Being the single friend sucks.
My mental health has been on the floor recently.
Almost all of my friends are married, and lately it feels like they only reach out when they’re having relationship problems. I’m exhausted from constantly hearing about issues with their husbands . Sometimes it feels like I’m only remembered when things are going wrong in their relationships.
Meanwhile, I’m going through my own struggles, but it often feels like people assume single women don’t have their own pain or challenges.
One of my friends recently shared that she’s TTC. I genuinely empathise with her, but I also found the conversation quite triggering. As someone who can’t even try because I don’t have a partner, it hit a nerve.
I know that probably sounds irrational, and I’m not blaming her. But how do I tell someone that certain topics are difficult for me without sounding awful? It feels like people are mindful around certain sensitive subjects, but this is one I quietly carry.
I’m also just tired. Tired of hearing relationship problems when I feel stuck in my own life. I’m nearly 30, no husband in sight, I hate my job, and right now my mental health is so low that I don’t even have the energy to change things.
Has anyone else been the permanently single friend and felt like this?