How are you doing now that he's gone?
At first it was weird coming home and having silence in the house. No chat about work, politics, food events in the city, etc.
Now, I have a routine. Fed the pets, start a pot of coffee, shower, get half-dressed, press my chef whites, make breakfast, finish getting dressed, go to work, come home, shower and repeat. It's honestly boring AF, and I'm over it already lol but I know it's necessary.
Mentally, I've been wondering if I'm going to grow old by myself, and spiraling into intrusive thoughts about dying alone. I do have a friend from work (who I think has other thoughts than being friends), that's been really cool about coming over and spending time with me when we're off work. He's super respectful, and even though he's only stayed over like 4 times, he's never asked to sleep with me, he's always slept on the couch downstairs.
I'm also very vigilant about entering into any kind of relationship. So idk, I'm just taking the cards I'm dealt and doing the most with them.