Comments on: The Single Life: Does Anyone Truly Want It?

By: nude0007

nude0007 — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:46:04 +0000

Monogamy does indeed go back about a thousand years or two, but so does the idea of open relationships. In old testament days, Men would typically offer their wives to visitors for the night. It was a common custom. Many societies have not frowned on "affairs" until the last hundred years, and some still do not.

Marriage is about an EQUAL commitment to equal sharing of responsibility in a relationship. What if the man you love "needs" more than one woman? Also, the need for trust and loyalty is not detracted from by multiple sex partners. Marriage was instituted to assure that one's sons and daughters inherited your properties when you die. No belief required here, these are facts.

By: Taryn

Taryn — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:38:22 +0000

I met mr. right in my second year and at that time, even knowing we were perfect for each other, we didn't end up together because i wasn't done being single. university offers a myriad of opportunities and experiences that you don't get if you're paired off. now in my last year, i'm not leaving with any regrets as to what ive done and who i've been with but now that i'm done being single… mr. right has found somebody else and it makes me wonder if it was worth it?

By: Harmonic

Harmonic — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:10:29 +0000

response to nude0007:

Society has erroneously taught us (at least in the last 100 years) that marriage is monogamous? I don't think so. The idea of one man and one woman committing to each other for life goes back thousands of years. We are designed for trust and loyalty. The problem is when we date or marry someone because We want them to fulfill OUR needs, and if one person doesn't do that we find another and another until WE feel like OUR needs are met. This is a very selfish way to relate to others. Marriage is about putting the other person ahead of your needs and serving them. If both people serve the other then their needs are met in a healthy way. Marriage is supposed to help us grow and learn to focus on others and less on ourselves. Just my humble belief.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:23:51 +0000

Being single is a good time to figure things out about yourself. I think most of us can all agree that bumping around from relationship to relationship, a woman can really lose her identity because she's always attached to someone else. Yea, if the right guy comes along you're gonna go for it, but the right guy isn't going to come along time after time after time.

By: nude0007

nude0007 — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:46:03 +0000

everyone wants to be with someone. it is great to be loved. the problem is that society has eroneously taught us (at least in the last 100 years) that marriage is monogamous. the truth is that humans are geared to want many sexual partners, but it doesn't have to destroy a marriage. (or "serous" relationship)

single or taken, enjoy life!

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:58:35 +0000

I feel the same way. But most of the time I liked being single or the past 2 years, but of course I would have those lonely periods where all your friends seem to pair-off. But what I've realized is that there's nothing wrong with being single for a while and trying to figure yourself out, and if the right guy comes along, why not? Don't pass up an opportunity for a great relationship just because you're embraced singlehood.

By: molly

molly — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:24:41 +0000

Something about the flow of this article was soooo sex and the city. I love it1 And I agree.