Single and smiling

Miami Herald ^ | 2/14/03 | Ana Veciana-Suarez

[Wilhelm Tell]

The people I knew who were unhappy single are still unhappy, married or not.

Those who are expecting that somewhere there is a "perfect" someone who will make them happy are delusional. If you put two unhappy people together in a relationship, they will just make each other miserable. People who bring their happiness into a relationship stand a better chance of success.

[reformed_democrat]

Behind every mirror is a grandpa just waiting to leap out at you one morning.

Thanks a lot! Now I have to go glue my medicine cabinet shut.

[qam1]

No biggie but could you change the date of the article from 2003 to 2004, I've been doing that a lot lately, Sorry

[Gunrunner2]

>>From Norma Agras, a 52-year-old divorced mother of two grown children: 'I'm not closing myself off to the possibility of meeting someone, but I like my life the way it is. My motto is: `My life, my terms.' ''<<

Yup, no sense in sharing a life when one can be self-absorbed.

A marriage is sharing and a marriage is compromise. No wonder this self-centered witch is divorced.

[Gunrunner2]

Excellent point.

[California74]

Well it's nice to know that I am not completely alone in my situation, except I am in L.A. I'll be 30 next month (march 5th!) and I'm starting to feel the itch to get married too. But it is so hard to find a compatible match and I won't settle either! Plus, I don't believe in sex before marriage so that seems to be an automatic turnoff.

I'm helping my mom out, too, so it works out pretty good.

[martin_fierro]

"When Karaoke Goes Bad"

[EGPWS]

That selfish woman who finds the perfect man will be very disappointed. He will not want her because the perfect man is looking for the perfect woman.

Blissful perfection!

[EGPWS]

Now that I am single my life has been great!

Kudos!!

[EGPWS]

To offer a new cliche: nothing ventured, 50%+ of your income not lost

Good point, and come to think of it when I divorced, I came out ahead financially and didn't have change abode or alter my life in any way.

Except to alter my diet a bit, turn in some unused female attire to the SA, and realize that I can now roll over in bed without concern of facing someone who is in a fit of rage for ubruptly beeing awoke!

[cyborg]

http://www.williamhung.net/

[raloxk]

Singles that live in large urban areas are the most miserable people ive ever met. What kind of person does "speed" dating???????

[cyborg]

I agree :) I've seen it on TV and read about it, but I could not do it myself. It's too much like a meat market. It looks like the floor of the Stock Exchange to me.

[martin_fierro]

Wow! I had no idea the guy was such an internet sensation!

[Aeon Flux]

I don't know about anything called "speed dating", I guess I am just not "hip" enough.

But I am a 40+ single woman in a very urban area, and life is GREAT!

I enjoy dating and being in an urban area, it gives you so many places to go to and have fun at.

It is all about what life is good for each person.

I don't think anyone is qualified to make judgments on how/where people should live in their personal lives.

Find what works well for you and "live" it!

Think of what life would be like if we were all fundie Muslim women?

****UGH****

[wtc911]

I was married young, then a single parent for 15 years then married again. I was happy at each stage and I had problems at each stage. You do what you do and don't look over the fence.

[Aeon Flux]

wtc911- Yep, you and I both live in the 2 Ground Zero cities of terror.
I live everyday to it's fullest, and enjoy every bite of chocolate knowing it's pissing off the commies!!

*SMOOOOCH*

[Dan from Michigan]

I'm not ready for marriage. NO WAY.

[longtermmemmory]

FL counts, not well, not accuratly, but it counts. Sort of.

[oceanperch]

Agree with your posts.

I have great respect for my married friends.

I am in a circumstance that works as a single woman. Being 43 and single not dating for the past 20yrs I would not know how to be a partner.

I dated for the first time last summer and it was just not comfortable.

Leave dating to the young fertile ladies.

I have three wonderful Labradors 13yrs, 8yrs and 9weeks old.

I have a wonderful 24yr. old son who from a birth injury is a quadroplegic and I care around the clock for him except for my two days off when I enjoy quiet time alone.

Best of all I have a life I try to live to the best of my ability for Jesus Christ and the fruit of Love that it brings by helping others is wonderful.

Being single is not a curse unless you choose it to be.