I was still hoping that a miracle would happen and my marriage would be saved but divorce was really inevitable. If you follow my YouTube series, MY DIVORCE JOURNEY, it will become obvious that it was a marriage of convenience and not till death do we part love. It was not enough that I divorced but I also moved to another state and is in this state that I found myself sixty-one and single.
I am busy from the time I wake up until the time I go to sleep doing things that do not require a partner. I talk to myself, talk to friends and family on the phone and even talk to my neighbor occasionally. From time to time I go to the next town and visit family, then I come home to house that has been made to accommodate just me.
Being single at 60 is different than being single at 30; there is more to a person’s life story than how many children you have and did you go to college or not. I have been a mother for 41 years and have been someone’s wife twice in my life. I have had two major careers and my financial status is sad. Starting over after my second divorce is different than when I started over after my first divorce, in some ways it is easier in other ways it is harder. The main difference is knowing what you will not put up with.
I am not dating, I have plans to date but it is not a priority. That is a big issue with people my age who are single because sometimes you do not want to be alone. Is that why so many women settle for one night stands? I have male friends, I talk to them on the phone or via Social Media but not face to face. I also have female friends that I can confide in and talk to- they are not dating either. Many older women have decided that they will spend the rest of their life alone- that is not my plan.
Being sixty and single is not the end of the world. For me this is the beginning of the rest of my life and I am looking forward to my tomorrows. written by Marsha L Floyd (Randolph)