Do you think you need a partner to be really happy?

Absolutely NOT! In fact some ppl are much happier WITHOUT a partner...I also think that to rely on someone else to give you happiness there is a problem within you...Wishing to be with someone and NEEDING to be with someone are two different things...When a person NEEDS to be with another, in a relationship in order to be happy in life they are not only denying themselves true happiness but also set themselves up for major heartache on several levels..

Yes, I think I need a partner to be really happy.

hi laydee, I think that this media person is right. I am happy, and I am single. Have no desire of having a partner in my life. I have friends, lots of friends so I do not feel I am alone...I feel it is so nice to come home to your home knowing that you can relax and just do what I want to do, not what someone els want me to do. I can take the day as it comes....and do the nessesary things when I feel like it. I can imagine the people think of this as strange...my family members always ask me when am I going to have a partner in my life again (divorced since 9 years back). I have been there, done it and no more...I am just happy as I am...so as this media persona said....you do not need a partner to be happy...

I think it is not necessary that people need to have a partner to be really happy. However, I am the type who feels lonely very easily, I need to have a lot of friends around to accompany me.

Someone or something else can not make me happy, only I can make me happy. So weather alone or with someone my happiness depends on myself and no one else. Now I can be disappointed in someones actions or hurt by them but at the end of the day I am responsible for my happiness. Now there was a time that I thought I had to have a man in my life to be happy, if there was not someone by my side I would be miserable. Then I got divorced and moved across the country knowing one person. I was so happy, and I was alone. This was one of the happiest times of my life in fact.

If you are a whole and complete person, you actually do not need someone to make you happy. You are already complete by yourself. Sometimes, it also depends on how you define happiness. You can be single but still very much happy with friends around or family. You can be single and still happy with your life. You can do everything you want to do. Sometimes independence without someone ...can make a person happy.

I think there is true to it, But you can also be happy being single.

If you seek happyness in a partner you will most likely be disapointed. You should find happiness in yourself. I have found that for me, happiness is being content. I have much reason to be unhappy, as do most people. I have made peace with my circumstances and I am content. I am ready to face whatever comes to try and steel my happiness and I will deal with as it comes along. Happiness is not found in something but rather in someone. May you experience true happiness, Blessings

ofcourse we can be happy even without a partner, but you can be much happy if you have a partner which is very much loving with you. but if you have a partner that always make you in trouble so this is a bad thing, therefore, it is much better to be a single rather than have a partner.

There are many things happening in this world and you will find at least one person being happy in each aspect of life. I mean we might see a handicap person living his life with happiness or a person who don't have parents but still he is happy. So, it is not important what others are doing in their life. That lady might say that she is happy but she might have taken some steps which must be heart breakening for her. Hence, why choosing the tough path of life? Why can't we live life in a traditional way. Just because we get hurt by someone, doesn't mean that we should start thinkig about living alone. One of my teacher told me, "You can see the bright portion of a student who always comes first in his class but you can't see the dark portion of it. S/he must be working hard to get there."!

If you are not happy alone, with your own self, then you arent going to be happy with someone else. alone, doesnt mean sadness, there are many things that we can do. my boyfriend always say ""cheer up!!", hehe. life is beautiful, its a gift from god, we really have to make it beautiful. Happy mylotting and smile always!

Hmm, personally I don't think a partner is the main point of happiness. Sometimes, partner can bring new problem in our life (and new challenging experience at the same time). I feel happy when I can do something useful and meaningful towards the society or environment. The main problem of being single is the feeling of loneliness, but that can be covered if you have a lot of friends around you. There are many of my friends who feel much happier when they are single (again) or long for their single life in the past.

a person can be happy if he's single but much happier with a parter. but it is not easy to find someone who can make you happy. sometimes there are more heartaches than happy moments. fights than joys. the bottomline is you have to take risk if you want to be really happy. noone is an island. and noone is complete without loving someone.

you dont need partner to make you happy, any one close to you can make you happy

I don't need anybody, let alone a romantic partner, to be happy. Friends make life wonderful, family helps sometimes, but I was taught to be self reliant...and I can devote all my time to art and causes and people who need me that I may never know. I'm not an island, I realize that we're all connected...I'll never ever truly be alone, it's just that when it comes down to it...I can take care of myself. There's no actual "need". People so often confuse "need" with "want". They function and are quite happy without someone, right? Sure they may occasionally feel melancholy because they don't have what they want...but they're alive and fine, aren't they? Wants vs. needs. On the contrary, I never actively desired to be with someone more intensely than I wanted to LIVE my life. I enjoy living immensely. I love learning, I love art, I like helping people..I like farming, having skills. I have alot of fun. Not to say I'll turn down a good relationship when one falls in my lap. Relationships, or one in particular really, are the closest things to heaven I've ever gotten. I just recognize that I don't NEED them.

I do and I dont. I think we are all made different and I truly believe that some people dont need or shouldnt get married! I know these type of people. Like others shouldnt have kids. If they want to work on themselves and improve sure but some people dont and they get married and screw up things in the end for themselves and others. Do I want to get married? Yes! I am almost 30 and never have dated. I had a guy friend we almost could have been more than friends and were moving that way but hey changed things. It was like a boyfriend and closest thing I ever had. But for now I am too screwed up and unsure with myself for marriage. I dont know when if I ever I will be ready. I am happy with me right now and dont know what I would do with a guy. I have pets and my sister out here, my family in CA. So I dont think you need one to be happy, but we all want that in the end. Someone to love and have them love you back. Sounds nice doesnt it? I do agree!

If you are emotionally healthy you can attract an emotionally healthy person to complement you. Most people seem to make poor choices for the wrong reasons. There seems to be a lot of bitter people answering your question so I guess they should stay single instead of making another poor choice and making themselves and another person miserable. There are some people who should stay alone, just like there are people who should never have children but they do anyway. I know some people who are quite happy together. It seems to be also that some people are never happy. Can you by happy alone? Yes of course. Can you be happy attached? Yes of course. I think man is a social animal and likes to be around people though.

If you are emotionally healthy you can attract an emotionally healthy person to complement you. Most people seem to make poor choices for the wrong reasons. There seems to be a lot of bitter people answering your question so I guess they should stay single instead of making another poor choice and making themselves and another person miserable. There are some people who should stay alone, just like there are people who should never have children but they do anyway. I know some people who are quite happy together. It seems to be also that some people are never happy. Can you by happy alone? Yes of course. Can you be happy attached? Yes of course. I think man is a social animal and likes to be around people though.

I am happy being a single person because I can do whatever I want without even worry of hurting or making excuses to anybody. I can even make careless decisions without worry somebody would suffer but my own self. Sometimes people need somebody because their lonely. I guess me never. I am blessed with excellent friends and family that supports me all the way. The thought of having someone beside me did appear sometimes. But I'm not in a hurry. Who knows maybe eventually I found someone in 10 or 15 years to come. Unless your mind and soul are ready for serious, long term, happily ever after relationship; you better enjoy the ride while you can! :)

not necessarily. I know many people who never married, just because they chose not to, and they have had a very good life. For as long as you are surrounded by people that you care about and love it is all good. Then again, no one knows you better than yourself so there are a lot of things out there that you can do to make yourself happy. The world is huge, jump on the plane and see the world or just do things that never crossed your mind and you will realize that it was time well spent and worth it. Basically you will be just fine if you decide to carry one without a partner.