What are the reasons why people never marry?
Is it because of mental health, health issues, wanting to be a spinster, or bachelor to complete freedom...........
2007-07-29 17:52:03 · 15 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
fear of intimacy, fear of destruction, because they heard about the trails and tribulation of divorce and how many marriages fail, fear of being broke, fear of sex, fear of being controlled, fear of giveing up personal freedoms, fear of other things.
2007-07-29 17:59:43 · answer #1 · answered by Legandivori 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
every bachelor will give you a different answer.
i choose not to b/c i feel i have a lot to accomplish artistically (i want to work on perfecting my piano playing, and play concerts), intellectually and the simple fact that i havent met a woman i wish to spend the rest of my life with. to further the thought, my feelings towards a women will not change because of a ceremony.
on the flip side, i feel that people marry to gratify their egos and not out of affection, or that they feel they must start a family or have a spouse as a possesion. an alternate question is why is the divorce rate so high? wouldn't it be wiser to have a girlfriend you absolutly love and wish to spend time with than a wife who's really a nuisance?
i know i don't want children, i don't like the values which society adopted. i dispiseo the whole politically correct movement as it censors thought, and opinion and limits intellectual development on the premiss that no one is to be left behind. on the other hand, i hate religious right because they turned spirituality into a pacifier, where you abondon your thoughts and live your life through the judgement of another. those of you who have a reasonable pastor, consider yourself fortunate. aditionally, i feel the stupifying effects of the media, the pathetic vocabulary of their potential peers are far more dangerous to a child's existance than drugs, crime and violence. however, if a woman chooses to have a baby, i have no right to hold her back.
i know myself, and my immunity to the outside world, but i cannot guarantee that my children will inherit my strengths. anyway, these are my beleifs today, and may change in the course of time -- and i hope that society will get the wake up call, and that curiousity, exploration and intelligence become fashionable instead of this grotesque state of existance, intellectual/emotional comfort and thoughtless consumption which is in style today.
on the flip side, someone might just want to go on a sexual rampage.
2007-07-30 01:25:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think for every unmarried person, there's an individual reason for remaining single. In some places there aren't enough people for everyone to have a mate. For others, commitment is something to be feared. Some people just never find the "right person".
2007-07-30 01:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by KIT J 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe that there is a person for everyone on this earth. But one has to find him or her, it won't be given to you on a silver platter. If one never find a person that comparable then being single is the next best thing. Married to the wrong person is a nightmare that I do not wish on even my worst enemy. So being single is sometimes the only logical choice.
2007-07-30 01:56:26 · answer #4 · answered by gannoway 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The answers to this question will be as varied as the personalities of the people you are referring to. And which, you've already answered! They could be disabled, mentally or physically unwell, or they may just want complete emotional and financial freedom.
2007-07-30 01:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by Tessa 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally I don't believe it's necessary for me, I don't need a legal contract to prove that I love and will stay loyal to my boyfriend. When you consider that more than half of all marriages end in divorce, it's obviously a risky gamble. I'm very happy not being married.
2007-07-30 01:39:28 · answer #6 · answered by Kerry 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I thought once that I would never get married. Just because I could see myself being happy without a lifelong companion.
But I'm getting married later this year after all!
2007-07-30 01:02:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The last comment is more true. You see, I'm still single myself. So do you want to marry me, here online? So we can be the first online married couple. Good enough, yes?
2007-07-30 01:10:59 · answer #8 · answered by FILO 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, all of the above for me :) but at heart; I never thought "officially declaring" yourself to me was a good idea. I didn't trust myself with that responsibility, I'd mess it up- one way or the other; either too possessive or not attentive enough, ya know?
did I mention I was an artist, a musician? that didn't help my common law wife of 20 yrs. get me to the alter
2007-07-30 01:09:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you have it backwards. Why do people get married. You need a reason to do something like that.
How about not finding someone you like well enough to marry.
2007-07-30 00:56:02 · answer #10 · answered by Zack 4 · 8⤊ 0⤋
They have commitment issues and a fear of failure that prevents them from ever taking risks.
There is also the possibility that they were simply never asked.
2007-07-30 00:57:06 · answer #11 · answered by trebs 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋