Are you married? Would you still want to be married?
By laydee
@laydee (12798)
Philippines
September 18, 2009 7:42am CST
If given a chance to go back in time and change, would you like to still be married? or would you rather live your life as a single person?
Would you want to still marry the person you are married-to now?
I came about this question when talking to a friend who was married for more than 40years. When I asked her whether she'd like to be married still if given the choice, she quickly said NO!. It wasn't because she didn't love her husband, it was more of she felt she'd be more 'free' to decide for herself and not have the responsibilities she's facing right now.
Now, given the years you are married with that certain someone (how long?), would you still want to be married if given the chance to turn back time?
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16 responses
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
19 Sep 09
hi laydee,
yes, i am married and yes, i still want to get married--- WITH THE SAME MAN...MY HUSBAND FOR LIfe! have a happy mylotting weekend!
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@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
25 Sep 09
yes he did and he scheduled a dinner date for us this coming weekend and you guess what will happen next??? ummmmm naughty, naughty me... hehehehe.
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
18 Sep 09
Hello laydee
That is almost a catch 22 question. I will give you my comment anyways..LOL
I have been married this time for 7 years and before that I was married 20 years(He is deceased). I do love my hubby and I believe that we are good together. If I had to do over I still would have married him.. We lived together for about 1 1/2 and I think that we knew for sure when we did get married. He is a good man and treats me very nicely..Great discussion to get the married couples thinking..Have a nice day..
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@Archie0 (5652)
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18 Sep 09
I am not yet married i am a student who will finish off my work and start earning next year, i really want to get hapily married but many times this thought scares me off that what is my marriage wouldnt be a successfull one or i wouldnt be happy with him, i have always been an ugly duckling in case of my fate i dont want to be onw in case of my marriage, i just hope things which are last step of my life should be somewhat good.
@indybaty (368)
• Panama
19 Sep 09
Ive been married for 4 years now. But Ive lived conjoined with the same person for an extra 3, that makes it 7 years together. To be frank, Id rather stay married. In fact, the only turning time I feel where I should make the change is meeting my husband sooner!
Sure there are responsabilities and things are not the same as you were single, but when I use to be single it wasnt that great for me relationship wise, as a matter of fact, to me those were the lonely years, I thought no one took me seriously and had doubts of myself if I was a good girlfriend or a good friend or whatever, I would place others first before myself just to try to feel happy, when the first person I should have been taking care for was me... took me a while to learn that and began to take care of myself in that matter.. the rest just came by itself.
@satan88 (584)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
19 Sep 09
well i'm not married as of this moment but i would sure love to get married some day. it seems so magical too people choosing to spend the rest of there lives together. i think your friend would probably regret not marrying her husband because she'll be lonely. Remember the grass is always greener on the other side.
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@alwayzzcitra (1861)
• Indonesia
18 Sep 09
I want nothing to change. I only have been married for a year and nope I dont miss being single. I'm a loner and independent person but I'm done being alone. Being with your loved ones worths everything. I don't take the resposibilities as burden but more like a mission. When it is acomplished, I'll be more than happy. Life is about struggle and learning and marriage is a never ending lesson to be mature and wiser. It's not about having what you want, it's wanting what you have got.
@apricotrains (456)
• Melbourne, Australia
19 Sep 09
I have been married for 14 years now. Do I love it....? You bet I do. Would I do it again given another go....? Sure would. Would it be with the person I am with....? There would be no other person I would rather marry.
Marriage is nothing but a bit of paper telling everyone else that you love each other..... love is what you tell each other in a marriage (or even not married) Paper does not hold you together, nor does it force you to be with someone. Love is what holds you, love is what makes you want this person.
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@goldfish27 (22)
• China
19 Sep 09
I am not yet married.I also think of if i married with my girlfriend what will happen.How i will be live with my new family.May be I will lose something or gain something.In my opinion,marrage is a huge for everybody.It may change a man for all because we will have more responsibilities .
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@hottiebartender (14)
• Jamaica
21 Sep 09
I am not married, but I remember my married aunt telling me to enjoy my single life. I guess she wants me to know that I should not rush it. But the truth is marriage is no fairy tale; it is hard work, compromise and sacrifice. Marriage is not for children. The best thing you can do is choose the right person and the hard work will not seem too bad.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
Indeed your aunt is right, I don't think young couples fully get the idea because they're just focusing on "love" but don't see that marriage is also a vocation. It's sad to see a lot of relationships fall apart after years of marriage (some even fall apart after just a year) all because they feel that "love" is gone. Often times, financial problems is the culprit but I guess they just don't get that they weren't ready in the first place.
But how do we know we're ready?
Thanks for the response. Are you married now after 4 years of replying to this discussion? I still am not but I hope to be soon.
Thanks for the response, have a great mylot experience ahead!
@corrycrystal (1775)
• Malaysia
24 Sep 09
Hi, laydee! I have been married for two and a half years now. If I could turn back the time, I would still marry the same man I am married to now. The only thing I would change is the date, maybe a bit later so that we have more time to do the budget and not over budget like last time!
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@involved62 (790)
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27 Sep 09
If I can turn back the hands of time, I would still choose to get married, to marry the same man. We have been married now for 13 years and know each other for nearly 20 years. I couldn't imagine not marrying him and not having his children. Responsibilities are there whether one is married or not. I have a responsibility not only to myself but to others as well like my parent, for instance. But, there is something different when there is someone there to share the responsibilities. It does not make me feel so alone.
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@lovelyn_medrano (3070)
• Philippines
19 Sep 09
If given a chance to go back, I would still get marry but fix some little things first. Like I would delay my marriage a bit long. I got marry not because am pregnant but I think its too early, I was only 22 years old then. I haven't proven anything to myself, my carrer is just starting. Now I have a baby and am a plain housewife cause my man asked me to stop working and concentrate to our baby. I would love to know myself's capabilities in the work field but seems hard because I have to submit to my husband. But anyways, I am happy taking care of my baby. Yes I will still marry the same man cause without him I will not have my baby. I feel so bless to have my baby.
@lovelyn_medrano (3070)
• Philippines
19 Sep 09
If its not my husband, it will be a different baby and that I dont like. Well I can move on and fix our future. Its better to look forward than backward, right?
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@dens61 (130)
• Philippines
19 Sep 09
Yes I am married but is separated from my wife for more than 20 years now. If given the chance to get married again, I won't, because being single is being free doing the things you want to do in your life without the trouble of getting the permission of your wife. And also you don't have to be heartbroken or disgusted when your wife does not listen to your reasoning and so do the things you don't want her to do. And in the end, you go your separate ways. So what 's the use of getting together in the first place?
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
28 Sep 12
Well, I have been married now to the same person for just over 13 1/2 yrs. Not everyday is or will be a bed of roses, but personally I feel he is the one god chose for me. There are days I wish I was single, but personally I know I would miss him and the Big help he is, so No I would not want to be Single again.
@fruitcakeliz (2638)
• United States
19 Sep 09
I am not currently married, though i ws in the past. But if i had the opportunity to go back an change something, i probably would have NOT married him. Maybe it is just a case of "hindsight being 20/20" but i know and see now that we married far to young (we were both only 19) and before either of us had had the chance to experience any bit of life on our own, without living with parents or together. Over the course of a few years we just realized that we both wanted totally different things from life and it wasn't going to work out. I relly wanted it to at the time, i didn't want to just add to the statistics...and we did care for eachother, but now i am almost thankful that he had the guts to end it when he did, otherwise ithink we would both stll just be miserable, and that is not how i want to live my life.
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