So on Saturday I was collecting money at the entrance of my dad’s train show. This one guy that was paying and was looking at me. I thought he was interested in me. Sure enough about 20 minutes later he comes up to me and starts talking to me. He talked for about a half an hour. Got something to eat and came back gave me his business card. He said he would like me to call him. He also mentioned that he had never been married or had any kids. He also made a point in telling me that he had a lot of money and wasn’t into online dating. I have yet to call him. Anybody else feel like schizophrenia has made a relationship not possible? I have a lot of emotional flatness. I don’t feel like I can really love or care about somebody. I read that like only 20% of people with schiz marry. I believe most are single.
I hope to be one of the few that gets a woman but that seems like a far away goal right now. Gotta focus on a job first. Also that is an interesting statistic. I’ve never seen it before.
Good luck at finding a job. Most women don’t wanna date someone that doesn’t have one. It may increase your chances at finding a woman.
I think I may have one lined up. I just need to get a doctors note saying that I’m fit for work because it is a position in the government and they already sent me to a clinic to get a physical for it.
well i hope you get it
It depends on what you want, doesn’t it? If you want a relationship you should try dating, or finding someone who would be sympathetic to your situation. It is not easy to maintain a relationship, as it sometimes puts the other person in the position of caregiver, but some people with sz still want that connection so it is worth trying for.
I don’t feel like I can get what I want out of a relationship. Atleast what I once got out of it before schiz. I also don’t think i would be the best partner to somebody.
I can relate to not being the best partner. I have been married for 9 years and have just developed sz 1.5 years ago. Lately I really feel like a burden on my wife, but I get up everyday fighting to get back small pieces of what we once had. But we also do genuinely love each other and that gives me strength for now.
In terms of getting what you want, I don’t know. What do you want?
I’m single have been for a very long time, so many reason’s why, the sz gets in the way, when ill it is the last thing in my mind, then it takes so much time to find your way back, also I really think it turns you into a loner, kinda get used to the why bother it will fall apart anyway.
Another reason is I did a lot of dating when younger and it never worked out, most was me from drinking, but even when I gave that up I would get ill and it would fail.
Does not mean others with sz would fail, just life events have stopped it for me, Hope you can find Love, it’s a rough go doing it on your own.
I have no love life.
I am looking to feel certain emotions in a relationship and I just don’t feel much of anything right now.