I will throw my hat into this ring. I got saved in March of last year, and I was one of those types who had a drug problem, you know....drug to church? And at one point I THOUGHT I was a saved man, but realized I wasn't after I made some mistakes that changed my life immensely and ultimately led me to the realization that I was not a saved man. Like many, I was an adulterer, I went after women, and for one purpose, even going to church thinking I was a saved man, I still did it. That all changed. God can use anything and everything to draw a person to him and to convict a person of their sins. That I have no doubt he did for me, and I found Christ through it all. My point in throwing this out, is that now that I'm saved, and I know I am saved, I don't pursue women like I once did. I see them as beautiful and lovely and essential, but I don't desire to have them as I did before. But I've also to come to learn that when you're in God's will, and you have a desire in your heart and it's for the right reason and pleasing to Him, He will give you the desires of your heart. Woman was made as a help meet for man, doesn't mean man is greater or woman is less than man, it means that when they are brought together and married in the sight of God, they are one. They share trials, tribulations, joys, sorrows, work, fun, everything together. If your desire is to be alone, you can still serve God and be by yourself, just don't be surprised if the Lord sends you a woman along your way, because God stated in Genesis 2:18 That it is not good that man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. God knew that if man were to be alone, his heart would hurt for loneliness, after all, God made the heart of man. Marriage was a holy institution by God where the bed is not defiled. In this day and age, it's very hard because parents are not raising their children in the sight of God as they should be raised, and as they age, and horomones build up, they only hurt themselves by lusting and committing adultery and fornication. But that doesn't mean that they should give up or be alone. God has a plan, and if it is in His will to send you someone, He will do it. His word teaches us that He is not slack concerning His promise. It's a challenge to be single, I struggle with it everyday. But I know in my heart God has a grander plan for me, and if my heart is right with Him, He will send me someone truly special to share this walk of life with and embrace it with. Those are just my thoughts.