[SoDak]

I think the sentiments they are expressing are, more than anything, making the best of a situation they don't especially like. I'm 38 and single, and although I make fun of my married friends, I'd like to be a married man some day. But, I'd rather be alone than with the wrong person, just as what was stated above. I have friends going around for their third time already.

[cyborg]

I hear you. Some people can't bear to be without someone. Some folks are in social circles where being alone is a stigma.