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Well, he probably never fell in love. If you're immortal, I bet you'd go to a lot more trouble making sure you love the right person. Not many Elves getting divorces... in fact the only one I remember as having even remarried after his wife died was Finwe, father of Feanor. Maybe if you're immortal, time runs differently and you think there's no big rush. A lot of Elves have very small families, too. That's probably why they didn't completely cover Middle-Earth. Imagine a race that reproduced at the same rate as humans, but never died and never stopped being able to have children!

Incidentally, Finrod Felagund never married either. He was probably the greatest king of the Noldor of all time, second only to Thingol as a Middle-Earth elf king. (Gil-Galad, becoming king after both of them were dead, can't really compare.) Thanks for quoting those verses, though we're a bit early for them yet. Still, they're beautiful!

They're from "A Knife in the Dark" We're doing 3 chapters at a time acording to HotDog.

Finrod Felagund was never High King of the Noldor, but I agree he was the best of the Noldor. Honest, couragous, a Great King. He keeps his oath and pays a Debt-of-Honor to Beren, sacrificing his kingdom and even his life to help in a hopeless quest dispite the treats of the sons of Feanor.

I wonder if it may also have something to do with the Doom of Mandros and not wanting to perpetuate the curse on thier children?