Can a single person truly survive without relying on anyone else?

[TheStatutoryApe]

My roomie doesn't know how to cook so when we are both home I usually wind up doing the cooking for both of us. He leaves messes all over the place including leaving his dirty clothes strewn about the living room and I often have to clean up after him so I can be comfortable in my own home. His idea of doing dishes is leaving them in the sink until he decides to use them again and then putting them back in the sink dirty again when he is done. I also do most of the shopping since he never buys anything that requires more than opening a can and heating for a few minutes in a pot. I complain and he gets annoyed that I am nagging him.
So I am single and have to do all the things everyone complains about except that I don't get any sex out of the deal.

 

[Borek]

Well, I was married and had a serious bout of flu New Year's eve and my husband went to a party and left me all alone and the power went out.

No wonder you aren't married any longer.

 

[Borek]

Wow! I've started to post a number of other comments, but I just keep coming back to WOW! We've been married for over twenty years, and though I will be the first to admit that it can be very difficult at times, at least it has been for us, I'd even say more than not, but you are all more negative about marriage that I've been at our worst moments.

I think it was me who started everything writing about how good it is to be single. I am (for most of the time) happily married for almost 24 years. It is just that neither being single nor married is the only correct and perfect way of living.

If you want to have a regular sex, you have to pay with part of your freedom

 

[Focus]

If you want to have a regular sex, you have to pay with part of your freedom

Or your money...

 

[wolram]

I seem to manage okay, i manage to do every thing my self, well except for the laundry i do not have a washing machine, and the time i wanted a holiday and had a cleaner in for a spring clean, she even cleaned my oven AND moved the furniture to vacuum, she even introduced me to cleaning products i never seen before like plastic wire wool, amazing stuff for cleaning plastic type things without scratching them, and she gave me a soft bush like thing
for cobweb ing and dusting fantastic bit of kit.

 

[Kurdt]

One can have a relationship without being married.

 

[Lisa!]

"Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?" The girl said: "NO!"

And the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, dancing, drank martinis, ate chocolate, always had a clean house, never had to cook, did whatever the hell she wanted, never argued, didn't have to worry about her weight, traveled more, had many lovers, didn't save money, and had all the hot water to herself. She went to the theatre, never watched sports, never wore friggin' lacy lingerie that went up her ***, had high self esteem, never cried or yelled, felt and looked fabulous in sweat pants and was pleasant all the time."

The End.

*Clap*

 

[BobG]

Fair enough, but it seemed to me that the positives about being single were being weighed unfairly against the disadvantages. There is nothing wrong with choosing to be single. And not everyone will find a good companion. But I certainly wouldn't avoid marriage out of principle. I mean, if Miss or Mr right comes along, don't run and hide.

Btw, I do far more cooking than Tsu, I do my own laundry, and I [almost] always put down the toilet seat.

Personally, I'm hoping the positives are fairly accurate.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

IIf you want to have a regular sex, you have to pay with part of your freedom

I still pay with cash.