Why are you single? (unemployed, married, girls, older)
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I spent a lot of years studying statistics in various fields. Ultimately, I came to realize that the odds are really, really bad for a successful marriage. Here are two immediate statistics: (1) the divorce rate is about 50% and (2) about 50% of marriages that do NOT lead to divorce still suffer from infidelity. The statistics are worse for single moms and dads in a 2nd marriage.
So the odds of having a successful marriage that (1) does not lead to divorce and (2) does not lead to infidelity are only about 25%.
As an engineer, I would not get onto a plane if the reliability statistics showed it had a 50% chance of the wings falling off in mid air and a 50% chance of the wheels and brakes of malfunctioning at landing. That is the metaphor for marriage.
A "perfect marriage" is like trying to go undefeated in SEC football....
With that said, I still want to get married someday.
You may want to check the most recent revision of your "50%" statistics, Mr. Engineer.
Also there is a big difference between a "successful" marriage and a "perfect" marriage.
I'm not but I have been twice in my life. The first time was in my youth and my college sweetheart cut me loose when I entered the military in 1966. Otherwise I'd have married her.
The second time was in 1994 when my former wife of 25 years left me for another and I found myself blessedly single once again. It was 1994 and I was 48.
Because I want to live my own life and not find out when I'm old that I am at the end of someone else's life. I haven't found one man who I would consider giving up my freedom for, and I'm not going to waste my time looking for one who is.
Can relationships be calculated statistically? That being said US does have a very high rate of divorce. Which I think is mostly due to kids being naive about what a relationship is.
Is being risk averse the same as being afraid of commitment in the context of relationships?
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Why are you single?
