Why are you still single? Answers we wish we could give.

[lil_christian]

isn't there an enzyme or pill you can take for that? go to the health food store.

at least try some colloidal silver or coconut oil. i hear that can cure almost everything.

Thanks for the great advice, gypsygirl. I'm a bit homophonophobic, too, and I've been searching for some natural cures for it.





Please don't send me to the looney bin. I assure you, I'm not crazy.

 

[secularhermit]

Because the three men I dated, who were supposedly Christians, were awful people and it makes you wonder if there is anybody worth it out there anymore. I don't need a man in my life. God is a great provider and protector. Sure it gets lonely sometimes but it is nice to not have to answer to anybody about how I handle the money, I don't have to talk or discuss anything with somebody else.

Is this "single" too awful for you?

 

[Esanta]

If you read the OP, that was the point she was getting at. Everyone here has varying views on the positive or negative natures of their singleness. People are just talking about how we "wish" we could respond when asked the question instead of giving a polite response typically given.

In that case:

Because I don't want you to try to turn me into your idea of the perfect man. I am who I am, I come as I may and if I need changing, you should make a play-doh man and he can pay for your dinner instead.

Because I like being unshowered and unshaven sometimes, and it makes you look really fake when you pretend not to do it too.

Because dating etiquette is pointless, and spending four months setting the bar way too high to sustain is not my idea of romance ... at all.

Because my toothbrush is my toothbrush.

Because sometimes I'll pay gadgets more attention than I pay you.

Because I'm really not interested in having to contend with all your friends' opinions on our relationship as well as yours, nor in having to contend with complaints about all that stuff their boyfriends do that I don't do.

And because honestly, it's really not fun going shopping with you.

 

[gypsygirl]

Thanks for the great advice, gypsygirl. I'm a bit homophonophobic, too, and I've been searching for some natural cures for it.



Please don't send me to the looney bin. I assure you, I'm not crazy.

worst case scenario, i'll buy you some ear candles and essential oils.

if your aura doesn't improve, we might need a specialist to bring it back to a state of health, thus re-balancing your chi and energy flow.

hopefully, things will improve. and if they don't, then i am going to have to send you for coffee, since i know how much you enjoy it.

unfortunately, you wouldn't get to taste this kind. if we can't get your chi flowing again, you might need a coffee enema. ; p

 

[secularhermit]

So we all get the question from time to time about why we are single. And although it is a personal and sometimes rude question because we are decent people we feel compelled to answer politely. So it seems that we should have a thread where we can all say what we really wanted to say in response and hopefully the people who ask can come here and read more honest or at least more entertaining answers. So I'll start:

Because people tend to freak out when I tell them I think I'm capable of murder under the right circumstances.

Because I'm too smart to marry a loser like you.

Because the men I connect with best are dead authors.

Are these the dead authors you refered?

 

[blue_ladybug]

I'm not still single..I'm married..to my cat..!! What a nag she is!! Buy me toys, pet me, play with me!! Clean my potty box! Feed me!! FEED ME NOW!! LOL!! ​*It's time to see a lawyer about getting an annulment*

 

[cinder]

Maybe me, because I really don't like talking on the phone or being around them. Just call me phone intolerant.

I think that word would be phonophobic (although that could just be the fear of sounds). And after that we need a word for those who are afraid of their smartphone taking over their lives, and maybe a word for the zombies who have already let that happen. What would all of you say to iphonophobe and iphonophile?

 

[Tiffins]

What I say:

Because I pick winners!


What I don't say:

My relationship with God isn't developed enough to bring in a personal relationship like that just yet. When the time comes, God will bring me someone. If he doesn't, I'm fine with that as well.

 

[AsifinPassing]

"...because I haven't met a Greek woman, and only in Greek Tragedies do the heroes get to h ave families..."

"...because I'm only trying to protect them. *phone rings* Excuse me..." *insert action scene*

"...I'm afraid due to many other reasons than the oath, I couldn't tell you if I wanted to...but I've said to much already..."

"...humans just don't live very long..."

"...they have not permitted it yet..."

"...it's a hard life..." *drinks something*

*sad face* "...because I'm tired of everyone losing their memories!" *surprised face looking past the person* "You should probably go now..."

"...because I just haven't really found a good zombie apocalypse survival partner, yet... They'd all get us killed." ._.

*another sad face* "...because I just have to keep watching her die!! STUPID FATE/TIME RULES!!!!"

I could keep going, but I'll stop here...either this was hilarious, or no one got it...and...*clears throat* Yup.

 

[Test_F_i_2_Luv]

Answer I wish I could give: I'm too picky.

real answer: I'm not ready.

Don't understand why you can't use the first as an answer...maybe reworded a bit.

I tend to be forward and do use a modified version of it for my answer: Because I'm picky and find it incredibly difficult to find a gal that's compatible.

 

[Aya2011]

What I say:

Because I pick winners!


What I don't say:

My relationship with God isn't developed enough to bring in a personal relationship like that just yet. When the time comes, God will bring me someone. If he doesn't, I'm fine with that as well.

Amen to that!

 

[Tiffins]

Ok so no joke....I avoid friends who use movie quotes to enlighten people throughout their day because I'm the person that it ALWAYS goes over their head. I have no place in that group of people except to receive a list of movies I've previously watched but need to watch against since apparently it didn't stick. HAHAHA!!! oh man....

.....That could also be why I'm single...

 

[AsifinPassing]

Ok so no joke....I avoid friends who use movie quotes to enlighten people throughout their day because I'm the person that it ALWAYS goes over their head. I have no place in that group of people except to receive a list of movies I've previously watched but need to watch against since apparently it didn't stick. HAHAHA!!! oh man....

.....That could also be why I'm single...

So...do ya...wanna go see a movie?

 

[Desdichado]

Because I'm too busy.

Because I'm a vocal opponent of feminism in most of its forms (that's a draw for some women though).

Because I'm way too cool.

 

[jsr1221]

Don't understand why you can't use the first as an answer...maybe reworded a bit.

I tend to be forward and do use a modified version of it for my answer: Because I'm picky and find it incredibly difficult to find a gal that's compatible.

Should we really be picky though? At the end of the day, isn't it supposed to be a strong Christian woman, and a strong Christian man for the women? If there's chemistry between the two. Everything else is just external I feel like.

 

[Desdichado]

Should we really be picky though? At the end of the day, isn't it supposed to be a strong Christian women, and a strong Christian men for the women? If there's chemistry between the two. Everything else is just external I feel like.

I'm ambivalent.

On one hand people are too picky because they are too selfish.

On the other hand people are picky because they have to be these days. There are just a lot of people out there too immature or self-absorbed to be married, but still want to be married so as to have another thrall in their life.

 

[Richie_2uk]

[h=3]1 Corinthians 7: 8 "To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single as I am."[/h]1 Corinthians 7: 32-35 "I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried or betrothed woman is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit. But the married woman is anxious about worldly things, how to please her husband. I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord."

 

[jsr1221]

I'm ambivalent.

On one hand people are too picky because they are too selfish.

On the other hand people are picky because they have to be these days. There are just a lot of people out there too immature or self-absorbed to be married, but still want to be married so as to have another thrall in their life.

Too immature and strong christian man/woman don't go hand in hand. If one is too imature than the individual isn't strong enough to be in a committed relationship under God.

 

[Test_F_i_2_Luv]

Should we really be picky though? At the end of the day, isn't it supposed to be a strong Christian woman, and a strong Christian man for the women? If there's chemistry between the two. Everything else is just external I feel like.

A person can be a strong Christian and...

-Can believe in infant baptism or baptism after confession of faith.

-Can believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit are active today or believe the gifts ceased at the end of the first century.

-Can believe the elements of communion are symbolic, actually the body/blood of Jesus Christ(transubstantiation), or believe something else such as consubstantiation.

-Can believe in tithing or free-will offerings.

Then there are other issues where there should be no conflict but there still is...such as:

-What constitutes a legitimate marriage.
-Abortion.

These issues simply can't be overlooked and considered irrelevant when it comes to finding a suitable partner.

 

[jsr1221]

A person can be a strong Christian and...

-Can believe in infant baptism or baptism after confession of faith.
-Can believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit are active today or believe the gifts ceased at the end of the first century.

-Can believe the elements of communion are symbolic, actually the body/blood of Jesus Christ(transubstantiation), or believe something else such as consubstantiation.

-Can believe in tithing or free-will offerings.

Then there are other issues where there should be no conflict but there still is...such as:

-What constitutes a legitimate marriage.
-Abortion.

These issues simply can't be overlooked and considered irrelevant when it comes to finding a suitable partner.

That would fall in the chemistry department like I mentioned. It would defeat the purpose of being with someone if you two had two completely different views of what Christianity meant.