I didn't like being single. I definitely prefer being married...
Would You Rather Be Married or Single?
by minimus 66 Replies latest jw friends
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lisavegas420
I prefer married to not.
lisa
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misguided
I hated being married.
I hated being single.
I REALLY hated being married.
I hated being single.
Now, I love being married. It's true that it takes being married to the right person for you.
It took me 3 times to find that one.
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lisavegas420
It took me 3 times to find that one.
me too!
lisa
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blondie
Being lonely and single can be as bad as married to the wrong person.
I'd rather be able to find success and content in whatever situation I find myself in.
Single 38 years, married 17 years and happy in both conditions.
Blondie
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free2think
Being lonely and single can be as bad as married to the wrong person.
I'd rather be able to find success and content in whatever situation I find myself in.
Single 38 years, married 17 years and happy in both conditions.
Great point Blondie. Yes thats what i think, im not saying no to marriage fullstop, but im not actively looking for it. Im just content with enjoying my life in whatever form.
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Finally-Free
Single.
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FlyingHighNow
It took me 3 times to find that one.
me too!
lisa
The first two times were just for practice. If I could find someone as compatible for me as Andy, who could be supportive to me in the ways he can't, I'd consider marriage for a third time. Stilla, I guess that guys that want someone who is physically perfect and a high energy dynamo, wouldn't want to be married to me. On the other hand, I have lots of other very good benefits for the right person. Again, you always know the right thing to say. FF, I think if you ever met someone compatible for you, you'd change your mind.
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LovesDubs
Ive been married three times...and even with this one in its 22 year we never made it to "happy couple" status. Its weird. Like being single in a marriage. The only time he feels inclined to take me out is our anniversary. The rest of the year I might as well not exist! We are more like roommates with kids.
Oh well..I have three amazing kids who are my life. The whole marriage partner thing apparently wasnt in the cards for me. I really do think he is shunning me from the "inside" here.
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StAnn
I've been married and I've been single. I enjoyed being single and I've enjoyed being married. However, for me, I think singleness is preferable. I need lots of privacy and lots of alone time and lots of space in order to function at max capacity.
Perhaps if I had a daughter, I'd feel differently. Essentially, rather than a husband, I think I need a wife! (Not in a lesbian kind of way.) I function best with female companionship in the household and there is none in my home. I guess I'm best in the "Little Women" type of setting, where the relationships between the women are primary and the men are peripheral. I love my husband and I love my sons but none of them understand me at all, so it's quite a lot like being alone. I do believe that I was meant to live in community. If I hadn't been raised a JW and gotten married and became a mother as a young woman, I would probably have become a nun. Now that I have three children, it's not a possibility.
StAnn