Is Being Single better then marriage?

trextion · #1 Apr 7, '12, 9:12 pm

Hey guys this is just a fun post..I would like to see you people's opinion's on this topic?..Please post reasonable opinions XDD..Enjoy :PP

exoflare · #2 Apr 7, '12, 9:39 pm

yes

KateKimmer · #3 Apr 7, '12, 10:33 pm

my opinion..yes.

PatriceA · #4 Apr 7, '12, 10:56 pm

Neither. All that matters is if one has truly discerned their vocation and is living that vocation to their best of their abilities.

King Lazy · #5 Apr 7, '12, 11:08 pm

Yep.

Lost Wanderer · #6 Apr 7, '12, 11:15 pm

No, no, and I'll say it as long as I live, no.

I don't know (nor really care) about anyone else but I've had my fill of personal loneliness thank you.

marialina · #7 Apr 7, '12, 11:25 pm

No. I'd rather die young than grow old alone. Hehe... but of course if God is calling me to be single all my life then so be it.

aloe · #8 Apr 8, '12, 1:01 am

I married my best friend many years ago and feel blessed in my marriage. But since martial dynamics can vary so greatly between each individual couple's marriage I would have to say it depends on the person who is the other half of the relationship. I would rather be single than be with someone who has anger problems, control problems, is abusive mentally and/or physically, etc.

Dakota Roberts · #9 Apr 8, '12, 3:14 am

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Originally Posted by trextion

Hey guys this is just a fun post..I would like to see you people's opinion's on this topic?..Please post reasonable opinions XDD..Enjoy :PP

According to St. Paul it is a resounding yes if you are strong enough

Pink_Lemonade · #10 Apr 8, '12, 3:53 am

I don't think anyone who's never been married can actually answer this question.

SeekNFind · #11 Apr 8, '12, 5:53 am

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Originally Posted by Pink_Lemonade

I don't think anyone who's never been married can actually answer this question.

I think you have a point. As a never married single person, I imagine that I'm better suited for marriage. However,I have adapted to being alone and have become very independent so could probably handle staying single. But that is not my desire.

chevalier · #12 Apr 8, '12, 6:12 am

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Originally Posted by Pink_Lemonade

I don't think anyone who's never been married can actually answer this question.

And what could that person just possibly answer...

Saint Paul was unequivocal and I think Our Lord was also, when He mentioned eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom.

So I'd say it's superior. On the other hand, it seems I'm after the inferior thing (being single currently).

Luna Lovecraft · #13 Apr 8, '12, 7:27 am

You can be married and bored, or single and lonely. Ain't no happiness nowhere.
~ Chris Rock

28562 · #14 Apr 8, '12, 8:21 am

I'd say sometimes, yes. Sometimes, no. There aren't many absolutes in this life.

Yeoman · #15 Apr 8, '12, 8:26 am

I married when I was 31. My wife was 21. We started dating with I was 29 (and, yes the math would indicate she was 19, but she turned 20 a few weeks after our first date).

I'd obviously dated other women, sometimes seriously, in the years prior. But with my wife, there was no doubt. We've been married now for 17 years and have literally endured sickness and health.

I can't answer this question, as the married state is a vocation. A person doesn't enter it because it's better or worse than something else, but because of that. That's not what I had in mind when I got married, and it's certainly not how the world views it, but that's how it is.

And, looking back, I can see the hand of God in our marriage. I wasn't looking to get married when I met her (and I'd sort of known her for a few years prior). God was intervening in my life at the time. Now, I cannot imagine having not married my wife.