Do you miss being single or do you feel safe and happy with a partner?
What are the best things about being taken?
2007-09-19 05:31:21 · 23 answers · asked by smilingontime 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
The security; Knowing that I can stand on my own two feet, but if those two feet ever fail me I have him there to help me stand back up.
Crying and having him there to listen when nobody else will. Laughing with him when I'm happy. Yelling when I'm mad. Having a permanent best friend whom I get to share my life with.
I would rather not be single.
2007-09-24 10:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well... right now I feel happy with my relationship. I know a few people who miss being single, but thinking about it... that will depend on age and life experiences. Let's say you are 27 years old and had enough partying and having a few relationships, I think it will me more likely to stay content in a committed relationship. Now, If you are 27 and have not gone hanging out and meeting different partners you may want to remain single. Anyways, people are different, sometimes when they are in a relationship they want to be single, and when they are single they want to be in a relationship. It's hard to know, the bottom line is that the majority of people are not always satisfied with their love life whether it's alone or with someone.
2007-09-19 12:40:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a strange thing. When a man is in a relationship and happy he does seem more confident and I think even carries himself differently. I love my man and make sure he knows that everyday. Even if I do not Speak to him I dash off a note so he knows he is my Jalapeño. I feel like there is no other man on Earth for me. Do not get me wrong, I See good looking men and I LOOK at them and appreciate that they are there and that is good for all the women around me. But the minute they walk by they are gone and the only person who stays in my mind is my man. now i am told I think like a man sometimes and maybe that is the best way to think.
I do not miss being single because I am not possessive nor is my man. encourage him to go out with his friends and I go out with mine. I am also the type of woman who does not have to go out with anyone to have a good time. I go to book stores, biking or just for a walk on a nice day because it is a nice day. I cannot understand being envious of our single friends as if you were being oppressed. If you are in a healthy interactive life then there is nothing to miss. Two of my best friends have a two year old son, a 125lb Rottie and a 72year old Grandpa who speaks no English who just came back from a four days camping trip taken on a whim. Your life does not end when you become committed to someone or get married. You just have to be flexible and determined to have fun no matter what.
2007-09-19 13:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by Bella Noir 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question! I would have to say has married man of almost 17 years, that I like being married. And I think that marraige fits everyone differently. I was single until I was 31 years old and dated many woman. And I used to become so frustrated because all women talk about commitment and honesty, but the girls I ended up with were just looking to shall we say get some! I mean that was many years ago. But I do not look back and say, man... I wish I was single again! I think it can be a lonely life. And I would willing to bet you that most people who are single, are not single and not married by choice. Everyone wants to love and be loved by someone!
2007-09-19 12:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have an ideal relationship, but it's so much better than being alone. Some one to share the bills, and warm up the bed, and someone to wake up to go check when things go "bump" in the night, lol.
I hate trying to meet and date new people. You have to wonder if they're legit, if they're really interested in finding a partner, or just a partner for the night. If you are lucky enough to be self-sufficient, you have to wonder if your potential new someone special is looking for a free ride, or wants a committed relationship where two people work toward a common goal. I hate the uncertainty of it all.
After my husband died, I hated when I'd see or hear something exciting, and then realize I had no one to share it with. I became a workaholic because I needed every dime I could get, losing two-thirds of the household income, and there wasn't any reason to hurry home, nobody was waiting there for me (except my cat).
I quit cooking, why bother for just myself? I didn't even turn on the stove for months, everything I ate came out of the microwave or a drive-thru!
Now, I have to cook way more than I would like, my current man can't boil water without ruining it, lol. But I don't have to stress every month about whether I'll earn enough to make all the bills on time. I no longer drive a 22-year-old car that's being held together by the grace of God. I have cable TV again! That was the first thing to go after my huband died. I had to cut down, cut out, and conserve.
I have someone to ask me how my day went, to have dinner with, and watch TV with. Someone to snuggle up to at night.
So, yeah, perfect or not, I prefer to be with someone than alone any day. Nobody can be as perfect as my husband was, so you just have to take them as they are , and make the best of it. That's what I'm doing, anyway.
2007-09-19 12:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by baymast13 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't miss being single, and yes I am happy with my partner in life. We are not married but live together in a committed relationship.
2007-09-19 12:39:14 · answer #6 · answered by CINDY J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been in a committed relationship for over 5 years, and I do sometimes miss being single. I decided to wait until after 30 to get married. It's hard after being single for so long to get used to compromising when I never had to before.
The best thing though is that I have someone who respects and adores me. He's successful, as am I, and we have a lot of fun together. It's great, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. We're getting married in December.
2007-09-19 12:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by Allison P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel totally safe and happy being married with my husband. I dont know what I would do if I was out there and single again. I heard that the dating scene can be a mess. One of my friends is single and is attracting all the wrong guys. I would probably be very happy single if God forbid something were to happen with me and my husband. I am tired of the mind games and flakes involved with dating.
2007-09-19 12:36:07 · answer #8 · answered by lpogue2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been with my husband for 26 yrs. now & I wouldn't change one minute of the years we have had together. I am not saying that it has been 26 perfect years, & that we haven't had of problems, but we always working things out, we love being together & spending time together. He is my rock & I can always count on him & he can always count on me. We will be at each others sides when we need each other the most.
I don't think I would like being single again in this day & age with all the diseases going around. Or the fact of going to bed alone or waking up alone.
2007-09-19 13:06:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No... I do not miss being single! where I'm from if a girl is single she gets nasty things spread around about her. I was called a whore and a slut from A LOT of people and I had only selpt with 2 guys since I broke up with my ex and I always spent time with my friend Amanda and her b/f! Now that I'm with my new man I feel like all the bad went away and I LOVE him to death! he makes me soo... happy and I feel VERY safe with him. I see it as one of the best things about being taken is nothing gets spread around! pluse he makes me happy and I have look forward to seeing him! pluse I LOVE to make all the guys jealous cause they can't have something they want!
2007-09-19 12:44:47 · answer #10 · answered by Crazy chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋