marriage because it gives you a sense of purpose and a reason too wake up everyday you have something too look forward too especially if have children marriage gives you a direction on how you want too live and who you want too be it makes you complete
2007-10-30 09:03:34
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answered by dawn l 2
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Good question. It depends on what makes you happy. Society no longer requires people to marry and have children should they not desire to do so, they shouldn't. I have little sympathy and understanding for married people with children who resent being married with children because they chose it. If you are unhappy work it out or get a divorce and split the assets. Nobody becomes a parent or spouse by accident. This isn't India.
Anyway, being single to me means I have more time to work but the employers think that marriage equals stability and having children equals character so inspite of the obvious scheduling disadvantage they prefer in the services industry to hire married people with kids for evening and on-call positions. I should be able to make a lot more money than I have but have been offered jobs then offered to others after they were promised to me, some less qualified. I prefer honesty upfront but with more time for school and work, it should be available to me not really difficult for people who get upset that I am in my early thirties and cannot believe I am not married with children but on these wages, who would be? It isn't their business. Also, it is hard to afford going back to school and I really do not want to hear about how going back will help me and it is what I must do from others when I already went for over three years in my twenties.
2007-10-30 15:31:46
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answered by Anonymous
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I enjoyed being married, I just married the wrong man. Being single has been nice in that I don't have to pick up after anyone, nor do I have to hang pictures of NASCARS on the wall or put up with a cheater, but I miss the companionship a steady relationship offers.
2007-10-30 15:31:07
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answered by Ally S 1
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I love being single but would love to be loved enough for a man to want to marry me and the feeling to be mutual..
I moved to the Caribbean recently and couldnt have done this as easy if I was tied down with a relationship, I also travelled Australia as a single person and I lived in the Philippines and I went to University in London and I travelled Asia.....all as a single person...
I love my freedom but would love a partner to share the future with ... he has to be pretty special though!
I'm enjoying my life too much to give my freedom up for just anyone!
2007-10-30 15:45:56
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answered by Sunshine Girl 3
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I like being married. Being single had to much drama and games being played. At least married like you already know what you have and don't have to put on a show to get the other person to like you.
2007-10-30 15:30:06
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answered by Valentina 3
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It depends on what you are going for. Some people I know want to get married because their goal is to have kids. It is understandable that marriage can make people feel secure; like there is a "guarantee" to the fact that their relationship will turn into a "family unit". My boyfriend and I, however, have dated for nine years and are not married. We enjoy each other very much, and for us, marriage is a government certificate that is unnecessary for us to feel like we love each other. We are "committed", but not because a piece of paper or rings say that we have to be.........rather, because we want to be. A lot of my married friends (ladies and men) say, "marriage isn't worth it", or "marriage is hard work", or even, "kids are great and rewarding, but think before you have them because your life is never yours again". Plenty of my friends have gotten married because their partner has pressured them into it, or stated, "I really, really want to get married". Others, yet, have gotten married because THEY feel like a freak for being 30+ and unmarried. When girls grow up, we are taught that prince charming will eventually show up and "take care of us"; a lot of women I know still think that way, whether they know it/admit it or not. Men in America are brought up to kind of stifle their sexual desires and give into the lifelong marriage thing, but if you think about wild animals (lions, dogs, insects; even great apes....with some birds being the exception) have sex with multiple partners naturally. We ARE animals, and so why not argue that we should be able to have sex with multiple partners throughout our lives? Marriage "does not allow" that, but it does allow you to be "accepted" by your parents and piers after a while. That doesn't necessarily answer the question, but I am enjoying being unmarried currently. It's up to you.
2007-10-30 15:39:06
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answered by baklavakay 4
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I have been married for just over a year and while it was the most difficult 1st year of marriage I am definitely going to say marriage is better. I have a best friend, a lover, a companion, a helpmate, a husband for life. I love being his wife and he loves being my husband...he's a great husband and I was only half alive before I met and married him...marriage gets my vote anyday!!
2007-10-30 15:35:25
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answered by Notagain 6
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I say being single. For me its that i don't like to be tied to some one for life. I just don't see marriage as all that great of a thing..lol..you could just live with the person it's the same just with out a piece of paper saying that you are married.
2007-10-30 15:36:34
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answered by maria28 2
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Being married is much better. You have someone to share your good times as well as your bad times. You have a lover when you want and a soul mate. Someone who will grow old with you and accept you for all your faults.
You very rarely get that being single.
Good Luck
2007-10-30 15:35:49
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answered by mn lady 6
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It depends what kind of person you are, also what you want from a marriage. Marriage can work if you meet two people who communicate well, if one or the other is more domineering it can turn out to be hell. Some people like to be on their own and live exactly how they want to without having to consider anyone else. There is no right or wrong choice its down to what suits you.
2007-10-30 15:40:13
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answered by Anonymous
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While occasionally the memory of how free I was when I was single appeals to me, I would say married is best. I have someone I trust who I share my life with and I can have sex any time I want. How can you beat that?
2007-10-30 15:35:08
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answered by Shelley L 6
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