Thunder Rider
That is an excellent opinion to have, If more people thought like that people might be happier with their lives.
Great post!
Satin
Are people happier married or single?
by JH 49 Replies latest jw friends
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Simon
I like being married better than I did being single. Of course the endless demands for sex get a bit much
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Simon
To put it in perspective, I believe Paul was the only one who was not married so he certainly wasn't representative.
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gumby
I KNOW I am happier being married. I would not do being single very well as I would be lonely and lost I think. I personally need someone to love and would not be happy otherwise. I am glad to have a wife who loves me and that I have a wife to love back.
Gumby
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noidea
Thunder Rider, I do totally agree with what you are saying..but both people have to be happy within themselves to be able to contribute. If a person is suffering from within and not happy with themselves how can they expect their mates to be happy with them. If they are not happy then they totally depend on someone else for their emotional needs creating pressure on their mate to have to fill those needs. I'm just saying that a person being balanced and content will help them to find happiness in being married or single.
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Thunder Rider
NoIdea,
I get your point. I think though that being part of the WTS has made many of us unhappy within ourselves. Never being able to measure up to "theocratic" standards and the nagging doubts that eventually made all of us leave, promoted those feelings. It wasn't until I met Sheila and made it my "mission in life" to see to it that each and every day was as wonderful as I could make it, that I truly began to feel good about myself. I found fulfillment in her acceptance of me as I was. What I did was enough and appreciated and most importantly, she never changed the rules on me.
We were created to pair up and live as families, with the desire to have someone special by our side. I wish for everyone to know the kind of happiness I know and enjoy.
Thunder
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ballistic
I am single and happy but wondering what is the real answer to this question, at least I have been wondering this just recently.
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SheilaM
Well to each his own and I am glad my own includes Thunder
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blackout
"If you love something set it free if it comes back its yours if it doesnt it never was."
Thunder said: Happiness in marriage comes from living to see your partner smile doing everything in your power to make them happy. When each takes the others well being to heart it makes for the most rewarding and fulfilling of situations.
This exactly describes my marriage, Thunder, we are very lucky are we not? My partner and I have recently decided to have an open relationship based on the above statement and not based on selfish desires, we are happier and closer and more in love than ever. Most people can't understand how this can be, but it is based on pure trust, knowing we will always be the others soft place to fall and total commitment to each other based on true love and respect. Sex is just a simple pleasure like eating or drinking good wine. Petty jealousy does not exist for us. Interdependance rather than independance or dependance.Wierd huh? Dont know how this came about, but it works for us!
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SixofNine
...Thunder, we are very lucky are we not? My partner and I have recently decided to have an open relationship based on the above statement and not based on selfish desires, we are happier and closer and more in love than ever.
lolol, methinks Thunder is going to see fewer similarities with respect to your relationships than you do! ... but then again...*winks at Sheila* lol