She said: not having children and a wife makes for a lonely life. (husband, holidays)
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You told us you keep busy then linked it to being happy.
All I meant and said is that if you have someone half way compatible, your better half, you don't need to stay busy. You'll be content anyhow. I also added that this is a generalization, it means most people are like this. Not everyone, but I believe you are happier with someone but haven't found it yet. I could be wrong of course
Yes, it could also be a projection of mine but that doesn't diminish it's truths.
It is my opinion, yes. Overall people are social creatures who desire a mate. They fair better being married than being single
Again, I'm not saying there aren't some exceptions to this rule. But studdies back up this data and have for years
Marital and Parenting Status
Married people (43% very happy)
are a good bit happier than
unmarrieds (24%) and this too has
been a consistent finding over
many years and many surveys. It
holds up for men as well as for
women, and for the old as well as
the young, though the marriage
gap in happiness is not quite as
great among the old. Page 7
It is my opinion, yes. Overall people are social creatures who desire a mate. They fair better being married than being single
Again, I'm not saying there aren't some exceptions to this rule. But studdies back up this data and have for years
Marital and Parenting Status
Married people (43% very happy)
are a good bit happier than
unmarrieds (24%) and this too has
been a consistent finding over
many years and many surveys. It
holds up for men as well as for
women, and for the old as well as
the young, though the marriage
gap in happiness is not quite as
great among the old. Page 7
So what does any of this have to do with the OP? Should a single person be miserable just because statistics tell them that they should be miserable? Are you going to assume that every unattached individual is miserable because statistics say so?
I guess there are people out there that think that's the only thing life has to offer.
I keep myself very busy and fulfilled and I've never felt lonely. Maybe I'm missing something.
What lady? A stranger you were having a chat with? A relative? Neighbor? What did you say to her? Next time someone says that, ask them if they're always that rude to people.
The OP is younger. He'll age and realize what others are telling him. The single men I've met over a certain age all seem to have a sort of "lost" quality to them. Men seem hardwired for marriage. In fact, men are the ones who created the institution in the first place.
It is impossible for men (or women) to be hardwired for marriage. Hardwired means something is biologically based. Marriage is a social construct that was created as a legal means for passing down property. Marriage does not exist in nature, it was made up by human beings for the purpose I just stated. Therefore it is impossible for human beings to be hardwired for marriage.
So what does any of this have to do with the OP? Should a single person be miserable just because statistics tell them that they should be miserable? Are you going to assume that every unattached individual is miserable because statistics say so?
There have been a few posts since the original one, so you need to follow it along to see what I am responding to instead of tying it directly to the original post.
I know it's work to follow along but it makes more sense to stay in sequence. I can't explain what you need to read yourself.
No one, including myself, stated a single person "should be miserable"
Had you have actually quoted the post you are responding to, it would answer your bizarre questions
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