Alone for the Holidays, 2023 Version (acquaintance, socialize, wife, spouse)
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Right out of the gate, people don't seem to know the definition of SOLITARY. It's amazing that we all speak the English language, yet the words "alone" or "solitary" seems to trip people up. There's no "my xx and I" in SOLITARY. Another guy says he'll spend "MOST of the two holidays alone". Most of the day, and alone the whole time are two different experiences.
I may be alone at Christmas. I fervently hope I will be.
I'll make this as short as I can. It had to do with year 2021. The IRS sent us a nastygram a couple of weeks ago advising us we owed them over $40,000. My spouse and I had broken up at the end of 2021 and he stupidly sent in an incomplete return. Obviously he wants to remedy this but he believes that I had a "great year" of selling on Amazon during 2021 (no, I didn't) and that I should be the one to find the numbers and (cough, cough) make up what I can't find.
We had a blazing argument tonight a la phone. He believes I'm the savior "for both of us!" Don't you hate it when someone you love lies to you? It makes me very sad.
My husband was the Golden Child of his family. He is not used to being denied. He interrupts everything I say. I can't get two words in edgewise.
I may be alone at Christmas. I fervently hope I will be.
I'll make this as short as I can. It had to do with year 2021. The IRS sent us a nastygram a couple of weeks ago advising us we owed them over $40,000. My spouse and I had broken up at the end of 2021 and he stupidly sent in an incomplete return. Obviously he wants to remedy this but he believes that I had a "great year" of selling on Amazon during 2021 (no, I didn't) and that I should be the one to find the numbers and (cough, cough) make up what I can't find.
We had a blazing argument tonight a la phone. He believes I'm the savior "for both of us!" Don't you hate it when someone you love lies to you? It makes me very sad.
My husband was the Golden Child of his family. He is not used to being denied. He interrupts everything I say. I can't get two words in edgewise.
Alone at Christmas. What bliss that would be.
It really is. Bliss. Peace. Might I even say, a feeling of goodwill.
I moved away from family years ago, but spent one of the holidays alone for yrs, then quit traveling for holidays altogether. I was still young, so not retired. ???
It was moved to be combined with an existing thread in the Retirement forum. I don't think it belongs here, personally. I'm nowhere near retirement, but have been having solo holidays for years.
It was moved to be combined with an existing thread in the Retirement forum. I don't think it belongs here, personally. I'm nowhere near retirement, but have been having solo holidays for years.
It wasn't "combined with an existing thread." It was just determined that it was likely to garner more replies here, among retirees. Maybe not? I never know where to put it (there really isn't an appropriate forum), but looking back, I see it's ended up here before. Looks like the first one was 2015; time flies when you're having fun! With a competing thread being started one year by a malcontent: "Are You Alone -- or Do You FEEL Alone -- During the Holidays?"
I may be alone at Christmas. I fervently hope I will be.
I'll make this as short as I can. It had to do with year 2021. The IRS sent us a nastygram a couple of weeks ago advising us we owed them over $40,000. My spouse and I had broken up at the end of 2021 and he stupidly sent in an incomplete return. Obviously he wants to remedy this but he believes that I had a "great year" of selling on Amazon during 2021 (no, I didn't) and that I should be the one to find the numbers and (cough, cough) make up what I can't find.
We had a blazing argument tonight a la phone. He believes I'm the savior "for both of us!" Don't you hate it when someone you love lies to you? It makes me very sad.
My husband was the Golden Child of his family. He is not used to being denied. He interrupts everything I say. I can't get two words in edgewise.
Alone at Christmas. What bliss that would be.
Being in a bad marriage is much worse than being alone. Good thing you have 2 houses so you can live alone and only have to bother with him by phone.
It was moved to be combined with an existing thread in the Retirement forum. I don't think it belongs here, personally. I'm nowhere near retirement, but have been having solo holidays for years.
Not combined... but totally inappropriate where is was originally.
This is an anti-relationships thread, and in non-romantic relationships is where it started.
I agree it is not a retirement ting, but where else could it go?
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