Dating sucks in general but really seems to suck when you work in advertising. Spend all my time at the office so those are the only people I really meet & hang with. Worried I’ll die alone 😭😬

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..and that's why we all end up fucking each other

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Nah, you’ll just end up with someone who’s also in advertising.

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Dude -- living alone is the best. You get to be as messy as you want; watch whatever you want on TV, and come home whenever you want. FYI - we all die alone. Get a pet and some friends. You'll be fine

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You won't be alone. Most likely your cats will pick at your carcass for a few days.

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I've always said we need a Looking for Love bowl on here.. 😍

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I’m ok with ending up with someone in advertising, but even then - the single men at my agency (and there aren’t many) are kind of fuckboys (which do what you want, I am just beyond my hookup/FWB/1-night stand phase).

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Why worry about the inevitable ? #foreveralone

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@AD1 oh - I'm a hopeless romantic and believe in love, but am not going to waste my time away wishing for that magical soulmate. Enjoying my single status for as long as possible. No one person is going to make you happy, so you might as well get busy making an awesome life for yourself until that person shows up

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Yeah, with you, but DO NOTget a dog. It becomes a drain on your finances to be working late, and then having your single ass having to pay extra for dog walkers, etc. Not to mention the guilt you feel for never being home, neglecting your dog on top of your dating life. Just adds insult to injury... Get a ton of sex toys instead ☝🏼

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Freelance 1 I live alone and love it too! But it does make late nights at the office extra pathetic... no one's at home wondering where you are 😞

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I’m single too and I’m a nice guy 😔

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@FCB1 that's why you get a pet. Unconditional love without any of the "when are you coming home/disappointed" texts. Plus -- your parents are always happy for you to come home if you need a boost. It's just our fragile advertising egos that want to be wanted by everyone and everything

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Haha AD1 Could probably use Tinder or Bumble’s API combined with FIshbowls. I’d be up for it - I’ve seriously considered moving agencies to a city that’s bigger/younger and where the agency has a better mix of non-married/younger and less settled people.

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Freelance Droga5 - all good things, the pursuit of control of the TV is a universal human truth if I’ve ever seen one - have lots of friends but just looking for an emotional connection

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Freelance, cool story! I guess it's a good thing to yell yourself till you find someone to love you and you melt away. We're all looking for love, it is human nature. Anyone who denies it is in denial:)

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Oh, for sure, that I agree with

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Date your coworker

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We all die alone anyways. But yeah, same.

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