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Old 12-09-2012, 12:13 AM
 
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by stan4 View Post
1. I don't have jealousy of any form. good for you
2. My wife's income makes our lives even more awesome hopefully she or you will not lose the job
3. We rarely argue; I argue more with my parents and brother than with my wife
4. Huh? That's like saying you can't have brain cancer if they take out your whole brain. very bad analogy
5. Freedom? What do you mean? I am still free the last time I checked. No shackles. Good for you
6. LOL Perhaps is time to see what is happening around you
7. Wtf? I would think someone NOT in a secure, loving, committed relationship would be suffering and full of doubt mediocre mentality
8. Again, I don't understand what you're talking about. there is no total independence in marriage. But if you are pleased good for you
9. See #8 in marriages most people fade away some of their friends because of time given to family. Again if this is ok for you great
10. How is this an 'advantage'?people who dont want to marry dont need to. Only weaklings that care too much about what others say do this and have very unhappy lives.
Points above.
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Old 12-09-2012, 12:23 AM
 
Location: Tampa, Florida
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Originally Posted by burgler09 View Post
1. Don't date a jealous person
2. Go on cheap dates extremely difficult
3. You'll still have arguments in all parts of your life, just because you're not in a relationship doesn't mean you'll be without them. it's not the same to argue with someone who is not close to you say a boss, a classmate, an external person than someone you supposedly love with all your heart especially if it turns frequent
4. Get to know the person before you marry them and don't let it go sour
5. You can be free in a relationship
6. Have protected sex. The United States is not in any risk of overpopulation either. but I care about the entire world not about the United States only
7. Be in a good relationship and there is not any suffering, don't be crazy and there's no doubts
8. Refer to #5
9. What do social boundaries have to do with relationships?
10. If you're purposfully doing something in your life, only to not be like that status quo, that makes you just as lame as the person doing whatever they can to fit in. no because If I was to marry I would do it because I want not because society tells me it is the normal natural thing to do.

At the end of the day, your points suck. Go be a lonely virgin, none of us care.. but don't act like you have any good reasoning.
Yours too. They are as based in your point of view as mine are on my point of view. And your point of view is not necessarily better or worse than mine. Same goes to your reasoning.
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Old 12-09-2012, 12:32 AM
 
Location: New Zealand and Australia
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Originally Posted by espizarro View Post
1. No jealousy of any form
2. Economy
3. No arguments
4. Secure and safe way to avoid divorce (and all of its implications)
5. Freedom
6. Secure and safe way to not help increase overpopulation
7. No suffering, no doubts
8. Total independence (when having a job)
9. No social boundaries
10. Not necessarily staying with the status quo

Celibacy is truly a gift and those who mock/disrespect us are just envious.
When you are in a relationship with someone who is compatible with you the pros well and truely outweigh the cons. The challenging part can be finding and meeting that person.
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Old 12-09-2012, 12:45 AM
 
Location: Westminster, CO
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I don't mock celibacy. I quite admire people who for various reasons are able to handle that lifestyle.

What I do mock is those who are bitter, or unwilling to work at relationships, who use celibacy as a crutch to prop themselves up with or beat others, more fortunate than they, over the head with.
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Old 12-09-2012, 12:53 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Raena77 View Post
Disadvanges of not having a relationship and no sex:


A. No one to kiss
B. No one to hold hands with
C. No dance partner
D. No one to confide in
E. No one to ask about your day
F. No one to enjoy fun events with
G. No one to be your "guest" to a wedding
H. No one to help each other
I. No one to laugh with


And to buy over and over batteries.
These imply that you are utterly and completely alone without a relationship. I do all of these with my friends.

And it's not the first time I've seen/heard this implied. A friend and I went to the wedding of a woman we were friends with in college, and the priest who did her wedding went on and on about how "now she has someone to laugh and tell jokes with, and to talk to". My friend and I just looked at each other with "wtf?" expressions.

I don't need to be in a relationship in order to confide in, talk to, laugh with, or go out some place fun with someone. I have some very strong and solid friendships that I've had for years.
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Old 12-09-2012, 01:01 AM
 
Location: So Cal
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These imply that you are utterly and completely alone without a relationship. I do all of these with my friends.

And it's not the first time I've seen/heard this implied. A friend and I went to the wedding of a woman we were friends with in college, and the priest who did her wedding went on and on about how "now she has someone to laugh and tell jokes with, and to talk to". My friend and I just looked at each other with "wtf?" expressions.

I don't need to be in a relationship in order to confide in, talk to, laugh with, or go out some place fun with someone. I have some very strong and solid friendships that I've had for years.
I don't know if you're a female or not,but damn... you're right up my alley.....












I actually hope you're not a dude... I don't wanna be praising some dude.......
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Old 12-09-2012, 01:06 AM
 
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I don't know if you're a female or not,but damn... you're right up my alley
[...]

I actually hope you're not a dude... I don't wanna be praising some dude.......
Hahaha, no, I'm not a dude.

I often get mistaken for one on these forums, though...
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Old 12-09-2012, 01:08 AM
 
Location: So Cal
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Hahaha, no, I'm not a dude
You're like Mrs. Chow... good sense of humor and know how to post.... smart.............
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Old 12-09-2012, 02:18 AM
 
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Avoiding the worst case can end up avoiding the best case.
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Old 12-09-2012, 02:49 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Raena77 View Post
Disadvanges of not having a relationship and no sex:


A. No one to kiss
B. No one to hold hands with
C. No dance partner
D. No one to confide in
E. No one to ask about your day
F. No one to enjoy fun events with
G. No one to be your "guest" to a wedding
H. No one to help each other
I. No one to laugh with


And to buy over and over batteries.

To add/
no one to share a life with.
No kids to remember you when you're gone.
no one to care for you when you're older.
Once into older years the solitude would drive most people nuts with boredom..
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