Forever Single?

 

Umm I don't agree.  I think 'single' means not being 'married', partnered or in a committed relationship.

 

A life without a romantic or intimate partner would be a life of ... celibacy.   But you can have relationships that are intimate, romantic and sexual with men without being 'partnered' etc. It's just that at the end of the evening (except for sleepovers ) ... everyone goes back to their own house and their own life.  

 

This doesn't mean you're a tramp and sleeping with a bunch of guys either - there's just something between being in a committed relationship with 1 guy and being alone .. with no guy.

 

When you are married or partnered or in a committed relationship ... you pretty much spend most of your time together with that guy and that is your life but ... everyone's not cut out for that level of compromise. Sometimes people don't find this out until they have already committed to someone- so then they have to stay. Sometimes people want this level of involvement .. but it doesn't work out that way, so they are single and are unhappy with their life.

 

Ultimately, I think the best relationship you can ever have (whether you are married or single) .. is the relationship that you have with yourself.

 

 

 

Interesting question, i think we all want love and sometimes i think our experiences in this quest can turn us off/on relationships. There are people (esp. men) who put other priorities in life first like jobs, education etc first and might want this kind of relationship, but might not find willing partners. Personally i think societal pressures force many of us to get into relationships, i honestly think from what i have seen is that we women give up a lot, when we get married, but some sacrifices are worth it, i guess.

 

2. never want to marry, never want to date, no sex (I guess self love does happen though)

Apart from Asexual people ( who are think have some disorder), they are many religions that ascribe to this.  Jesus, Paul, Mother Teresa, and i think Buddhist monks lived this way, isn't it divine or agape love the purest form of love? We all spiritual beings anyways, so this can be very possible for some people.