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misery chastain loves co.

misery chastain loves co.

MORE Count Chocula please.....
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Am I the ONLY single person on this site??

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And I'm not complaining about it. This pretty much sums it up ^^^
Marriage and especially kids were never a priority for me and I've stayed single by choice. Dated, had my share of fun when I was younger and now I just feel...settled. In a good way.
 
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DiO'Bolic

DiO'Bolic

Not completely obtuse
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'Extraordinary' is my middle name. And I come with an 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System, a 16-bit Super Nintendo System (with lots of games for both), and Puppet Master figures. :p

If you're happy being single, then enjoy it. Don't let people get to you if they tell you you've missed out on something. Being good with your choices is all that matters.
 
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Neesy

Neesy

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misery chastain loves co. said:
Am I the ONLY single person on this site??

CV0byJZWsAAjETs.jpg

And I'm not complaining about it. This pretty much sums it up ^^^
Marriage and especially kids were never a priority for me and I've stayed single by choice. Dated, had my share of fun when I was younger and now I just feel...settled. In a good way.
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I was single for many years (well, after the marriage dissolved, to be more accurate). Before I met Andy I was quite content with my single status and it was somewhat difficult to get used to having him around at first.

The years when I was single were good ones. I enjoy my peace and quiet and privacy. Not sure if others feel the same. Of course, I did have my son for company, so that might have made a difference!
 
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GNTLGNT

GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
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misery chastain loves co. said:
Am I the ONLY single person on this site??

CV0byJZWsAAjETs.jpg

And I'm not complaining about it. This pretty much sums it up ^^^
Marriage and especially kids were never a priority for me and I've stayed single by choice. Dated, had my share of fun when I was younger and now I just feel...settled. In a good way.
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...no you're not-BUT, your the only SINGLE individual that should matter to you until or if you should decide to share that self with someone else....
 
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Sigmund

Sigmund

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Hey Misery Chastain loves co! >>>hugs<<<

I'm widowed and my son is out of the house. Does that count as single?

I've seen too many people who got married and had child(ren) because it's expected. Sometimes it didn't work out very well.

I think sometimes it's because you are independent, self-sufficient and happy with your own company that you can be happy with someone else. Sometimes some people have strengths and weaknesses that compliment someone else's and together they make a bigger/better whole.

You do you and do it well. You got it.

Peace.
 
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not_nadine

not_nadine

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Me. Not going that road again. (sometimes I think of pulling an Anna Nicole, if the dude was getting ready to kick off) Just for his poor old sake, of course. But he would have to live somewhere else and I would call sometimes. Didn't mean to sound sarcastic.

Doing just fine with it. Have to. It's all good, can do what you want whenever you want - if you even want to do anything at all.

Besides, it's a whole lot better than what I went through. This, any day.
 
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skimom2

skimom2

Just moseyin' through...
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If you're not happy with yourself, you'll likely not be happy with anyone else. :) I love my husband, but I can't see myself ever marrying again if something happened to him. I never thought I'd get married in the first place (lol).
 
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muskrat

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skimom2 said:
If you're not happy with yourself, you'll likely not be happy with anyone else. :) I love my husband, but I can't see myself ever marrying again if something happened to him. I never thought I'd get married in the first place (lol).
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Rockin that savage wisdom, ladies and gentlemen: our beloved Mamaski.

Me, I always dug that old chestnut, you gotta be happy with yourself before you can be happy wif a--you know, whatever. Happy with a mate, what they say.

Me, I found I was so happy with myself, I got kinda stuck. It's all writing and art with me. It's hard to keep a subtle balance between one's significant other and their own artistic compulsion.

You just gotta devote more time to one or the other...sometimes. I dunno.
 
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danie

danie

I am whatever you say I am.
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Does divorced count as single? Then, I'm.

I feel much better off now, as not_nadine said.

I think I would like to share my life with someone, but never get married again. IMO, it's an outdated institution that most people decide upon just because they're dating someone at that "marrying age," so they think they have to get married to be "normal."
(Not everyone is this way, married people; I just think many are.)

I love what the marriage officiant in this Master of None clip says. FF to about 1:40. He's so right (IMO) in his wording that it's almost uncomfortable.

 
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CoriSCapnSkip

CoriSCapnSkip

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I am over 50 and have never been married or engaged. In some ways this bothers me but I sure wouldn't want to be stuck with the wrong person. Keep in mind that back in the old days when marrying was the norm, a couple would marry at 20, raise some kids, and by the time they spent most of that time worrying about children and work, they'd croak around 40 without having to deal with each other all that much. Nowadays you marry at 20, live to 90, you're stuck with that person for decades!
 
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Doc Creed

Doc Creed

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danie said:
Does divorced count as single? Then, I'm.

I feel much better off now, as not_nadine said.

I think I would like to share my life with someone, but never get married again. IMO, it's an outdated institution that most people decide upon just because they're dating someone at that "marrying age," so they think they have to get married to be "normal."
(Not everyone is this way, married people; I just think many are.)

I love what the marriage officiant in this Master of None clip says. FF to about 1:40. He's so right (IMO) in his wording that it's almost uncomfortable.
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I don't think marriage is outdated but I see your perspective. Funny enough, many of my friends who joked about my bachelor status are now divorced. I hope that doesn't sound cynical.
I clicked on video but it wouldn't play.
 
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Sigmund

Sigmund

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I have been drinking so...

My Philip and I were so perfect for each other. He wasn't perfect and I wasn't perfect either, but together, we were perfect. TOGETHER we were perfect. (Sorta kinda)

I survived his death because we had a child. Our son. I stayed here because. Our son .

Peace.
 
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