"All singles see are happy couples and all couples see arehappy singles??"

I do agree with you and I am so feed up with the people around me who do nothing but push singles to get married but when you look at their married life you would never think that's something you would want to take up in the couple of months. The constant pressure in our society to get married pushes so many singles to rush into marriage. Last valentine's day I posted a blog about "Why marrying late is good" oh well some of my friends look it as stupid because they always believe marriage should start early. Every time I encounter these kind of people I immediately move around and never join them again. Well, singlehood and married life have both thorns and roses and no one ever guarantee us of a total happiness. The trouble with most people is that they are always looking for an escape and they think marriage is an escape which often resulted to disillusionment because they married for a wrong reason, the result all they see are happy singles..hahahaha!

That quote is quite familiar. It might be true. That's life. It is so ironic. I think it really depends on how we see life. It's all in our my mind.

I think it is true that we look at the outside of a relationship and see that it is different from ours so sometimes it looks better. We do not know what really goes into someone else's life. We have to live our own.

hi cyclopz, Well, it is natural for us to be dissatisfied with our present state once in a while. We sometimes prefer those things that we don't have rather than on what we have. I am single now for more than a year. At first, I wish I were in a relatioship but as time goes by, I realized that I can also enjoy singlehood. I realize that there are more things to be happy about. As of now,my focus is on achieving my dreams for my family. I love my parents and my sisters and I want the best for them. I am also enjoying my career. I thank God for all the good things He has been showering on us.

No, I don't agree with this quote at all. Use of "all" makes it a generalization. If someone is single good for him or her. But yes, a time comes when the loneliness does take over. No one can deny that. If a partner is thinking that singles are happy probably they just need time to mediate on what is good for them.

Being in a relationship brings about a sense of perspective. What makes a relationship effective is how you perceive your partner. Is that person someone you love sharing things with, doing things with, going through things with. If you see your partner and treat them as your half, then you will most likely no longer think about the things you couldn't do with them, but mostly, you will think about the things you want to do with them. Now imagine what happens if you think about your partner as a burden. Most of the things you wanna do would mostly be things you don't wanna do with them. I know that there are some times when you need to be alone and have a space to breathe away from each other for a bit, but it should always be less than the times you want to be around your partner. If it is the other way around, then it is high-time for you to reconsider your relationship because you're both not growing towards each other but instead, you're growing apart. It is a matter of perspective indeed. But do realize that you choose the perceptions you make, it is not imposed on you. If you are thankful for what you have then you will see yourself happ, whether you're sinlge or you're not.