why are you single?

Romania
September 8, 2010 5:39am CST
I don't have a boyfriend right now so I;m in the same situation. I don;t seem to manage with a long term relationship anymore. 2 years ago I started a relationship with one of my friends. that was maybe my first mistake.at the begining it was wake. we were so happy together.but then problems started to appear. we were fighting every day untill we eventually broke up one year ago. since then I didn't manage to have a long term relationship because I simply can't get emotionally atached to somebody. aww...and another reason is the fact that I seem to have an atraction for idiots :)) why do you think you are single?
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@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
11 Sep 10
Hello swissheart, I'm not single and have been married for 21 years now. I love being married but there are times when I wish I was single but it has nothing to do with my husband. Anyway, my youngest sister is still single and she's going to be 35 this year. It's by choice and not for lack of suitors. She's pretty and intelligent. I really don't know why she's still single but I heard that it's because of what she's seen in my marriage and my other two sisters' marriages. She doesn't like the idea of being subjected to a man's whims. She wants to be free to do whatever she wants. I guess that's the reason why she's still single.
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@Imran_A (82)
• India
8 Sep 10
The reason I'm single is My X ditched me It is been more than a year I'm single and I still didn't find a right kind of girl to trust on..Now I don't wanna go in a relation untill I find a True love
• Romania
9 Sep 10
if you don't try a relationship how will you realise that you had found true love?
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
13 Sep 10
hi swissheart oh my I am single because I have been widowed since 1991 and at my age I sure do not want to be married again. Its sort of fun now to be single and to have complete and total sayso over what I do even here in this wretched retirement center. I still have almost all of my same p riveleges I had while I was living with my son, and now he has a job in time we will get an apartment and I can get out of here.I am happy as a widow now.
@andy77e (5156)
• United States
9 Sep 10
Well I don't think having a relationship with a friend is the problem. Most of the married couples I meet, that are happily married, are people who married their best friends. So my guess is there was something else that went wrong. As for me, the reason I am single is because... why not? Why get married? For what purpose? I suppose if I thought it would work, and trusted that I'd end up with a good girl, I might try it. Since there is no way to make sure of that, I see no reason to bother with it. It's too risky, and the rewards are not so great. Single is best for me :)
@voldrox (7191)
• India
8 Sep 10
Hello there swissheart, I am not single right now and i am happy i am going strong. Little fights occur, i agree but they eventually dissolve, because of the mutual understanding. It's not a healthy relationship if you can't get emotionally attached to someone and i guess you need time for doing so. Anyways, i guess the fights in your relationship was because you probably not as emotionally attached to the guy as much as he was. There was the fault i guess. Anyways, but just as an advice, if you want a long term relationship, you would have to work for it. Good day.
• Romania
9 Sep 10
no...I was more emotionally atached than him in the end.
@blueblink (246)
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
actually my status is very complicated today because my girlfriend and i do not have communication for at least 1 month. we were together for almost 2 years but when she got her first job, she did not have anytime for me. even a single text or call she cannot give me because her reason was she was overload. but when i have a job i manage to text her every morning. i am very frustrated with what happened. i am looking for next girl to come my way. happy mylotting
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
9 Sep 10
I am married actually. I was one of those that always had a boyfriend in my life, until I met my husband got married. The longest I went with out a steady boyfriend was maybe 3 months and I did not like that feeling at all. However, I thought it was important to try and find myself without having a guy in my life. Don't worry eventually the pain of that relationship will die down and you will hopefully find someone you can not only love but trust fully.
@ruthhazel (213)
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
I'm single because it is not the right time to me to have an intimate relationships. And i'am happy for being single. :)
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
I am single because I think I am more effective person when I am single, though truth hurts that being alone sometimes can kill you.
9 Sep 10
I am 27 years old,but now I am single too.I haven't had a girlfriend.The reason is below:first, I paid more attention to my job so that I did not have enough time to make friends with girls;second, I am an introverted boy.
@yeyezz (196)
• China
9 Sep 10
Me too.I am single,maybe i cant find a right man to love.It is my choice.i had my heart broken 1 years ago.I loved a boy and i left him because of some reasons.he didnt understand me and he looked for anther girl.i am sad until right now.But single is okay,you can do everythings that you want to and there is no need to consider someone's feeling.Haha
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
Being single is a gift likewise having a husband or a wife. But I prefer being single 'til now because it gives me more freedom when it comes to time, financial and other personal and social choices. It gives me more time to sonnect to more people by widening out and helping others accomplish thier goals as to being single. You'll not robing yourself of joy or contnement if you still choose singleness, it will be just a matter of time and personal decisions to comply. No matter what's your status now be at it happily and worthily.
• China
9 Sep 10
I am single. Actually I hate my current status. But I don't know how to find a right person that can live with me until we are not young enough.
@mrmucc88 (13)
• United States
9 Sep 10
i was dating a girl about 3 years ago that i absolutely adored. she dumped me one day and i as a wreck. i just kept thinking about it and realized how i had screwed up the relationship. since then i have gotten better and i feel like im more aware of what i am doing. the only problem is that i try so hard not to make the same mistakes that i miss signals and miss out on a lot of opportunities.
• United States
8 Sep 10
I have a boyfriend, but I know what it used to be like to be single, and I had to really learn how to keep myself busy. I would go to different places on the weekend and I would do a lot of things that I wanted to do. I like my boyfriend and I like being with someone. My boyfriend and I don't go out all of the time. Sometimes we just hang out at his place or mine.
• China
9 Sep 10
i'm single because i'm a man with responsibility.i always think that it's not a good time and place for love.
@deve_annrn (1856)
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
I am no longer single.., for 4 years i've been going steady with my current boyfriend.. and I am perfectly happy with him.. Of course there are certain times that I wished I was still single.., If I am still single.., I can do everything I want without getting concern of hurting someone..=)
@barbull (70)
• Indonesia
9 Sep 10
hmm i think i'm single because i enjoying single, i think i when i'm single i can prepare for my long term relationship with try to control my emotion, improve my career, and improve my network so when i ready to get long term relationship, i will make my lover happy and proud of me, that's my opinion, how bout you guys?
@caud8708 (29)
• Philippines
9 Sep 10
I am single because i choose to be.. :) I have not been in any relationship yet. I just feel that i am not emotionally prepared to be attached to anyone. I don't feel the need for one right now. I feel very happy and contented with my life and I feel super loved by my family and friends. I guess when you receive too much love and affection from the people around,you become too secure and tend not to look for a particular person to give you the attention.. With this, I feel independent and in control of my life. ...and I am happy! :D
@Kojigirl (188)
8 Sep 10
I'm not single, I'm married, but didn't get married until I was in my thirties. Why is it so important to you to be in a relationship? The realities of life are that we are a much more demanding society than we used to be. Women once were just expected to submit to the whims of their fathers, then their husbands, and weren't even allowed to own their own property or in some societies, even their children. Babies were put up for adoption by grandfathers because they legally owned their unmarried daughters when the girls fell pregnant, the girls had no say in the matter. We have a lot of freedom, more rights, but with all of that comes the desire for the same old things women have always wanted. You hope to someday settle down, and I wish you luck in that, but don't let it fester like a wound. Try to find some comfort in being yourself. It may be that you won't find The One for a long time, or a short one, so in the meantime don't forget to spend some of that time looking for Yourself.