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Staying single
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(last vote on : 9/14/2008 1:08:49 AM)
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Staying single - 8/19/2008 4:33:12 AM
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Katie-Scarlet
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At which age if you were still single (never been married) would you just decide to remain single? Explain why at that age.
I'm sure the reasons may differ for men and women and would like to see how men view singleness as they get older. Maybe one of you guys can post this same poll in the She Says section to see if the ages and reasons differ.
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RE: Staying single - 8/19/2008 12:34:52 PM
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APZR
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If I had never been married, I don't know if I would ever stop looking for love. But having been married since fresh out of college, I don't think dating would be a high priority. If someone came a long, fine... but I wouldn't get into the singles club game.
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RE: Staying single - 8/19/2008 6:15:47 PM
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John_O
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you don't have "dead" as an option. Why stop looking if that's what you want?
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RE: Staying single - 8/20/2008 7:54:59 AM
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MWD
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I didn't vote because I knew even back when I was a little kid that I never wanted to have kids of my own. Hate to say it, but I remember myself being a lot like Stewie in "Family Guy," always shirking the revolting, room-temperature-IQ kids and preferring to hang out with smart, interesting adults, or go fix a broken radio or TV set
*BANG!!*
...or something.
Ow. Mommy.
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RE: Staying single - 8/20/2008 6:45:08 PM
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Blazingson
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I'm with John_O on this one. I've known people in their 60's and 70's who have gotten married. My mother and step-father for example. They were both in their 60's when they met and married.
I hope I never get to the point where I give up. That's too sad a place to contemplate arriving at.
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RE: Staying single - 8/21/2008 5:56:10 AM
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Katie-Scarlet
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Thanks
I asked because among a group of people that were discussing this I found that the men chose whatever age if any for mostly different reasons than women. Not everyone based their choice to marry based only on companionship some where based on are they still young enough to have, play with and care for children. Some chose to stay single if they were past an age that they figured they would be able to care for children. There were financial and health reasons that some based thier answer on as well.
John I was going to make the last one "When I'm dead" but changed my mind LOL
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RE: Staying single - 8/22/2008 2:43:26 PM
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CoachSteve
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I will never give up looking. I agread with Blazing, a very sad place indeed. we were not made to live alone.
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RE: Staying single - 8/22/2008 5:47:23 PM
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DreadPirateRandy
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I would have to be on my deathbed before I would stop caring or looking.
I hated singleness.
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RE: Staying single - 8/22/2008 7:08:54 PM
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netstroller
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I would choose "none of the above" if that were an option. I'll choose to be single until God matches me up with someone or I die or rapture comes.
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RE: Staying single - 8/26/2008 8:08:06 AM
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DaveW
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I was planning on staying single forever at age 10, 15, 18....
At 20 God spoke audibly from heaven and changed my mind.
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RE: Staying single - 8/26/2008 1:58:25 PM
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ajlewis
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I didn't vote because I never "decided" to remain single. That's what happens when nobody wants to marry you
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RE: Staying single - 8/29/2008 2:33:43 PM
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uncabeeil
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You left off an option for never, as in never give up hope. Never give up on God. I'm 50 and I still look forward to meeting that one woman God created just for me.
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RE: Staying single - 8/30/2008 8:23:40 AM
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humbleinspirit
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You're 50 now Bill, your over the hill!  Actually they say that 50 is the new 30, so there is still hope. 
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RE: Staying single - 9/6/2008 11:35:20 PM
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ekserekseez
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I'm 36 and single and I'm pretty sure I will be forever. I like women in general too much to subject any one of them to me permanently.
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RE: Staying single - 9/7/2008 1:56:31 AM
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OneJohn410
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Well, Ms. Katie-Scarlet,
I hate to throw this poll for a loop. I did vote for one of those years later in life, and then realized something.
Age is a really complex thing when it's considered. There's physical age (from birth to the present). There's 'mental' age- how 'old' you tend to act. Then there's your spiritual age- how old you know yourself to be 'in the Lord', if you consider yourself a new creation in Christ as of such a 'spiritual' birthday. I could be 35, yet a total goof-off who likes to joke around and not be serious much (18 or so), and then 10 in the Lord, and all together one irresistably single guy. So to simply place a physical age on this singleness status, to me, sells the whole issue of marriage short. I'm not suggesting I'd be looking for someone who was acting like an 18-year old mentally (or humor-wise), or be half my physical age, but how someone looks at spiritual maturity and the ability to enjoy humor and create it- those to me are important as well.
The claim of having known the Lord all one's life is an awesome claim- and so a 40-year old might well should have a lot more of the Bible memorized than someone who knows God turned their life around 15 years ago. A 40-year old who can't take a joke and has a terrible sense of humor (or a very cutting one)- well, what happened? Are they as attractive as someone who is always sending their friends corny jokes through email, and relating funny things that happen to them?
I'm sure not everyone counts themselves as having many 'ages', but for me there's much more involved than just my physical age of 7.     
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