Would you be content if you never found love and stayed single for the rest of your life?

Question

How would you keep yourself sane?

Answer 1

let's see...this is somewhat hard for me to answer. i would have to say yes and no. frankly, i'm not sure if i'm suppose to be loved. i go through periods where i believe that i'm unlovable. it's one way that i'm self destructive. as you already know, i find pain pleasurable for some odd reason. in a weird way, i'm content for that reason. on the other hand, i'm not content because i feel alone and empty. i haven't found the "right one". all of this makes me more depressed. it's a double edge sword for me. lol. i'm not sane now. so, i image i would even be more self destructive if i never found love.

Answer 2

No, I probably wouldn't. How would I keep myself sane? Lock the problem up, tie it into a burlap sack, and throw the figurative cat in a bag over the bridge.

A lot of people can't do it, and of course it takes some time, but it is possible to remove things from yourself. For instance, I decided that love brings pain. I do not enjoy pain, so I will no longer aknowledge love.

Answer 3

It all depends on the individual, I suppose. I can remember my mother telling me, "It is better to be alone than to feel lonely in a relationship." I am an attractive, well-educated, financially independent 51 y/o who is single with no children. At times, I feel like the last one picked from a gym class line-up. Other times, I am quite satisfied with solitude. It's all a moot point. I was raised in a family that practiced tradition, so I miss large family reunions during the holidays. However, as a Hospice Nurse, I work during the holidays and bring joy to dying veterans who have no family. This is much more rewarding. My free time is spent writing, traveling, hiking with my four dogs, camping, and filling "empty" moments with friends or just sequestering myself when I feel a tad misanthropic. I can come and go as I please and do not have to answer to anyone. All in all, I believe it depends on how much you like yourself. I have known individuals who just can't stand to be alone with themselves and, in turn, end up in multiple dysfuctional relationships. I have also known others who don't know who they are and, instead of venturing out and exploring themselves, they need another individual to define who they are. Nope. I like me just the way I am. A man would only be a perk in life at this point in the game.

Answer 4

I can't say that I would be "content" but I know that I would make the most of it. My mentor in life is a woman that chooses to not get married. She prefers it that way. She is one of the smartest most loving individuals that I have ever met. if she would have married I would have felt as though I had lost her. I mean the person she truly is. I have seen her in relationships and something is lost in her. In many ways, singles have a lot more fun.
My husband and I have seperate lives and the life we share together. I find that to be the most rewarding for myself. He has taught me to be more independent and to find what I truly enjoy in life. But I believe that this connection can be achieved in many different types of relationships.
As a woman ecspecially, you find yourself giving in to what others want for you and you must work to keep yourself from falling into the category of a wife, mother, etc. and that isn't what every woman's personality is about. Theres no need to think of your sanity. It will most likely be more clear than others.

Answer 5

If you never got a taste of true love..i feel then that you dont know what you're missing and there is a lot less pain and heartache..for me personally..i wouldnt say i was content exactly before i first found love..but i could have done without the emotional and mental pain after i found love and then it left me..now i crave it and pine for it..when before it was just a curiosity..."its better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all"..yeah right..i cant agree with that anymore

Answer 6

in fact the ques shld be how do married ppl stay sane?

i think mrg is outdated and really overrated. if it was so good y do so many fall apart??

id rather make something out of myself than get involved in that excruciating cycle of lost dreams and false hopes.

Mrg is scary! being wt a person 24/7 is scary! giving away ur life to some1 is scary! cuz u know were not perfect. were screwed!! y shld u then want to enter a mrg?

Answer 7

I used to think so....but Not anymore. I want my sweety with me always.
If I were single though, i would get involved in helping others and try not to feel too sorry for myself. That is never good. There are people out there who have way worse problems than that. They can use some help.

Answer 8

I have found true love only once,
that love has sadly left me now,
but i believe one day we shall be together again,
and i crave no one else but her...
I truly now know the difference...
and if i had never met her, i would be worse off...

True love is one thing everyone must experience
even if it never lasts forever, sometimes the experience
itself is most satisfying and not the duration...

Please, find true love...

Answer 9

I've been single 44+ years. I'm sane.

Answer 10

My best friend has been single for 30 years and she seems to be fine.
No I could never stay single, I like the companionship too much ( not to mention the other things your man can give you).