to remain single or find someone whom you wiil shared your life forever?

Philippines
January 16, 2011 6:23am CST
after 2 failed relationships, i was thinking of staying single for life but then a lot of friends tell me not to,that maybe i'm just thinking this way because of what had happened before.I'm thinking also of the responsibilities that comes along w/ marriage and i think i'm not yet ready.Just this week someone told me if someone gets married they share the responsibilities, that i should think about this. And now i don't know,this person has a point.How about you guyz,any idea?
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17 responses
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
16 Jan 11
Don't worry about that.Love will find you no matter where you are and what you are.Negative experiences are part of our life.Love's perfect, but life isn't and never will be.All couples have quarrels,even separations.Never judge yourself by what you were, you can change.Leave the past behind.Think about what you want from your future relationships and try to avoid old mistakes.Good Luck.
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• Philippines
16 Jan 11
Yeah. Just because you have experienced not so good stuffs before doesn't mean you have to drop the idea of having relationships. You'll love your responsibilities later when you are already married, especially when you love your partner very much.
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• Philippines
16 Jan 11
SILVERCOIN: thanks for reminding that even married people have quarrels,this is also one of the things i want to avoid but i know i can't. yes you're right, leave the past behind.for now i'm trying to figure out new things to do in life.i hope love will me soon. :-)
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• Philippines
16 Jan 11
MABELDACLAN: I love the optimism you got there.i think i need that one too. i just hope i can do whatever responsibilities that will come when i get married. thanks to you.
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@celticeagle (168570)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jan 11
In my opinion you have to be honest with yourself. Are you happy alone? Some people are. One thing too is why did these last two relationships fail? Perhaps you need to stay single awhile, get comfortable with who you want and want you need in a relationship and then,when you have that figured out get back in a relationship. You will have a much better time of it.
• Philippines
18 Jan 11
until now i'm thinking what are the possible reasons it failed.i guess you're right.i'd stay single for awhile.gonna figure things out.tnx
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@celticeagle (168570)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jan 11
I think that is smart of you. I think too that alot of us jump back into a relationship before we are ready and end up having a bad one because we were still angry or we had things to deal with before we try again.
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@bird123 (10643)
• United States
17 Jan 11
One should never get married except for true love. If you aren't sure, don't get married. True love won't leave.
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• Philippines
18 Jan 11
i agree.i don't want to get married just because they told me to.this is a serious matter after all.
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@sender621 (14893)
• United States
19 Jan 11
There's nothing wrong with being single. It is a good way to express and keep your independence. Having someone to share your life with can be very rewarding. If we don't have that person, it doesn't make our lives mean less.
• India
16 Jan 11
well life never ends and we have to move on, so you should look for a partner to marry and your life will again be on track. love can blossom any time my friend. so have fun and keep the fire of hope ignited in your mind.
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• Philippines
16 Jan 11
yeah life goes on.and well i guess i have to start meeting new people and gain new friends.that way maybe i can find a partner in life,who knows? thanks pal.
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@tiffnkeat (1673)
• Singapore
19 Jan 11
Hey pegerhuet, I take it from your other discussion thread that you should be approaching or at 30. When was your last failed relationship? Was it recent? If it is so, maybe you really need to time-out before you make that statement about being single. If it had been a while, could you have made the statement so that in the event you really did not find anyone to entrust your life, ah....you had predicted correctly that singlehood is your lot. Frankly,from this discussion and "What is it when you turn 30?", I tend to get the feeling that you do long for companionship. I may be wrong, but if you do, loosen up, have fun knowing more people. Do not force fit guys into potential husbands or otherwise. If the right one comes along, there's no stopping you, because He will make sure you become his wife. I hope that helps?
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• Philippines
21 Jan 11
almost a year now the last relationship failed.and right now i'm planning what things to do for the year.as of now going to a theme park is already set.i wanna watch stage plays & go on a vacation too.i hope to meet more people & make new friends this year.thanks on your comment. ;-)
• Indonesia
17 Jan 11
If you ask me that questions, I would absolutely choose to find someone whom I share my life forever. Why? It is simple because I don't want to live alone. I want to have someone to share, to laugh, to love, to kiss and to hug. I want to have someone beside me to leads me, accompanies me, makes me secure and happy. Marriage is more serious than that and if I find the person I am comfortable with, I will certainly get married with him.
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• Philippines
17 Jan 11
Greetings! No, don't feel desperate. I also experienced failed relationships that made me single for a very long time because I've learned from what have happened but still, I know I'm not meant to be single. I know there's someone out there meant for me. Time will tell when I would meet him or maybe I met him already. I'm willing to share responsibilities because if you love someone, you don't mind doing those responsibilities. If you're meant to be single, then its okay. If you're meant to get married, much better because you have someone you could spend your whole life with. Just follow what your heart desires. :)
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@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
17 Jan 11
For me don't gave up your partner in life is not seen yet take a prayer to Jehovah God that he can gave you.
• United Arab Emirates
17 Jan 11
u know peopel have different approach towards life style and life itself so different people spend thier lives in various ways have said that i believe in this path having a bitter experienc eof life partner or a partner could nto a final verdict to hold it but i guess its soemthign which could not happen in anyway for the sake of existance.
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• India
17 Jan 11
Dear I am about to get married. And i personally feel that you can share your view and feeling with your friend also but a life partner is very different. So if you think that you are having life partner only for sharing your feeling is totally wrong according to me.. Thanks
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@shrijsr (574)
• Bangalore, India
17 Jan 11
Well, if you personally feel that you are not yet ready, then you must remain single till the Love of your life comes searching for you! I mean, wait for someone who accepts you the way you are and wait till he is ready to share the responsibilities of yours along with him. I think, by then even you will be ready and you will have a happy and a balanced life in the future. Just don't come to conclusions. Sit back and relax! Give some time for yourself and then after sometime listen to your heart and get to know what it really wants! The answer you want is within you!
• Philippines
17 Jan 11
You should never give up! Life is so full of surprises. I have a friend who failed in her relationships a lot of times but she never gave up and right now she is happily married with two kids. But of course, if you're still in the process of mending your broken heart, do not hurry and take time to enjoy just being with yourself. You just don't know that the right person has not come yet, so just open your heart to the possibilities of loving someone again when you think that you are ready. Also I think living with yourself for the rest of life is kinda lonely, don't you think? If you're not ready to get married yet then by all means enjoy life with your partner and do not hurry yourselves in settling down. Being married actually has a lot of responsibilities but that is something that you should not be afraid of but something to prepare for. I am happily married myself even if my husband and I has to take good care of a lot things, but if you do it together, life is easy and marriage is something to be welcomed into your life.:)
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@koikei (206)
• Philippines
17 Jan 11
maybe you are still grieving over your last failed relationship? once you've finally moved on, you'd again realize that life is better shared with someone than lived alone. it makes waking up much more meaningful :) but there's also such a thing as single blessedness. some people choose to be single and not to have kids and they also find meaning in that choice. there's no right or wrong choice between the two. it's about finding out what matters to you the most.
@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
17 Jan 11
i still believe in love no matter how bad any experiences can be, remaining single is a choice and no one can force you not to do that but from my experience it still great to find someone whom you can share your life, someone you will spend the rest of your eternity with. It still great to have a family you can grow old with. Life can never be fair and you can't expect to be always happy, but what is important is that you get to be stronger with every mistakes you have in the past.
@zapatee (477)
• Philippines
19 Jan 11
i know people who are married and are very happy while some are just feeling miserable and wished they never did. i also know of some who chose to stay single until now, they are happy, while others are still waiting for that special someone to come along. people are different in their wants and needs, it is really up to you where you will be happy. if you think you can stand waking up next to somebody (warts and all) every single day of your life and are very much willing to share your own life with that person, then get married. but if you feel you are too independent-minded and don't like to share your bed, responsibilities, and the rest of your life with someone else, then stay single. we make our own choices. whatever your decision, i wish you all the best, pelgerhuet!
• Philippines
21 Jan 11
I think i tend to be that independent-minded person.but lately i'm also thinking the possibility of having a partner in life.But that needs a lot of thinking. thanks zapatee
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
20 Jan 11
am not officially in a relationship right now 'cause i guess i prefer being single -- for now. but i'm currently dating this guy. i believe i love him already. hahahaha.. he's just cool with me. but i just don't know why i don' wanna commit with him. he understands though as long as we go out and we're there whenever we need each other. i wanna get married in due time. i wanna have a family and enjoy life together with my favorite guy and kids. it's easier and happier i think if you have someone to share with of everything you have.
• Philippines
21 Jan 11
thaMARKER: that's what most of my married friends told me ( young & old .the happiness they have is different especially when they already have kids.