inspired by beauty - do you think you could be happy and single?

[caitycaity]

although i love dh with all my heart and we have a great marriage, i was very happy when i was single and i believe that i could be again. being single has perks too, imho.

what do you think?

 

[preshi]

Techincally I am not single... stupid piece of paper... but I am almost there and I couldn't be happier...

 

[aprincessmom]

Most certainly!

 

[scarlett873]

i probably could, but i don't wanna find out!! i'm perfectly happy right where i'm at...i'm married to a wonderful guy!

 

[MonaCK]

I think if I were in a bad marriage, especially, I could be very happy single. I like to think of myself as a rather independant woman - even as a married woman.

I don't need a man to make me happy.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I guess I could but it wouldn't be my first choice. Can I still date DH?

 

[TheLionKing]

I can't quote the study, but men who are in a good marriage on the average live longer than unmarried men.

I guess that means for men... better to be happy and married than single.

 

[wvjules]

I love being single again. I don't have anyone to answer to, I don't have a man to clean up after, I don't have a husband that gets mad if I accidentally spill something in the car, I do what whenever I want. At this point, I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[CyranoJones]

I was very happy when I was single and couldn't imagine being married. Now I'm married and very happy. Then again, I'm just a happy kind of person.

Now my daughter is 19 and I hope she stays single for a good while before settling down...if she ever does.

 

[snoopy]

I can't imagine being single, with the exception of one year in college, I've never been single.

But I'm sure I'd be fine if something were to happen to DH (God forbid!). I've always been very self sufficient and independent in marriage, I don't expect that would change if I were single.

 

[ripleysmom]

Yep. I was comfortable being single and enjoyed my independence.

DH is one-in-a-million. It took a special man like him to even make me want to settle down. I could see myself staying single if anything happened to DH. He would be just too hard of an act to follow.

 

[Beauty]

Honestly.....no I don't think I would be very happy single. My DH is the most wonderful person I know, hes my best friend, my soul mate, my everything. He helps me cook, clean, and do everything. I couldn't be happy without him, I wouldn't even want to try. I have been with him forever and want to be with him for the rest of our lives.

I'm sure that its possible to be happy single, but I can't imagine not having someone to share the rest of my life with....J.C.'s teenage years, graduation, college, and of course grandkids. Nope I wouldn't be happy at all single.

 

[ShuisFan584]

No, I've been single for way too long and it's not fun anymore!

 

[DocRafiki]

Originally posted by CyranoJones
Now my daughter is 19 and I hope she stays single for a good while before settling down...if she ever does.

I am thinking about printing out the locked thread about Honeywolf's predicament and giving it to anyone I meet who is in a rush to get married or have kids.

 

[binny]

I liked being single but now that Im marrid I like that much better
I hope I never have to find out if I could be happy single again.

 

[preshi]

Originally posted by DocRafiki
I am thinking about printing out the locked thread about Honeywolf's predicament and giving it to anyone I meet who is in a rush to get married or have kids.

Or you can refer them to me... LMAO. I tell everyone my age and younger not to get married... just wayyyyy too young to be making decisions that effect the rest of your life.

 

[Disney Doll]

I was happy single, but I am happy to be married as well. I wasn't young when I got married(I was 5 months away from turning 30 )so I enjoyed my 20's travelling etc. I am married to the right person now, so I am quite happy being married too.

I think that a lot of times, if someone gets married very young, that as they grow and change, if the marriage doesn't do the same is where unhappiness sets in.

Now all of you who got married at 18 and still happily married 20 and 30 years later don't have to write in and flame me . I didn't say EVERY couple did that, but I do feel it's more difficult to choose a life partner at 20 when you haven't experienced much of life, than it is to choose one a little later on.

 

[Michelle]

Yes. And I do love my husband dearly. I got married when I was 30, had PLENTY of years of being single, and although I prefer to be married I'd have no qualms whatsoever about being single and am quite sure I could be happy.

 

[kylara]

Yes I am happy and single...fully now since SO and I just broke up. I think happiness comes from being comfortable with yourself whether you are with someone or not.

 

[epcotfan]

I dread the thought of inlaws.

Kinda torn on not having any immediate family. Sometimes I feel lonely but then again from what I've witnessed of marriage in my family it isn't worth it. Like I've said before I don't need a husband, I need a personal assistant.