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Old 04-17-2010, 02:24 PM
 
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I ask because I don't really ever want to get married. I've made this well known to my gf who says she wants to eventually get married.
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:31 PM
 
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You won't get her to change her mind. I just hopes that she doesn't think she can change yours.
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Sunny Florida
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It kind of seems like you are wasting each other's time if that is how you both truly feel. Of course, she's probably thinking you'll figure out you can't live without her and will change your mind.
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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If you really do not want to get married, then you need to make this clear to her, so she can make the decision to either stay with you, or move on.
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:44 PM
 
Location: Neither here nor there
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Do both of yourselves a favor and break up now. She wants marriage--eventually. You don't.
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:46 PM
 
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Are there many women that don't want to get married or can handle a man who doesn't?

To answer your question - yes, but they aren't a majority. It does sound like you are teetering on changing your mind because you don't think the odds are in your favor to find one of these women, but don't want to end up alone. If you are honest about this then you have to handle the risk of the idea you may very well be alone and be comfortable with that fact. You want it both ways and that can be extremely rare.
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:51 PM
 
Location: Nashville, Tn
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I have found quite a few who state in their profiles that they are not interested in marriage on dating sites and for the most part it appears that most of them had been married for many years and were either divorced or widowed and they're just looking for a companion. They're definitely in the minority but there are women who have no interest in marriage for a variety of reasons so if you don't want to get married either you need to make that clear up front to be fair to anyone you might get involved with.
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Old 04-17-2010, 02:51 PM
 
Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL
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I ask because I don't really ever want to get married. I've made this well known to my gf who says she wants to eventually get married.
Just curious about your thought process here. Are you saying that you want to just stay in a relationship for 10,20, or 30 years and never get married? Or are you just saying that you would just prefer to date around frivolously and never settle? Either way, the answer is no, I don't think many women would want any of those situations but there are probably one or two somewhere out there who would be absolutely fine with that. The majority of women are looking for a future though and eventually will get to the point in their lives where they don't want to waste their time. In all honesty, hopefully your g/f gets real and leaves you asap because she's going to grow to spite you for wasting hers.
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Old 04-17-2010, 03:52 PM
 
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I ask because I don't really ever want to get married. I've made this well known to my gf who says she wants to eventually get married.
We're rare, but we're out there.
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Old 04-18-2010, 05:18 AM
 
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I ask because I don't really ever want to get married. I've made this well known to my gf who says she wants to eventually get married.
... Well eventually u r going to have a problem because u want different things. Yes there really r women who don't want to get married and don't want to live with guy either. And many don't have a problem being with a man who doesn't want to get married either.
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