Touche Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Oh how I pity you. Your whole happiness is dependent on another person, and once that person leaves, you're left miserable. Truly sad that you cant find happiness within yourself and enjoy your own company. The best thing about being single is FREEDOM! Freedom to do as I please, when I please and whom I please, as often or as little as I please. Freedom from nagging and compromises and snoring! Freedom to watch what i want, eat what I want, clean whenever I want, sleep whenever I want, go where ever i want, talk to whomever I want, and when I'm sick of being in the company of other people, i'm FREE to go home, to my own place, where I can enjoy PEACE AND QUIET. There are a LOT of positives to being single. You're absolutely right. And having been on both sides, I can certainly relate to the positives of being single. But I wouldn't trade being single for being married in a million years and for any amount of money. But that's just me. Link to post Share on other sites
Dumbledore Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 But I wouldn't trade being single for being married in a million years I don't think it's very likely that you will live for a million years. You know I like you, but that's just not going to happen. Link to post Share on other sites
Trialbyfire Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I'll expand on freedom. Not having to answer to ANYONE!! Link to post Share on other sites
Phoebe Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 That you're wrong. I thought I made that clear enough. I don't believe that just telling someone that they're wrong has ever changed anyones mind. What are your reasons / logic behind thinking that there are no good things about being single regardless of the kind of marriage you're leaving behind? Link to post Share on other sites
Dumbledore Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I'll expand You will if you keep eating whatever you want. Link to post Share on other sites
Touche Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I'll expand on freedom. Not having to answer to ANYONE!! If you're married to the right person then the few times you DO have to answer to them, won't really bother you. In fact, you might rather enjoy having someone to sometimes "answer to." Link to post Share on other sites
Trialbyfire Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 if you keep whatever you want. Brilliant philosophy for life in general!! I never knew you had it in you. I always thought you had other things in you which required a high fibre diet to keep in check... Link to post Share on other sites
GreenEyedLady Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 so it's becoming more likely (or perhaps i'm getting more used to the idea) that it might be divorce. so tell me...what can i focus on to make it easier? i've lived with him for seven years. married for two. it's a way of life. so...what's so great about being a single girl?? anything?? OMG-WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT BEING SINGLE?! YOU'RE NOT MARRIED ANYMORE!!! J/K...(Kinda) No one can tell you what to do... YOU are the master of your own destiny... You can spend your money the way YOU want to... You can decide what you want out of life without worrying about someone agreeing to it... You don't have to pretend to like your in-laws anymore... The world is at your fingertips...Just grab it!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Trialbyfire Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 If you're married to the right person then the few times you DO have to answer to them, won't really bother you. In fact, you might rather enjoy having someone to sometimes "answer to." Hence why I'm divorced! Yahhhh to freedom. Link to post Share on other sites
Touche Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Hence why I'm divorced! Yahhhh to freedom. Believe me, I understand. If you're married to the wrong person, the freedom you acquire after the divorce is rather sweet. Link to post Share on other sites
GreenEyedLady Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 Is this why many single people are fat? You are very observant. How bizarre...In my experience, single people are usually thinner, as they are back in the dating pool and people in R's more often feel like they don't have to impress their partner anymore, so they're usually heavier...plus, they're starting families, have young ones and generally less time for themselves and less energy for working out and eating well... Although their are exceptions to the rule... Link to post Share on other sites
Dumbledore Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 What are your reasons / logic It's more of a gut feeling. Link to post Share on other sites
Dumbledore Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I never knew you had it in you. I didn't get those haemorrhoids from heavy lifting. Link to post Share on other sites
dgiirl Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 You're absolutely right. And having been on both sides, I can certainly relate to the positives of being single. But I wouldn't trade being single for being married in a million years and for any amount of money. But that's just me. I agree with you Touche. Marriage does have it's own benefits. And both situations can bring one happiness. But this thread is about the positives of single life Oh, and one thing I truly noticed once I became single, is I have MORE time now than I ever had married. I think when we're in a relationship, we want to spend our time with our partner, so this means we're always scheduling our time around the other person, and very often, we're wasting time waiting for our partner, ie waiting for them to come home so we can eat, waiting for them to get ready in the shower so we can go out. And a lot of us wont do anything if our partner is not available, so we sit at home doing nothing. Now that I'm single, I have TIME to do a lot of stuff. At first, TIME was excruciatingly slow. I had TOO much time and I was so sad because I was use to sharing that time with my ex. And I had trouble filling up that time with things to do, and I was lonely. Now, I've come to LOVE my time. I have SO much fun doing so many different things, alone or with friends, and I dont know what I will do if I ever get back into a another relationship. I hope I never revert to my old ways when I was married. Link to post Share on other sites
Dumbledore Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Now, I've come to LOVE my time. Doing kinky things with cuckoo clocks will not make you happy in the long run. Besides, since when did 12 strokes get a woman off?! Link to post Share on other sites
alphamale Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 whats so good about being single? hmm...lets see: I can go to bed whenever and wake up wheneverI have total privacyI can date as many women as I want, or none if I chooseI can eat whatever I want and more importantly, when I wantLooking at my pornography collectioin whenever I wantDon't have to worry about anyone else but meDon't have anyone sponging off of meCan come and go whenever I pleaseNo one asking me what I'm doing or where i'm goingDon't have to share the TV or CD playerDon't have to share the computerIf I like I can walk around naked at homeI don't have to keep anything clean or spotlessI can do most of my shopping at the corner 7-11 storeDon't have someone looking over my shoulder 24/7/365I closet only has my sheeyot in itOnly have to worry about my friends and relativesDon't have to listen to a spouse's bull**** all day longI'm the master of my domainDon't have to share anythingI can be totally selfish without anyone telling me I'm being selfish Link to post Share on other sites
Curmudgeon Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I don't know about you but I don't spend money on people... I don't have to... Because it brings me pleasure when it's not a need to do but a want to do -- when for them it's not a need to have but a nice to have. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that being what could be considered a "giving" individual as opposed to a "taking" individual or am I way off base? Link to post Share on other sites
Curmudgeon Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I've heard about this. Men have a genie in their pants, right? After three wishes are up, you can just rub it again. And you know what about men? Link to post Share on other sites
Curmudgeon Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 [Of course not. Selfish people never do. Many of us don't "have" to. We just do it because we want to. You nailed it! Link to post Share on other sites
Lizzie60 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Because it brings me pleasure when it's not a need to do but a want to do -- when for them it's not a need to have but a nice to have. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that being what could be considered a "giving" individual as opposed to a "taking" individual or am I way off base? I should make a correction to my post... I do spend a lot on people I love... like my kids... and my friends. Link to post Share on other sites
Dumbledore Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 And you know what about men? Cool, a rhetorical question. You've got some balls. Link to post Share on other sites
Touche Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I should make a correction to my post... I do spend a lot on people I love... like my kids... and my friends. What's that avatar, Lizzie? Is that what your straightjacket looks like from the back? Link to post Share on other sites
Curmudgeon Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 So what if you're flaunting your sexuality, or lack thereof, to a rather disgusting and very annoying degree. We are not impressed! Reel it in. You begin to pall. Link to post Share on other sites
Dumbledore Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Reel it in. You begin to pall. OK. I'm sorry. But I'm not coiling it up. Link to post Share on other sites
Curmudgeon Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 OK. I'm sorry. But I'm not coiling it up. I don't care what you do with it and that's the point. Keep it between you and whoever/whatever. Link to post Share on other sites
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