Loneliness

[jess9450]

I never thought about having a boyfriend and getting married, until last year. Only last year, I started to have a feeling a loneliness. I never have this type of feeling before when I was younger. I feel like someone is missing in my life, like I need a partner, like what is said in Genesis 2:18 and now I pray everyday to God to let me meet someone, who will eventually be my future husband. Although I don't really go anywhere, I hope God will answer my prayer and let me meet someone. I know God can do miracles.

Interesting, I'm kind of in the same boat as you. Never really put too much thought and longing for a boyfriend/husband until last year... In the past, it sort of just happened naturally, but lately it feels like a lot of people I use to hang out with are busy with their own lives, and I find it's harder to meet new people as you get older (but not impossible!)

For myself, getting involved in a church (through worship teams and small groups) has really helped me to meet people and make new friends, and so that feeling of loneliness has greatly diminished.

 

[SarahL]

Oooh above post - that is very similar to me, but I am at the age where I think lots of people have given up on me meeting someone now. But God has done a lot of healing to bring me to a place of wanting to meet someone and it couldn't have been earlier.
So now I feel maybe ready but also aware that I've got to step out in faith to meet someone (dating site maybe...feels like a big step - am procrastinating currently!)
Partly I am healed through a wonderful daughter in God I have been blessed with it has got me used to having company and i am happy sharing a home with her....but I am praying she will find her wings as she is healed and becomes more independent - she is already doing more and of course I could be left behind when she meets someone and goes so.... Here's to stepping i out in trust in God and listening to his voice about things!
Yeh also I have found serving at church really helps good solid friendships develop

 

[redblue22]

I hate downtimes without friends. It happens for all sorts of reasons. I've been pretty lonely lately myself. Having a girlfriend or dating doesn't really fix that for me. Sometimes it makes it worse. I need guys in my life too. And family is important, but they don't fix that whole need for people. I like my church, but not a lot of opportunities. But I know these seasons come and go. They always have. They'll come again. Even if you marry, you eventually deal with times there too. Sometimes we just have to walk alone. Sometimes we have to let go. And I've made mistakes along the way in learning to let go or not wanting to let go. But I know there will be more chances. I'm excited and wondering who I'll get to meet next.

 

[anewday]

I've been dealing with this lately. I recently moved back to my hometown. I've been gone for so long I really don't have many friends here. The few I have are busy with work, husbands, kids, their lives in general. My attempts at online dating just to get out and meet people (and possibly meet somebody special) usually end in disaster, and its just been hard to connect with people in general nowadays. I work with kids so its hard to meet people around my age for obvious reasons at work. The church I grew up in is pretty dead, and I only go to keep my dad happy and its one of the few ways for me to socialize since I have a friend there.