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garybeck

(10,084 posts)
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:49 PM 5 hrs ago

This is for anyone who is alone tonight

Valentines Day can suck when you're alone... Believe me I know.... ....
If you're alone, know that there's a lot of us out there...
and if you're lonely , i played this song for you.
And don't give up until you drink from a silver cup

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This is for anyone who is alone tonight (Original Post) garybeck 5 hrs ago OP
💝 sprinkleeninow 5 hrs ago #1
I'm pretty much always alone but I'm used to it and like it... wcmagumba 5 hrs ago #2
good point, aloneness is not the same as loneliness garybeck 5 hrs ago #4
I was married, and found alone to be superior Gore1FL 3 hrs ago #10
Same here. BigmanPigman 3 hrs ago #11
Nice! 2naSalit 5 hrs ago #3
several people have pointed out that aloneless is not the same as loneliness :) garybeck 5 hrs ago #5
Very nice, thank you. MorbidButterflyTat 4 hrs ago #6
I get by without a little help from my friends. usonian 4 hrs ago #7
America's Figarosmom 3 hrs ago #8
Close as I'm gonna get to a soulmate... buzzycrumbhunger 3 hrs ago #9
My two doggies are my soul mates. BigmanPigman 2 hrs ago #12

wcmagumba

(5,871 posts)
2. I'm pretty much always alone but I'm used to it and like it...
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:07 PM
5 hrs ago

Never married and no kids so it's my life...I'm happy...

garybeck

(10,084 posts)
4. good point, aloneness is not the same as loneliness
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:15 PM
5 hrs ago

for me it's not one or the other.
I am alone....
My loneliness is manageable.
there are some things I like about being alone.
and I have many things to be grateful for
i do hope to share valentines day with someone in the future

Gore1FL

(22,899 posts)
10. I was married, and found alone to be superior
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:17 AM
3 hrs ago

I don't know if I would call myself happy, but I am better than I was when I wasn't alone.

BigmanPigman

(54,849 posts)
11. Same here.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:25 AM
3 hrs ago

When I was in relationships there was never a typical romantic V-Day. Usually we had arguments instead. I think too much pressure is put on the holiday to make it like all the scenes from romantic movies.

I prefer celebrating it when I was a 1st grade teacher. That was always fun .
💘 💌

garybeck

(10,084 posts)
5. several people have pointed out that aloneless is not the same as loneliness :)
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:25 PM
5 hrs ago

glad you are the former not the latter

usonian

(24,256 posts)
7. I get by without a little help from my friends.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:06 AM
4 hrs ago

But there was a pretty decent sunrise today.



Making the "best I can" of every day.

Love? Did Dalila really love Samson?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10316771

I dunno, but I do all my own haircuts just in case.

Best wishes to all.

A friend did call this morning inviting me to bum a ride to a meeting. Unfortunately, it's next Saturday, not today. My memory is still sharp.

Figarosmom

(10,731 posts)
8. America's
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:48 AM
3 hrs ago

Lonely People

Nice song and you did a nice job singing it. Have a good night.

Alone but not lonely, fighting my daughter trying to get me to move in with them. I like where I am. I waited a long time to be here.

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,756 posts)
9. Close as I'm gonna get to a soulmate...
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:50 AM
3 hrs ago

It’s be nice to find someone of my own species, but this’ll do until that miracle drops in my lap. (Stayed in a shitty marriage with an abusive malignant narcissist for too long and 23 years later, I’m still gun shy…)

BigmanPigman

(54,849 posts)
12. My two doggies are my soul mates.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:29 AM
2 hrs ago

They're waiting for me to join them when I finally "go home". I have their photos up with V-Day doggie treats next to them. They are true, pure love!

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