I don't ever want to get married. Is that normal?
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Beverlyofhills
ANSWERS: 13
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Yeah, a lot of people never get married. There is less social pressure now to get married so it is perfectly normal to do whatever suits you best.
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Of course! Although, you may wish to eventually get married. Incidentally, as you get older; espeically, with women, it becomes much more difficult to find a husband! Good luck and who knows, maybe you weren't meant to get married?
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That's pretty normal, particularly if you are still young. The idea of being tied to one person for your entire life might seem quite unappealing, or you might just never have met anyone you feel close enough to marry. Maybe you've seen a lot of marriages fail and don't want to put yourself through that. You might change your mind sometime in the future, or you might not. Either way, it is perfectly normal.
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I think it is perfectly acceptable...I myself plan on never getting married and it is not because I dont believe in marriage or anything it is just that I feel more free...
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One mental-health professional, Ruth Luban, says, according to the Los Angeles Times: "Women [and men] will be surprised at how much fulfillment they can find when they stop putting their lives on hold in the hope that a man [or woman] will rescue them from the single life." Yes, singleness is not something that stands in the way of a happy, fulfilling life. Many a divorced person would confide that marriage is not automatically a road to happiness. True happiness is the result of a good relationship with God. Thus, a personcan be happy either single or married. Jesus Christ revealed that singleness "on account of the kingdom" was a gift from God. This was a totally new concept, for among the Jews of his day marriage was considered a "universal obligation" and singleness a reproach. "He who has no wife is not a proper man," was one of the sayings of the Jewish rabbis. However, Jesus encouraged his disciples to "make room" for the gift of singleness and not feel obligated to marry. So marriage and singleness are both gifts from God. (source Awake! Magazine 2/8/95 pgs 18-19)
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The organization "Americans for Divorce Reform" estimates that close to 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Add to that a growing number of middle aged people that have NEVER been married (now over 25% of the US population) and the result is that in 2006, for the first time in history, there are more single females between the ages 16 to 70 than there are married females (US Census Bureau). This trend is a major change in our society as it indicates that marriage could be a vanishing institution in the US. Personally, I prefer a roommate relationship so we don't have to support two lawyers if we choose to go our separate ways.
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Normal for you, yes. Many well meaning elders will chuckle and tell you that you will marry, just wait, there will be "someone".... There may be or there may not be. Meanwhile enjoy the interesting life you can live alone. I can imagine few things worse than going home to a bad marriage.
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You don't need a piece of paper to tell you that your married! So you're alright.
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Do You need it to be?
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yeah it's your decision not anyone else's
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Yes, after all, people don't care anymore about responsibility. Plus there's more then enough people who are willing to have sex, just because they want to and damn the consenquences. after all, if she gets pregnant, then kill the baby. So easy isn't it?
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It is normal. Good luck with that decision.
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Not in my books. A human tendency is to have a family with kids to be able to share joy, sadness. For some people when they find a soul mate it's not necessary to sign the "official" marriage papers. As long as you live happily together it's all that counts. I just can not imagine my life without my family (including a dog LOL). Statistics shows married/committed people live longer too.
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