Something we all have in common is that we've all been single at one or many points in our lives. And yes, views are evolving, but being single is still stigmatized. Just think about it, how many times have you heard "When are you going to settle down and get married?" or "When are you going to make me a grandmother?" However, if someone ends up single, it might not be the end of the world for them. Shocking, I know.
Singlehood has its ups and downs. For example, there's the sweet, sweet freedom, but you also have to suffer through the perils of online dating. It's not perfect. But then again, is anything? In an attempt to stop their relationship-flaunting friends from asking "How are you?" in a condescending tone, single people have been describing their everyday life in memes. Maybe if they make enough of these, their relatives will also get the message?
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Single man here but same. I'm so tired of being asked, "so when are you getting married?" "Can't wait too long you know". Like...chill...why don't you ask Linda and Tom why they had a fourth kid even though they fight everyday and clearly regret getting married.
Totally agree. Had a single male friend and my brother in law was single and both were constantly asked about 'when are you going to meet the one' - like that s**t is predictable 🙄
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I feel the same way about when people say “Cheer up, it could be worse” in reply to your bad news. I should then have the right to say “Don’t be so happy, it could be better” if they tell me their good news.
Or "Others have it worse" Well, many others have it better. Someone's broken arm doesn't make my finger less broken
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I actually did ask this once! My married sister asked when I was going to get married and have kids and tbh she knows that I don't want kids so I know that she asked me this as mostly a joke. We're sisters so, we know eatchother well. So, when she asked me this, I responded exactly what it says here: "When are you getting divoced?". My sister sighed and told me that I had an attitude problem and then she walked away. AITA here...?
I keep trying to plan my divorce date but the wife won't let me! LOL
I told them ,"Maybe after I stop my method of birth control, which I do not plan to do."
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I turned the tables on my childless cousin when she brought up the question a few Thanksgivings back. I asked when she and her husband were going to have have kids. That shut her up. Add bonus, none of my other family members have asked me since.
how hilarious would that be though, especially if the partners have different responses
What a good way to make people understand that they should mind their own business.
Genuine question - do men ever get asked when they plan to marry/ have kids? I have witnessed it happening to men from their relatives but I was just wondering if they also get it from strangers and friends like women unfortunately do.
Her: Wanna go on a date? Me: Are you elizabeth olsen? Her: no Me: Theres your answer
Nope. ususaly then the question changes to: When are you going to have kids?
Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., is a project scientist and social psychologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. While speaking to the American Psychological Association, she pointed out an interesting fact: with all of the celebration of marriage and coupling and weddings, you'd think that married people would be happier. But if you were to follow the same people over the course of their lives and ask them over and over again, "Are you happy? Are you happy? Are you happy? How happy are you?", you'd see that when people get married, they end up no happier than they were when they were single.
So if someone is a really happy single person, they'll probably be a happily married person and if they were not so happy as a single person, they probably will not be so happy as a married person.
"Sometimes, people get a little bump in happiness [at the time when they tie the knot], but then they go back to being as happy or as unhappy as they were when they were single," DePaulo said.
"And here's something else about that newlywed effect – that little increase in happiness around the wedding – it only happens for the married people who get married and stay married. If you're one of those married couples who's going to end up divorced, as your wedding is approaching you're already getting a tiny bit less happy."
So there you have it: happiness starts from within. And getting a partner isn't going to change that. Consciously or not, people are probably realizing that. The number of single-person households in the United States has been growing steadily since 1960.
DePaulo has been studying people who she calls "single at heart." They're the ones who live their best, most authentic, most meaningful lives by staying single. "When you ask [these people] ... what they think when they know they're going to have some time alone coming up, overwhelmingly, more than 95 percent say they look forward to it, they really savor their solitude. And they don't worry – or they very rarely worry that if they have time to themselves, they're going to feel lonely."
According to her, loneliness is a really important thing to study. We need to be more aware of what people can get out of solitude rather than just worrying about people who are going to be lonely.
Of course I solved it before scrolling on, what kind of psychopath do you think I am?
That's the first condition. Then you can go further with your love life.
My mom recently told me that if I started dating a man, she would be happy that I found someone to share my life with and I was like "That's cool, but I'm happy being single and please stop talking."
It's a good idea to have added the "Me/Me" caption, as the concept of mirror is something few people know or understand.
I want this shirt! And this cacatoes! And this mans fabulous vibe!
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I don't think I've laughed so hard at a bp post for a while😂
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What I want in a partner is someone who smiles occasionally, and brings me broken things, which I will then go to unreasonable lengths to fix. Then they thank me. Also, there is a ≠0 chance of sex.
Every choice you ever make has consequences. When I was single I was mainly pretty happy, but occasionally would feel lonely and wish I had someone to come home to. Now that I've been in a long term relationship for years, I sometimes wish he'd go away for the weekend so I can have the house to myself for a few days.
the last time my momma asked me why I was still single, I said, "Mom, I am praying the Lord will send me a filthy rich white woman who is obsessively in love with me, wears a 39D bra, and will put up with my crap". She thought about it a minute & then said, "Son, you are gonna have a long wait. The good book says you shall not put the Lord to the foolish test!"
I'm married 14 years, and I still think "incel" is the cruelest word ever invented by the internet, and of course that's saying a lot. Being involuntarily single is the absolute worst.
There's a lot of things worse than wanting a partner and not having one. And most people are able to fill their lives with healthy or even just time-passing pursuits until that is no longer the case. Incels get their name and reputation because they cannot deal with a normal part of being human in a healthy way.
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I don't think I've laughed so hard at a bp post for a while😂
Load More Replies... What I want in a partner is someone who smiles occasionally, and brings me broken things, which I will then go to unreasonable lengths to fix. Then they thank me. Also, there is a ≠0 chance of sex.
Every choice you ever make has consequences. When I was single I was mainly pretty happy, but occasionally would feel lonely and wish I had someone to come home to. Now that I've been in a long term relationship for years, I sometimes wish he'd go away for the weekend so I can have the house to myself for a few days.
the last time my momma asked me why I was still single, I said, "Mom, I am praying the Lord will send me a filthy rich white woman who is obsessively in love with me, wears a 39D bra, and will put up with my crap". She thought about it a minute & then said, "Son, you are gonna have a long wait. The good book says you shall not put the Lord to the foolish test!"
I'm married 14 years, and I still think "incel" is the cruelest word ever invented by the internet, and of course that's saying a lot. Being involuntarily single is the absolute worst.
There's a lot of things worse than wanting a partner and not having one. And most people are able to fill their lives with healthy or even just time-passing pursuits until that is no longer the case. Incels get their name and reputation because they cannot deal with a normal part of being human in a healthy way.
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