There's a concert you'd love to see. A restaurant you've been wanting to try. Maybe even a trip you've talked about taking for years.

But there's one problem.

Nobody wants to go with you.

So you don't go.

Why?

In Episode 12 of Life After the Nest, we're talking about something I think a lot of us do without really stopping to question it. We let other people's schedules, interests, or willingness to join us determine what we do with our own time.

And that applies whether you're married, single, divorced, or widowed.

If you're married, do you and your spouse really need to do everything together? Is there anything wrong with having separate hobbies, interests, or even taking an occasional trip without each other?

If you're single, why can something as simple as going out to dinner alone feel uncomfortable?

And if you've lost a spouse or gone through a divorce, how do you start enjoying activities that you've spent years doing with somebody else?

We'll also talk about the difference between being alone and feeling lonely, why we sometimes worry about what strangers think, and how to get more comfortable doing things independently.

I'm not saying we should stop doing things together. Far from it.

But I do think there's a difference between wanting someone to come along and deciding you can't enjoy something unless somebody else is there.

Here's the question I'd like you to think about:

What's something you've been putting off because nobody wanted to do it with you?

And is that really a good enough reason not to go?

I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

Thanks for listening to Life After the Nest.

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