Top 10 Signs You've been Single for Too Long

Your last relationship crashed and burned... 2 years ago, and you're still not quite ready to start dating. Here are the top 10 signs you've been single for too long: 

1. You avoid meeting new people. In your twenties you were out there meeting new people by the day – on campus, in clubs, at the beach, friends of friends. But these days, new people feel like hard work, so you spend time with the 5 same people all of the time.

2. You have a growing entourage... of pets! A demanding list of dependents cannot just be left at a moment's notice.

3. You are unwilling to take risks. New things have a threatening feel to them. When friends suggest you start yoga classes with them, or learn to skydive, or join an online dating agency, or go clubbing, your instinctive reaction is to refuse or think up excuses.

4. You've become rigid when it comes to making plans. Sudden changes of plan irritate you no end. It's time to lighten up a little and to stop trying to control everything.

5. You and your local DVD store have become well acquainted. Your idea of a blind date is taking out a video you've never heard of. In fact, you're pretty sure that you've seen just about everything in the store.

6. You have no new clothes. Think about it. When last did you spend some real money on clothes that looked good on you? You don't just work to pay the bond and the car installments and the vet bills. Use some of that money to join the gym or get a makeover.

7. You're a little too comfortable with domestic bliss. Tiling your bathroom and putting up new guttering take precedence over the sudden walking tour through the south of France or a 4X4 journey down the East Coast of Africa that your friends have planned on a whim.

8. You're in bed early, most nights. An early night is your idea of total bliss. While continuous late nights are not a good idea for anyone, even energetic 19-year-olds, if you're in bed by 9 pm every night, you're never going to meet anyone.


9. You spend money wildly on an expensive hobby, or toy. Having a relationship costs money, which you don't have if you're buckling under monthly repayments.

10. You're spending too much time... with your mother. If you find you're eating at your parents' home every second evening and spending Saturday nights watching TV with Mom, you've been single for too long.

Source: News24.com