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Anyone know any confirmed bachelors/ never met anyone special who were happy?

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    #62
    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Mister Vain wrote: »
    An enlightened monk might disagree. Plus it can be a kind of you never miss what you've never had sort of thing.[/QUOTE]

    That is so negative!
    Choosing celibacy and singleness is a very positive and joyful choice. Not ignorance etc


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    #63
    The Strawman Argument
    Closed Accounts Posts: 477 ✭✭The Strawman Argument


    I don't think it'd bother me too much, at least not until about 60 or so and it'd be stupid planning ahead like that, I'm pretty good by myself. I've a tendency to neglect myself in relationships too so I'm trying to not get too involved with anyone until I feel better about myself. On a social(?) level, my happiness is much more connected to the quality and reliability of my friends than it is to whether I'm in a relationship.

    Now, the "never met anyone special" part is a bit different. I've felt like I've had opportunities available to me on several occasions to get involved with people I thought were pretty great and I've opted against them for a myriad of personal reasons, if I hadn't had those in the past, I suspect I'd be a lot less capable of feeling comfortable alone. One's attitude towards being alone is likely to be totally different if they don't believe they will ever have any level of choice in the matter.


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    #64
    Mister Vain
    Registered Users Posts: 6,041 ✭✭✭Mister Vain


    Graces7 wrote: »
    Mister Vain wrote: »
    An enlightened monk might disagree. Plus it can be a kind of you never miss what you've never had sort of thing.[/QUOTE]

    That is so negative!
    Choosing celibacy and singleness is a very positive and joyful choice. Not ignorance etc

    Ehh I never said anything to the contrary.


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    #65
    Laura Palmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭Laura Palmer


    Saipanne wrote: »
    Mods, close the thread please. It's only downhill from here.
    Ah here, "instructing" the mods to close a thread because of a harmless joke?!
    Graces7 wrote: »
    But there are. the whole world...
    Yeh my point was in relation to people who say it's selfish not to have a partner and children. Selfishness affects other people so it doesn't make sense to refer to doing something that actually doesn't affect other people, as selfish.
    You seem to be misinterpreting people a bit here.


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    #66
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Laura Palmer wrote: »
    Ah here, "instructing" the mods to close a thread because of a harmless joke?!

    Yeh my point was in relation to people who say it's selfish not to have a partner and children. Selfishness affects other people so it doesn't make sense to refer to doing something that actually doesn't affect other people, as selfish.
    You seem to be misinterpreting people a bit here.

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    #67
    Colonel_McCoy
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    Cliff Richard is a living example!


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    #68
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,310 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    Graces7 wrote: »
    Mister Vain wrote: »
    An enlightened monk might disagree. Plus it can be a kind of you never miss what you've never had sort of thing.[/QUOTE]

    That is so negative!
    Choosing celibacy and singleness is a very positive and joyful choice. Not ignorance etc

    To be honest I don't see anything joyful in celibacy at all.


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    #69
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,310 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    I'm nearly 40 and have been single for a few years now, I think the older I get the more difficult it is to meet someone for a relationship.


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    #70
    DoYouEvenLift
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭DoYouEvenLift


    Graces7 wrote: »
    What a dreadful idea!


    How is never having to use contraception again a dreadful idea?


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    #71
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    I'm nearly 40 and have been single for a few years now, I think the older I get the more difficult it is to meet someone for a relationship.

    What age group are you open to? Maybe you are restricting your potential partners?


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    #72
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,310 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    Saipanne wrote: »
    What age group are you open to? Maybe you are restricting your potential partners?

    About 5 years younger and 2 or 3 years older.


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    #73
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    About 5 years younger and 2 or 3 years older.

    Fair enough, I guess. The reason I asked is I recently dated a 38 year old woman and she dates younger guys cause there are simply so few men her age.


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