Unmarried and Happy About it!

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Not looking if it dropped in my lap that would be great. I was married and I have been single since 1979 - God and I are doing just fine. Very content but my options are always open to whatever whenever.... in the marriage department.
 
FireWire said:
I'm quite happy not being married. I never had the desire for it and have little or no desire for children. When I was in my 20s I was under enormous pressure from friends in the youth group and certainly wasn't interested then. I just could not get through to them that it was never going to happen. I just caught up with the main one a few weeks ago and he has since divorced and remarried. On the other side of the coin I was being put down by a lot of women so I just felt like the piggy in the middle. Actually thinking about it is more like a battle for my soul.

Anyway marriage isn't the be all and end all of everything. The media has been working tirelessly to make people think it is for many many years. It's only a temporary institution in the current dispensation. I'm not saying it's a bad idea or wrong. It's just not for me. Whenever the topic pops up and it does now and then I actually get upset. Obviously I'm in reverse polarity compared to the world and even the church to a point.
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Anyway marriage isn't the be all and end all of everything. The media has been working tirelessly to make people think it is for many many years. It's only a temporary institution in the current dispensation.

That is True.
 
I'll never,ever,ever understand why people loose their minds if they're not married and/or don't have like 90 kids by the time they're 30. I get the the whole desire of wanting someone to share yer' life with,but people (Christians even more so) have a skewed idea of what really goes into making a marriage work & be what God designed it to be. I think I can count on one hand the number of married couples that I'd ever use as a good example of what a proper marriage truly is.
 
kenthomas27 said:
Good to see all my efforts come to fruition. Guys - if you need tips, I'll be here all week.
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Lol Ken, it had absolutely nothing to do with you. :p
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ji said:
Anyway marriage isn't the be all and end all of everything. The media has been working tirelessly to make people think it is for many many years. It's only a temporary institution in the current dispensation.

That is True.
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The media? I would say society in general. Even the church, though Paul says it is perfectly fine to stay single, stresses marriage as a cultural norm.

The media does a lot, but I don't blame them for this one. ;)
 
CatHerder said:
The media? I would say society in general. Even the church, though Paul says it is perfectly fine to stay single, stresses marriage as a cultural norm.

The media does a lot, but I don't blame them for this one. ;)
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The media is more...anti-marriage, pro-wedding.

...what do I know? I don't even watch tv.
 
ji said:
Anyway marriage isn't the be all and end all of everything. The media has been working tirelessly to make people think it is for many many years. It's only a temporary institution in the current dispensation.

That is True.
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You actually agree with me on something? Maybe because I didn't post any bible verses.
 
CatHerder said:
The media? I would say society in general. Even the church, though Paul says it is perfectly fine to stay single, stresses marriage as a cultural norm.

The media does a lot, but I don't blame them for this one. ;)
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I was referring to advertising which focuses on families. That's not going to appeal to the many single people out there so they're missing out on big market there.
 
iTOREtheSKY said:
I'll never,ever,ever understand why people loose their minds if they're not married and/or don't have like 90 kids by the time they're 30. I get the the whole desire of wanting someone to share yer' life with,but people (Christians even more so) have a skewed idea of what really goes into making a marriage work & be what God designed it to be. I think I can count on one hand the number of married couples that I'd ever use as a good example of what a proper marriage truly is.
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Perhaps it isn't being taught properly anymore. The heathen view of marriage is the opposite view of the bible view. Heathen view = intimacy before commitment. Bible view = commitment before intimacy.

I haven't seen many good marriages either. They don't exceed the number of fingers on one hand. Most of them were from a few generations back.

It seems also in western culture that it hates marriage and hates children. I'd cite as evidence the high rates of divorce, couples shacking up more and more and not committing to marriage. The high rate of child abuse.
 
I've still got a lot that I am working through, but I am so grateful of the miracle of my divorce! Right now I'm parenting and going back to school so singlehood is a pretty good thing. I just need a couple of good girlfriends nearby to make this phase a little more tolerable.

My cc chicas need to move to Dallas!! =)
 
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