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Please, whatever you do, do not get married simply because you do not want to be alone. In my profession I see so many miserable marriages, all entered into for the wrong reasons. People who have been married for 20 -39 years get divorced. People who have been married for four years too. These are all couples who thought they would grow old together, who were once lovers and best friends!

Lonliness is easy to remedy with many wonderful extraneous opportunities, as dilineated hereunder, whereas a lousy marriage is, on the other hand, traumatic to remedy or get out of.

There are so many aspects to marriage that really do not become obvious until the end; that includes the sharing of finances. The ramifications pertaining to debt, assets, binding each other's credit,joint tax returns.

Wow, that is a lot of involvement and sacrifice if merely in the name of a lonliness, that can be otherwise cured.

I have seen 60 year olds marry for companionship and loose their life's savings to chronic debtor husbands. I have seen 40 year olds marry and divorce ten years later, 20 years later.

Now that I have released all my professionally induced pessimism; of course if you are in love its would be an entirely different story; I say marry if you are doing it for the right reasons, and at any age, because you can never be too analytical about matters of the heart! There is no right or wrong age or time.

Then if you do not find true love, and you fear lonliness:
1) Join a book club
2) start a social game like golf
3) play cards like rummy or poker with a group
4) join a social group that interests you, and then the ultimate cure for lonliness is
VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER, VOLUNTEER:
5) Get onto committees, board of a non-profit, docent for Sierra club, local hospital volunteer.

Goodluck with your decision - stay wise on this one, dear!

PS. Would it not be ironic if you took this advice and found the love of your life on a committee that you joined to thwart lonliness, nah that only happens in movies right?
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2006-09-26 13:04:36 · answer #1 · answered by meldorhan 4 · 0 0

Any age will do, but to marry for this reason sucks I think and I know people who have done just that.
They want the companionship and security a man can give them and remember, men are good for the odd jobs around the home to. Yes they can come in handy from time to time.
However, the reality is that lot of people do find it hard to live alone and would rather have someone than nothing at all, and I think more so especially in later life.

2006-09-26 16:10:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I don't think you can put an age limit on it. My mum just got re-married at the ripe old age of 60 and she looked fab. I'm 30 and my boyfriend has no intention of getting married, but he's a keeper so I'll stay with him until I nag him into it. It's all about falling in love and being happy, I wouldn't marry someone just because I'm worried of getting old. It's all about having a big social group, I wouldn't be on my own even if I never got married, although I do hope to one day, fingers crossed.

2006-09-26 05:19:39 · answer #3 · answered by Oldfruit 2 · 1 0

You shouldn't marry someone just because you're alone.
Marriage is about love and commitment...marrying people for the wrong reasons is what leads to divorce, then you'd be heartbroken and alone.
There's no age limit for when your marriage should happen. Marriages happen different times in peoples lives... when you find the right one that you connect with and the feeling is mutual, that is when you should marry.

2006-09-26 05:12:57 · answer #4 · answered by ♪Msz. Nena♫ 6 · 1 0

its really up to the woman, she needs to know when the time is right for her to settle down and get married i dont think there is an age that ladies should get married. only happens when you feel like you have found the right guy and the times is right for you.

2006-09-26 05:43:37 · answer #5 · answered by Ren 2 · 0 0

So, sooner or later, you recognize that he's uncomfortable with it. you do no longer choose him to do something that makes you experience uncomfortable - regardless of if there is not any longer something happening - it is not well worth getting a divorce over, precise? It rather does not rely what different persons say approximately it, you married your husband and you may stay with him. Me? I even have guy buddies i've got usual my entire life that I even have never dated, yet whilst my bf have been uncomfortable, i could make useful he replaced into around once I invited them over - as long as he wasn't an a*s to my chum, all is robust.

2016-12-12 15:30:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

If she is marrying purely so that she will not be alone then I don't think she should marry at all.
Surely that is being very unkind to the guy she is to marry & depriving him of a wife of the sort he is looking for.

2006-09-26 09:05:04 · answer #7 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0 0

Never marry just so you don't have to be alone. If you are 50 or 99 its better to die alone than to die married to someone you dont live

2006-09-26 06:18:51 · answer #8 · answered by Lori R 4 · 0 0

marriage has no age limits...... some ppl married as young as 18 yrs or less depends on which state/country they live. U married for a committment n love.

2006-09-26 05:23:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Never.
If you marry just to avoid being alone it will never be the right man and the marriage won't work.

2006-09-26 05:10:05 · answer #10 · answered by le_coupe 4 · 1 0

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