Single, taken, looking, or not looking?

@Sheepie (3112)
United States
November 17, 2008 7:25pm CST
Which are you? Which would you rather be? As for me, I would be considered Single. Though, when I see that word, or I have a multiple choice and Single is the closest option to suit me, I get a little annoyed. It's as though saying "Look at me! I'm single! Come get me!" I would say I'm not looking. It's not that I hate guys, it's not that I don't need that wonderful one to listen to my every whim and obey and respect me. It's just that I shouldn't have to look. What I mean is, to be looking would be to say I'm searching for buried treasure. I think I should be found! Why can't I be the treasure? I think I deserve to be worked for! Seriously though, how are you in this one?
34 responses
@maroseqf (3657)
• Philippines
18 Nov 08
I just got married last January and I am so happy with my married life especially now that my husband and I already have our son. I gave birth exactly two weeks ago. I think being single can be by choice. Some people think that having a partner hinders them from achieving their goals. But for some, their partners are their inspirations.
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@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
18 Nov 08
Congratulations on the new son! Glad your life is going swell.
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
18 Nov 08
Well I am well and truly taken and happily so. I spent a lot of time in online dating sites looking for someone as I am just not into going out to bars and so on. Besides that way I got to know the mind and personality first before meeting to see if the chemistry matched. I found my partner that way and I have never been happier.
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@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
18 Nov 08
Well, I have heard good and bad about those sites, but it's the ones that help you a lot are the ones that sound the most reliable.
• United States
18 Nov 08
I am taken. I don't have to be in a relationship. I don't have a physical need to be in a relationship and since I am taken I am not looking. I don't have a preference either way. I guess that what I'm saying is, being in a relationship is nice, but being alone can be nice too I guess. And I feel like you do, if I were single I wouldn't be out there looking. Shouldn't people come find me? I mean, aren't I special enough? I feel like I am but I'm sure some people would beg to differ.
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@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
18 Nov 08
Well, if everyone stayed at home eating chicken and going on MyLot all day, nobody would meet up and find each other, and I think it might be better off that way!
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
18 Nov 08
I'm taken and not looking. I can understand what you are saying, however the same can be said for some married people out there. They might be married, but they are still looking.
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@Sheepie (3112)
• United States
18 Nov 08
That's true, that's very true. A lot of married people are just looking for a good time when they cheat, but some get into real relationships. This must be very confusing for the other woman though, because he can cheat on her just as fast.
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
18 Nov 08
They probably should have a category called 'Not Available' so people know not to bug you. I'm married, so it doesn't affect me - but I always wonder when it says 'Miss, Ms or Mrs' - who likes to be addressed as Ms?
@mindym (978)
• United States
18 Nov 08
I prefer to be addressed as Ms. because it is between single and married and people don't know if you are single or married when you are addressed as Ms.
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
18 Nov 08
That's probably sensible - keeps the nutters away!
@jackiew (915)
• Canada
18 Nov 08
I have been with my artner for 18 years.We are not married but i quess we are taken.[lol]Hope we have another 18 wonderfull years.
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
18 Nov 08
Good theory, Sheepie. You are indeed a treasure and should be found. That is so true in life, it is the things that find you when you aren't even looking that amount to the most treasureable experiences. I am very much not single. About to celebrate my 20 year wedding anniversary. But it was not so long ago that I don't remember...... neither of us were looking at the time. We were chemistry lab partners and if we were looking for anything at all it was to not be paired up with stupid people who will make us do all the work.
• United States
18 Nov 08
taken. for 6 and 1/2 years married for 5. And i said we wouldn't last 4 months!!!LOL!!
@TessWhite (3146)
• United States
18 Nov 08
Technically I'm single. But, I've been in the same relationship for 8 years now since he moved in with me. I have no intention of getting married though. At this point I think even if I wasn't in a relationship I wouldn't be looking. I often think its more work than its worth to keep a relationship going. Things have really changed for me in the last ten years. I divorced an overbearing dominating control freak. And then met my new guy, who is so laid back that I now find that I am the one who is the dominate one in our relationship. I make the decisions, pay the bills and so on - because he just doesn't want to be bothered with it. LOL So where as I used to be the mouse, now I'm the lioness, just as it should be for this Leo. :)
@aisaellis22 (6445)
• United States
18 Nov 08
I am married now so I am taken and I am not looking.
@mojcica (1511)
• Slovenia
18 Nov 08
I am not married and I am not single. I am in a relationship, with my boyfriend. In fact in a few days, on 29th, its gonna be our 5 years anniversary :)
@caskins (689)
• United States
18 Nov 08
hello Sheepie, right now i am taken and i am not looking. i don't ever look. when me and my boyfriend met i was taken my kids to the bus stop and he asked me do i braid hair and i told him no. come to find out he was my kids' friend's uncle. so we just became real good friends then we started dating. been together for six years now. happy posting!
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
18 Nov 08
You are young yet, you have plenty of time to plan your life and I hope you find someone who you can fall in love with and spend a happy life together. I am single but not really looking. I have been in ill health for many years which makes me rather a poor catch. If something came along I would not turn it down it would be nice to share some time with someone I like.
• United States
20 Nov 08
I am single but not neccessarily looking.. However, I am open to being found ;)
@Anne18 (11029)
18 Nov 08
I am very taken thank you, so not single or looking or not looking. Took me years to get taken so not going to risk anything.
• United States
18 Nov 08
I am single. I am not even really looking either. Sure i do miss being in a relationship and having someone there for me but right now my life is easier with out having someone else to worry about. If someone comes along then that would be great. Until then i am not really looking and i am happy being single.
@anne12d (676)
• Philippines
18 Nov 08
I'm Single but in a relationship right now. But I considered myself single because my boyfriend is working overseas and we are having a long distance relationship. Sometimes its hard to maintain a smooth sailing relationship especially long distance but we managed to keep it intact and hold on to each other. We trust love and respect each other so I guess thats the reason why we made it through and we are in our 5th year and 6th months anniversary tomorrow.
@zhangfzoe (432)
• China
18 Nov 08
I am in the status which you mean. I want to be found by someone. Now I just enjoy my single life. I used to have a boyfriend. I supposed we can maintain a good relationship. But love is too complicated for me. I am too weak to bear all the sorrows and burdern when we two should face . I need to be more confident and strong to find a soul true love.
• United States
18 Nov 08
I would be considered taken. Very taken in fact, I'm married. lol. For the most part I like it but we've had a lot of ups and downs. We had a lot of problems that we've mostly worked through which is good. But, I'm still having some trouble getting over some of our worst. It'll just take time and it IS getting easier but there are times when I would rather be single again but then I would probably miss what I had. So I guess provided things only continue to improve I'd rather be taken/married then not.
• Philippines
18 Nov 08
single and looking, this is me. ha ha ha I don't know where to begin, well i have been separated for quite sometime and I know for whatever it is that has happened in my past, there's always a silver lining to it, God has never left my side since I came through it and I must say, people around me had help me cope up this kind of dilemma Ive been through. everything is all n the past and a new beginning is here. keep it up to people like me, keep looking there's always someone out there for us.