Single Life (film) Puns

I can’t find the answer online but I was just curious how much time is in between filming and release on discovery+. Also watching the new season of Before the 90 days and this last episode took place on Christmas (Gino, you idiot). Was that 2020 or like, a couple weeks ago?

This has been bothering me for a while. I saw this movie on Turner Classic a couple years ago, but can't remember too much about it. That being said, some of this information may be incorrect. But here's an approximation of what I can remember.

I'm pretty sure this film was made in the 70's, though it could've been the late 60's too, and I wanna say it was French. It was European, because I recall TCM showing it during a block of foreign films. The movie was longer than average. Don't remember HOW much longer, but I wanna say somewhere in the realm of six or seven hours. As for plot, nothing too out there. There was a woman who lived with her young son in a lower middle-class environment. She worked as a prostitute or an escort or something, because I recall there being several sex scenes all with different men. And that's pretty much it for the storyline. Nothing earth-shattering, just a slice of life. Now that I think of it, the woman may have been murdered at the end of the film by one of these men, but I can't say for certain.

I know that I'm not being very helpful in describing this thing, but hey if I were more certain about it I'd not be here. It isn't even a movie I'm particularly dying to watch again, just the fact that I can't remember anything identifying about it has been bugging the heck out of me. Been scouring Wikipedia for clues, but there's just too much to sift through, and that becomes even harder when you're dealing with titles that are in foreign languages you don't speak. Also tried googling various identifying details mentioned above, but to no avail.

So Mike was paying for Natalie hand over foot after she dumped him. She is an absolute loony toon and I think she was stringing him along making him think there was a chance she might return to him. Also… she’s the most judgmental person I’ve ever seen. She clearly had no problem with mikes drinking when they were long distance dating…

So let me just say a person who works there said she was a bit snarky about them not having food or anything she would even want and had weird ghost eyes 😂. Apparently they stayed two and a half hours AFTER close and argued about having to leave, mind you they didn’t pay to even rent the space after hours. They’re doing retakes of driving out of the parking lot and I’m just dying dying at the ludicrousness of it all. Also the guy was a random friend of the crew and didn’t seem very interested in her and seemingly hated it lol. THE FAKENESS. which I knew but not to this extent lol. Also she was known as the crazy eyed blonde woman with zero personally.

Edit 1: For anyone who thinks this post is about entitlement, please reread. I specifically stated "AFFORD". Singles are paid less, taxed more, and my premise is they would be spending their earnings on these things, not expecting a handout. A LIVING WAGE...better yet A THRIVING WAGE

It's just a choice society has made to pay people so low, it's not some complex thing that can't be reversed.

Edit 2:. I see people arguing about the tax code. Tax code the US is mostly for businesses. I'm not trying to pit singles people and families because of the tax code. I am simply advocating for single people to be paid enough to not have to depend on other people to have some quality of life in a country like USA.

People also seem to disagree on what an avg good quality of life is in the US, and seem to think demanding those things is being entitled. Quality of life should be an increasing metric as the country and people progress. It's not a fixed number in time to hold onto, it should change to continually increase the level of comfort for the individual. However, this isn't what is happening...that's the problem.

The angel tells them, "As a reward for being so patient through a hundred blazing summers and dismal winters, you have been given life for thirty minutes to do what you've wished to do the most."

He looks at her, she looks at him, and they go running behind the shrubbery. The angel waits patiently as the bushes rustle and giggling ensues. After fifteen minutes, the two return, out of breath and laughing.

The angel tells them, "Um, you have fifteen minutes left, would you care to do it again?" He asks her "Shall we?" She eagerly replies, "Oh, yes, lets! But lets change positions. This time, I'll hold the pigeon down and you shit on its head."

Fellow bachelors, what can I do to improve my social situation? Im sitting here on my couch, playing my Xbox, winding down from the week while typing this now. I’m mid 20s, single, in shape, decent looking, try to be social when I can, make more than the average American in a year, and have my own place. In theory, these are supposed to be your prime years... yet, life feels more empty than it ever has for me.

I understand people have their own lives to live, yet my 3 closest friends seem to ghost me more and more with each year. Hell, I saw an old coworker randomly at a restaurant. She sounded miserable at her current place so I recommended she apply to the company I work for to try and help her out. Needless to say, she ghosted me...

I haven’t dated anyone for a few years now and haven’t hooked up with anyone for quite sometime now. The level of loneliness I feel gets a little bit overwhelming sometimes and personal relationships you used to have just seem to get more distant with the passing of time. It feels like I did everything right growing up, but for what? To live a lonely lifestyle constantly getting ghosted by close friends and make decent money...? What’s the point of the money if I can’t enjoy it with other people? It feels like I’m confined/destined to climb the corporate ladder since there is nothing else going on in my life.

I used to be a bedroom slayer and get invited out to do cool shit in college as well as a few years after the last year then, but now, nothing... I feel lonelier than I ever have in my life than I ever have before. I want to meet people. I miss my friends and hanging out with them. This is eating at my soul... What went wrong?

Edit: Thank you for all of your responses. I am reading them all here and there as I go about my day...

I saw this over a year ago, prior to when my local video store shut down. (Long story short, it was a non-profit archive that just didn't get enough funding.) The film was in black and white and looked to have been filmed in either 40s or 50s, maybe 30s. It had several different little shorts in it, but I can't remember what the wraparound segment was or if there was one. It was on DVD and was of pretty good picture quality as well.

The short I remember goes like this:

A man is sitting at home thinking about how dull and predictable his life has become after his wife mentions the bills. She may be doing a crossword puzzle, I can't remember. He also had received a book via a "book of the month club" type of deal. Irritated that his life isn't as exciting as his single life was, he starts wishing that he was single again. He then begins remembering that he had a different girl almost every night and that they would go out to these ritzy clubs and restaurants. The women were largely just depicted via a shot of their mouths seductively suggesting days to meet via the phone. (Ie, "Wednesday?" "Friday?") A few were shown, particularly when the guy remembered receiving the bill - in other words, dating every night was EXPENSIVE and left him broke all the time. There may have been something else as well, like maybe the girls fighting with him or getting jealous. He then sort of "comes to" and realizes that his current life is better, as he is more financially solvent and his wife doesn't have any mercurial moods, and goes to his wife and either helps with the bills or with her crossword puzzle.

If anyone can find this, I'd be much obliged!

UPDATE: I think I can remember the wraparound story - I think it was set in a courthouse or something like that and the premise was that two people were looking at wedding certificates. They were either reminiscing about the people getting married or theorizing what their married lives would be like. I think that one of the shorts may have been about a military man trying to marry his girlfriend before he is shipped out. He goes AWOL at one point so he can marry her, as he's worried that he will die - if they get married, she will receive benefits but if they aren't, she's SOL. They get a wedding license but are unable to find a chaplain to marry them. That short ends with the soldier getting caught and thrown in the brig (likely Navy soldier), however the ship's chaplain and captain both take pity on him and allow th

Imagine getting up to your 40s, being single your whole life, always struggled with getting in a relationship, then being told "You'll find someone."

Personally, I find it irritating when someone says it. I know they say it to try to make people feel better or to get their hopes up, but when they struggled their whole lives, I'm pretty sure they're tired of hearing it. Just stop saying it. It's not going to make someone find anybody.

I'm pretty sure eventually after a while, after giving up, people will accept reality for what it is and just find some other way to live life.

I’m making more money than I ever thought I would, but more importantly I am finding myself through it. I know it sounds strange and many people don’t agree with the line of work I have chosen but I only do solo content and it is really helping me gain more confidence and help others in their journey to self love on my other platforms as well. To quote Sheryl Crow- “If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad”

Edit: Title misspell. Martial arts, not marital arts

I’m currently taking Muay Thai/striking classes, and the impact it’s had on my confidence has been profound. I’m not advanced by any means; it’s humbling and difficult physically (and mentally) at times. But that’s what matters. Pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone consistently is a sure fire way to maintain confidence. This is type of confidence will carry over into all other aspects of your life.

Taking some bullshit adult karate class where you advance every few months simply for participating won’t help. You want to choose a discipline where you are drilling/sparring with others consistently, competing and exerting yourself physically. Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, general MMA are some examples. The benefits are multifaceted:

• Social: You are interacting and cooperating with others when you drill with someone. You have to communicate, and work together to go through each exercise successfully

• Competition: When sparring or rolling with someone, you are competing with them on a very personal level, with direct contact. Having this sort of competitive interaction consistently is incredibly rewarding.

• Facing challenges: Sparring or heavy contact drilling can be intimidating, especially if you are relatively new. Experiencing mild physical pain and the prospect of inflicting mild pain on someone else pushes your boundaries.

• Physical fitness: Competing in these types of activities is physically demanding. Training involves both intense cardiovascular and strength exercises over an extended period.

• Goal setting: There is an inherent element of advancement and improvement in marital arts, even with disciplines without a ranking system, you are striving towards some sort of goal, whether it’s personal or part of the system

Sometimes membership can expensive, and it is an investment of time. Both are well worth it. You will find that you are dually more confident, yet centered and humble at the same time.

Kia Ora everyone,

I’m 25 years old and am just getting out of a 6.5 year relationship. Want to fill my new-found alone time productively and was wondering what single people get up to in Auckland. I haven’t been a single person in Auckland before. Any suggestions?