Are you happy in marriage,or better be alone and independent?

Answer 1

I am happy, though there are things I miss from being single (yes! being independent, like having my time available for myself and taking all decisions on my own). But there are things that I have now (like someone who is always with me and for me, not being alone anymore!), a friend, a lover and supporter in only one person living with me... so I guess everything has a price to pay!

Answer 2

My husband and I have been married for 37 years and our love for each other is deeper and better than when we first started out.
I love being married to this wonderful man. There is nothing like a good friend, companion, lover, and soul mate to journey life. Life can have so many ups and downs, but with a trusting and loving companion it just makes the going so much sweeter.. Marriage to a good spouse is a blessing. Each day is an adventure. I am on an adventure that I journey not alone, and in this marriage I have the assurance that I will never be alone again. This is not because I am afraid of being alone, I am comfortable when I am alone and can be alone ok, but the loneliness of soul that some single people have, that I could not take. That hollowness of soul, that you see in the eyes of those that walk alone would be a great price to pay for a few years of independeance. I know that he will always come home. I know that he loves me and his home and nothing or no one will take him away. We have the same values and background, but we are so different in many ways. We have not tried to change each other and never will. He accepts me unconditionly as I do him.. He does not like to travel, but I do. I have gone on many trips without him and he trusts me as I trust him. We help and support each other in everything, Marriage has given me peace of mind and soul. I know My worries are shared. There is no selfishness in our home. We live for each other and for the family. We do not nag, smoother, force, dictate or do things to make the life of our partner bitter. We communicate, there are no bosses. We are partners. Our hubble home is our castle, it is not a jail or a detention cente. Like our marriage, our home is warm and conforting and at the end of the day, we come together and are happy, whether we chat or just sit and are silent.. Even in our silence we are united and at peace. I have never felt and I am sure my husband feels the same that we lost our independance or ourselves when we married. Infact I feel much more indepentant because I have the right spouce that has taught me how to be strong, true to me and not be afraid of the world. If anything I am more courageously strong than I could have been had I been alone all these years. The encouragement and support of my husband has only improved me, and helped me in everyway. And I know I have been a support and encouragement for him too. I feel proud of where he is today in his life and I know that he could have gotten here on his own merits, but with me by his side, I know I helped him on the bumpy road and made it just a little easier for him to get there. And I know he knows and loves me for the support and help I have been through the years in his career and life. With the right spouce, marriage is good, very good, and believe me, like fine wine it gets better through the years... It has been for me, yes I would rather be married than alone or single

Answer 3

I've been married twice and fixing to make it a third time, I can speak from both sides of the fence.
Marriage is what you make it, it's a two person job that requires trust and communication from both parties on a daily basis. Being able to have someone to work with towards common goals are high on some people's lists in life, others choose to make an individual climb to reach their goals, it's all in what you prefer. I think that being happy starts with being satisfied, content and comfortable with one's own self FIRST and then it spreads to the rest of your life.
And besides, who's gonna scratch that unreachable spot on your back if you're alone?? :)

Answer 4

Although I can maintain happiness while I'm single, I've never known the happiness I feel now that I'm engaged. I love being engaged to my fiance. He is my best friend and I can't wait until the day I can call him my husband. Marriage isn't for everyone but ever since I've met my husband to be, I knew marriage was DEFINITELY for me!

Answer 5

I have been married for almost 26 years. I am very happy and yet I can be independent if I like. We go places together and we can also go alone or with friends. Sometimes I go to visit his mother and leave him here and sometimes he goes to visit and I stay home.

Being married does not mean that you have to spend every waking moment together. I like to do some things that he doesn't like to do and vise versa. We have been very happy because we do not smother each other and never have.

Answer 6

I was unhappy in marriage, better alone and independent, now I'm happy in a non-matrimonial relationship.

Answer 7

I'm happy being married, although I had fun when I was single, too. In the long run, tho, I prefer the companionship of marriage.

Answer 8

I am SO happy married. My husband travels for his job and I hate it when he's gone. We have SO much fun together. Its nice having someone to share you thoughts with at the end of a day and someone to snuggle up to at night. I just think of the Jack Johnson song, Life is better when we're together!

Answer 9

I am better single. I can do what I want. Stay up as long as I want. Do what I like. Do not have to listen to a nagging woman and so what if I can't get any for years to come. I do not care......ok well maybe a little lol. but anyways I think that its better to be single and do what you want instead of enjoying a persons nuisance behavior.

Answer 10

I like the single life myself.