND materially. Don’t make any rash decisions, and if all else fails, kick back on your bed (seeing you’re lacking a sofa) and quaff back a glass of wine and have a laugh.

Sounds like you need it. :slight_smile:

About your house: it is not about how much stuff you have, it is about how comfortable your home is. And it is, for me anyway, a gret and fun project to make your home as comfortable to you as you can make it.
For instance, I big TV is nice. But even better is a couch where you can both lie down or sit comforatbly with your feet up. And a blanket on your lap. And a place to put the teapot, and your glasses, and the remote. Making all that can be a matter of finding a really comfy couch at the thrift store, finding a dream of a throw for it, making or adapting a simple little table to fit your couch and your livign room.

Stuff is cheap. Selecting and adapting stuff to suit what you want to do with your life doesn’t take that much money, but a lot of time, thought and cretivity. And it is really a fun project.

LilGypsyGirl, spend some time thinking about where things are with “the boy.” The fact that your arguments are ending in tears, and you say he doesn’t get it, suggests to me that your relationship may be part of the problem. Is this the first time you’ve lived together?

Are you in love now? Were you once in love but now you’re not sure? Or was it the sort of thing where you all were just really comfortable together?

Why aren’t you married? Is it because you two discussed it and made a conscious choice that marriage was not right or necessary for you? Or were you always sort of hoping that he would propose but somehow it never happened?

I guess what I’m asking is, since you feel like you missed something along the way, how much do you own the decisions that brought you here, and how much is the result of drifting?