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Interesting article/post there but I don't believe a blanket generalization fits in this situation. It's definitely personality based. Many men and women feel the need to constantly be in relationships, while others thrive on being free and single and enjoying themselves while holding out hope of eventually finding the right one. Completely personality based not gender, imo.
Very interesting viewpoint. But would you say it's part nature, part environment?
Being single for America is a big adjustment we as a people think as married with kids as normal
Change is rough
The actual change was marriage the old marriage for guys was great the new marriage and divorce merry go round is hell
Change is definitely hard -- and most people try to avoid it.
I don't desire sex less than the average man - I just dealt with it by buying a high-end vibrator. That thing is AWESOME!
I also wouldn't say it's about interests either, necessarily. For example, my buddy has just as many hobbies as I do, but he just is miserable being single. He had an awful marriage, so I'm not really sure why he's longing for another relationship so badly.
I also think the idea that women do better than men when they're single is a pretty big generalization. I think maybe more women do better than men when single simply because women tend to be expected to "give" a lot. The majority of people still view women as nurturers and caretakers. When single it could be that a woman is more likely to relish the time to herself and a man is more likely to be focused on the absence of the person who was taking care of him.
I know part of the reason I'm relationship averse is simply that I'm a bit burned out. I was the "go to" person for my family for so long (which I fully own as something I allowed and even encouraged to happen) that now that I've moved away from them, I just want to be left alone a lot of the time. And that "helper" mentality transferred over to my romantic relationships - I was always trying to help out who I was dating in some way.
I could be wrong. It's just a dynamic that has occurred to me.
I don't desire sex less than the average man - I just dealt with it by buying a high-end vibrator. That thing is AWESOME!
I also wouldn't say it's about interests either, necessarily. For example, my buddy has just as many hobbies as I do, but he just is miserable being single. He had an awful marriage, so I'm not really sure why he's longing for another relationship so badly.
I also think the idea that women do better than men when they're single is a pretty big generalization. I think maybe more women do better than men when single simply because women tend to be expected to "give" a lot. The majority of people still view women as nurturers and caretakers. When single it could be that a woman is more likely to relish the time to herself and a man is more likely to be focused on the absence of the person who was taking care of him.
I know part of the reason I'm relationship averse is simply that I'm a bit burned out. I was the "go to" person for my family for so long (which I fully own as something I allowed and even encouraged to happen) that now that I've moved away from them, I just want to be left alone a lot of the time. And that "helper" mentality transferred over to my romantic relationships - I was always trying to help out who I was dating in some way.
I could be wrong. It's just a dynamic that has occurred to me.
Very interesting. Thanks. Would you say this is also why a lot of women fall for bad boys?
Very interesting. Thanks. Would you say this is also why a lot of women fall for bad boys?
Sometimes? That phenomenon of men and women who "fall for bad" girls or boys has its roots in a lot of different things and varies from person to person.
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