Are you single, married, or do you have a gf/bf?

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The discussion revolves around the various relationship statuses and experiences of participants, with a significant focus on being single. Many express feelings of frustration and loneliness associated with being single, while others share contentment with their current situations. Some participants discuss long-term relationships, including plans for marriage, while others highlight the challenges of dating and finding compatible partners. The conversation touches on the importance of socializing to meet potential partners, with several individuals noting that staying home limits opportunities for connection. There are humorous exchanges about dating dynamics and societal expectations, as well as reflections on the nature of love and relationships. The overall sentiment varies, with some embracing single life and others yearning for companionship, leading to a broader discussion about the complexities of modern dating and personal happiness.

What is your status?

  • Single

    Votes: 65 54.2%
  • Married

    Votes: 29 24.2%
  • GF/BF or significant other

    Votes: 26 21.7%

  • Total voters
    120
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Just wondering what situation all the pfers are in.


Me=single life
 
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Wow the singles have it so far.
 
LOL, only 6 people so far ... just wait.
 
Single as of last month :)
 
Not interested in boys.
 
VashtiMaiden said:
Not interested in boys.

Neither am I. :p

I've been dating the same girl for 2 years.
 
I've been with my sweetie for 5.5 years (long-distance for the past 2.5 years). We plan to marry about 2 years from this summer, after I graduate with my Ph.D. (assuming all goes according to plan with my research).
 
I was thinking of getting a girl friend, she may come in handy when i need a bump start.
 
Being single sucks! I am tired of this sh!t.
 
  • #10
W and I have been living together for 3 years. I consider us as married; she isn't quite so much into common-law as a legal status, and so refers to me as her 'companion' or 'friend'. Regardless of the terminology, we're happy together.
 
  • #11
I'm single, but my wife is married.
 
  • #12
I haven't left my house in almost a week. What do you think?
 
  • #13
Poop-Loops said:
I haven't left my house in almost a week. What do you think?

Either you're getting laid on a regular basis, or you're too ugly to go outside.
 
  • #14
binzing said:
Being single sucks! I am tired of this sh!t.

Poop-Loops said:
I haven't left my house in almost a week. What do you think?

same here. I've only left the house during spring break to go play poker at the casino :rolleyes:
 
  • #15
After 10 years, I'll hunt my future husband :smile:
 
  • #16
proton said:
same here. I've only left the house during spring break to go play poker at the casino :rolleyes:

Why? If you don't go out of your house, you're never going to meet anyone! :confused:
 
  • #17
I also don't go out of my house...it's dangerous outside...to many kidnappers and rapist!
 
  • #18
VashtiMaiden said:
I also don't go out of my house...it's dangerous outside...to many kidnappers and rapist!

Vashti, are you serious? I'm sorry to hear that!
 
  • #19
I refuse to be in a "relationship" again. I stick to the booty call scene now. Or better yet, I stick to one woman who wants nothing more than I want... No commitments, no rules, no pillow talk.

It helps me keep my attention focused on my daughter. Who's 6, and loves me unconditionally.

... oh... and my dog. He's cool cause he catches Frisbee's... and stuff :)
 
  • #20
I'm sure you could train a woman to catch Frisbees. I mean, I've seen a few who were trained to actually speak in English. That couldn't have been easy. So catching frisbees shouldn't be too hard. Plus, they don't shed as much hair as a dog.
 
  • #21
Man, you people are not helping to counter the image of socially inept scientist/geek! XP

(BTW, happily - more or less - married for twenty years next month!)
 
  • #22
cristo said:
Why? If you don't go out of your house, you're never going to meet anyone! :confused:

Precisely!
 
  • #23
I am single and content with it.
 
  • #24
Poop-Loops said:
I'm sure you could train a woman to catch Frisbees. I mean, I've seen a few who were trained to actually speak in English. That couldn't have been easy. So catching frisbees shouldn't be too hard. Plus, they don't shed as much hair as a dog.

Nice knowing you Poop-Loops. *watches from a safe distance*
 
  • #25
Single and not dating. I have one dog and one cat and some plants.
 
  • #26
Ah, well... Being single is fun, I am very happy, I am looking for just this one girl, she should be a lot like me and that's a bit difficult to find, I really believe that there's someone out there who perfectly match with each other, there are after all, so many people... But the problem is by the time, you actually find them, you might have wasted the rest of your life... What do you people think? Should people just settle? or wait for that one person? :confused:
 
  • #27
Never rely on another human being to make you happier than you can make yourself.
If you are lonely, and feel like you have a gap in your life... you haven't lived!
 
  • #28
Single nothing long term in a while. I'm practically a virgin again I think. :smile:
 
  • #29
Married for 33 years and counting.
 
  • #30
cristo said:
Why? If you don't go out of your house, you're never going to meet anyone! :confused:

its spring break for me and I have no one to go to places with, besides my brother who is always working
 
  • #31
belliott4488 said:
Man, you people are not helping to counter the image of socially inept scientist/geek! XP

(BTW, happily - more or less - married for twenty years next month!)

whats wrong with being a socially inept scientist? we shouldn't care what the other person thinks. just kidding, I'm trying to fight that stereotype too
 
  • #32
Married for 6 months here. Prior to meeting my wife, was single for 4 years
 
  • #33
I am single. Only once have I met a girl who I could seriously imagine myself devoting the amount of time required for a serious relationship to, and sadly she was not available and will most likely never be. Sure had a few number of occasional relationships with girls during my middle-teens, but not having anything more than sexual attraction in common doesn't really make it worth the hassle and associated mood swings. What I liked the most about them was the days after a break-up when I could return to my usual doings - without distraction.

I like to think that I some day will meet somebody that I can truly love and share my joys with, I have no dreams of perfection, just love.
 
  • #34
vincentm said:
Married for 6 months here. Prior to meeting my wife, was single for 4 years
You got married at 4?! :biggrin:
 
  • #35
Married.
 
  • #36
When I see a pretty lass in the tube, I think to myself "out of the infinite combinations of words one can string together, there must theoretically be some combination that will make the girl take off her knickers right then and there." However, my efforts account to nil.

Yes, I am single.
 
  • #37
Snazzy said:
When I see a pretty lass in the tube, I think to myself "out of the infinite combinations of words one can string together, there must theoretically be some combination that will make the girl take off her knickers right then and there." However, my efforts account to nil.

Yes, I am single.
Have you tried, "Oh, my God! There are ants all over your knickers!"?

Just a thought.

And, because I am married, I have not actually attempted said string of words myself.
 
  • #38
I don't want to wind her up, mate. I speak from the heart. :cool:
 
  • #39
"I don't have a girlfriend. But I do know a woman who'd be very mad at me for saying that."— Mitch Hedberg (R.I.P)
 
  • #40
Happily married. I think having a wife is great, so good in fact every man should own one :biggrin:
 
  • #41
Hmm...I have a boyfriend, but still consider myself single. Afterall, I've had other boyfriends, and none of them changed my single status, and there are no current plans for this one to change that either.
 
  • #42
Jame said:
What I liked the most about them was the days after a break-up when I could return to my usual doings - without distraction.

Nah, the best part about break-ups is how your social life gets so much better for a week or two as all your friends offer to take you out for drinks to console you. :biggrin:
 
  • #43
The_Thinker said:
Ah, well... Being single is fun, I am very happy, I am looking for just this one girl, she should be a lot like me and that's a bit difficult to find, I really believe that there's someone out there who perfectly match with each other, there are after all, so many people... But the problem is by the time, you actually find them, you might have wasted the rest of your life... What do you people think? Should people just settle? or wait for that one person? :confused:
Even if you think there's one person out there in just your part of the country (or even in just your city/metro area/state), you better make sure your probability is calculated to better than 1ppm accuracy, because that's bigger than the difference between "there's one person in my state" and "there isn't a single person in the entire world".
 
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  • #44
Moonbear said:
Nah, the best part about break-ups is how your social life gets so much better for a week or two as all your friends offer to take you out for drinks to console you. :biggrin:
I've never had that. On the other hand, when I turned 40, all my really cute female cousins from one family kidnapped me for an evening and plied me with more booze, kisses, and hug-ups than any guy should get in one go. I remember little of that night, though the hazy parts are all really nice. It was a well-planned ambush, and for months later if I went to bars where patrons had seen us that night, they'd say "Who were those girls? Where do they live? and Why were they all over you?"

These are very attractive women (as many in my family are) who are cute enough to get hit on by guys their daughters' ages. I used to play blues/rock in many of those bars, and although these ladies would show up onesie-twosie at times, this was the first time that the patrons of these bars saw them show up in a phalanx with one guy, so it attracted attention.
 
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  • #45
Heh, when you get to my age, and you actually are able to find someone to date and it doesn't work out, no one cares. They think you were lucky to find someone to date in the first place. :frown:
 
  • #46
belliott4488 said:
Man, you people are not helping to counter the image of socially inept scientist/geek! XP

(BTW, happily - more or less - married for twenty years next month!)



Ehhhhh so far from the poll if you combine GF/BF+married it is pretty much equal to all the single people. So half of us are in some sort of a relationship and the other half aren't.


Married people live longer. Yeah solitude can be good for a while, but loneliness is something totally different and takes it toll over time.
 
  • #47
Although those who are divorced live less long than people who are single.
 
  • #48
Kurdt said:
Although those who are divorced live less long than people who are single.
I'm twice divorced AND single, I don't see how that..aaaack...aaarrrghhh..._____________
 
  • #49
Evo said:
I'm twice divorced AND single, I don't see how that..aaaack...aaarrrghhh..._____________

*Revives Evo* That explains all your accidents.
 
  • #50
gravenewworld said:
Ehhhhh so far from the poll if you combine GF/BF+married it is pretty much equal to all the single people. So half of us are in some sort of a relationship and the other half aren't.


Married people live longer. Yeah solitude can be good for a while, but loneliness is something totally different and takes it toll over time.

Loneliness, as a downside, is only for those that do not suffer from borderline autism.

I'm quite happy with myself.

I would get my friends to confirm this fact, but none of them are autistic, so they also would not understand. They are always trying to fix me up with some non-autistic person...

Arghhh...
 

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