Why aren't you married?

begsbyOnaTrain · 16-10-2019 02:01PM #1

Are you married? If not, do you plan to? Is it something you want or think would be good for you? Or is it a thumbs down from you?

I'm married near two years now. I'd highly recommend it. Not to my wife though. She's taken.

dxhound2005 · 16-10-2019 02:02PM

These days we have to ask are you a man or a woman.

jam_mac_jam · 16-10-2019 02:03PM

Not married yet. With the person for twenty years. Getting married in two weeks. eek

Bobblehats · 16-10-2019 02:05PM

I know a guy who got hitched in Vegas and now he’s miserable. That’s right he’s got the shotgun blues

mistress_gi · 16-10-2019 02:07PM

Was married. Didn't like it, so I gave it up

yourdeadwright · 16-10-2019 02:08PM

I'm getting married in 2021
Living with the wife to be years with kids so can't see it changing anything

bear1 · 16-10-2019 02:09PM

Meh divorced but with an amazing woman now.
Planning to pop the question next year all going well.

ancapailldorcha · 16-10-2019 02:11PM

I'm single.

Thelonious Monk · 16-10-2019 02:11PM

Lady I'm seeing now is hopefully old enough (36 next month) for any dreams of weddings etc to have been crushed by now and given up upon. Wedding is my worst nightmare so hopefully can avoid till I die

SEPT 23 1989 · 16-10-2019 02:12PM

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I'm getting married in 2021
Living with the wife to be years with kids so can't see it changing anything

I was in the same position and I thought the same but it does change things in a good way

Yer Da sells Avon · 16-10-2019 02:12PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUEV4rnu5V8

Kimbot · 16-10-2019 02:13PM

I will never identify myself as married :P

hairyprincess · 16-10-2019 02:16PM

Had brief dalliance with marriage a good few years ago. It was very much a case of ‘marry in haste repent at leisure’. Very happily divorced now and seeing a great guy. I would happily get married again but don’t think the other half is keen on it at the moment. His legal separation is in its early stages and it’s fairly acrimonious.

Stevieluvsye · 16-10-2019 02:37PM

Married 4 years. As happy now as i was when i met her near on 10 years ago.

I have no regrets in life. I was banging different ladies for years on end and just got sick of it and decided i wanted to settle down when i hit 30. Happened to meet wifey 4 weeks after my 30th birthday and been with each other ever since.

However i have a close friend who is married with 3 kids, both he and his wife are having affairs but they are staying with each other for "the kids" real shame.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 16-10-2019 02:50PM

Eh, the effort.

If we ever buy property I guess we better.

Boom_Bap · 16-10-2019 02:55PM

Hopefully next year we'll finally lock in the contract.

Stevieluvsye · 16-10-2019 02:57PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Hopefully next year we'll finally lock in the contract.

Is your OH aware of this "contract" yet?

Ficheall · 16-10-2019 03:03PM

begsbyOnaTrain wrote: »

I'd highly recommend it.

Go on then - why? Any reason aside from financial?

16-10-2019 03:03PM

Married? What? The very thought of it feels like a rope curling around my heart and lungs and sucking the life out of me.

Purple Mountain · 16-10-2019 03:05PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Married? What? The very thought of it feels like a rope curling around my heart and lungs and sucking the life out of me.

I'm same Perse. Happy as a single gal.

armaghlad · 16-10-2019 03:05PM

I can’t get a dog to bark at me

TheBoyConor · 16-10-2019 03:08PM

I am a Westmeath bachelor and my age is 33.
I don't intend to marry or to raise a family.
Sure I'm happy and contented just to live the single life.
And that's the reason why i don't intend to take a wife.

in all seriousness though, that is fairly accurate except I live in Cork and not westmeath.
I have no intention of marrying. I prefer spending my quality time with my friends and then having a few causal liaisons with a few fwbs i have.

No intention to marry as it just seems like work and obligation that will only end up with being stale and pissed off with eachother . I haven't got the patience for it.

machaseh · 16-10-2019 03:09PM

I am 27 and have never had a serious relationship, only dated for a couple weeks each. I do not see myself getting a serious relationship let alone a marriage anytime soon.

Not everybody is as lucky in the love department sadly.

Boom_Bap · 16-10-2019 03:12PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Married? What? The very thought of it feels like a rope curling around my heart and lungs and sucking the life out of me.

Abort proposal.

Abort proposal.

On an unrelated note, anyone want to buy 1000 doves by any chance?

Ave Sodalis · 16-10-2019 03:14PM

I have no interest in marriage. If it wasn't for the legal aspect of it, I probably wouldn't bother with marrying at all. As it stands, the legal part of it isn't relevant, so until there is a reason to get married, I probably won't be.

The chan chan man · 16-10-2019 03:16PM

I am. Less sex but more tax credits... so I use the extra money to buy sex..

ancapailldorcha · 16-10-2019 03:16PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Married? What? The very thought of it feels like a rope curling around my heart and lungs and sucking the life out of me.

It's kind of how I view dating. If successful, it might lead to marriage at which point I'd fear losing my independence and freedom.

16-10-2019 03:18PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Abort proposal.

Abort proposal.

On an unrelated note, anyone want to buy 1000 doves by any chance?

Sometimes I feel sad that I haven't ever been chosen. Like I can't imagine what it must be like to have someone make a decision to want to be with me always. Thing is though it's more about that feeling of being 'picked' than the actual person doing the 'picking'.

I have something in my eye now.

Bigbagofcans · 16-10-2019 03:22PM

I'm not married.

The thoughts of marrying someone who is high maintenance and doesn't give me breathing space doesn't sound appealing.

Now, someone who will love me enough but leave me alone a lot of the time, respect my independence and not be non-stop chattering sounds right to me.

Sleepy · 16-10-2019 03:25PM

Married for 6 years or so, together a lot longer than that (our daughter just turned 11!). The tax credits and an extra date to have to remember to buy her a present for would be the main difference tbh.

Aisling(",) · 16-10-2019 03:26PM

I'd like to get married at some point but can't afford to rent never mind a wedding. I'd like a wedding even if its just a small event.

Not planning on having kids so it wouldn't be as important to me. If I was to have kids I like the idea of everyone having the same name and being the one unit.Probably wouldn't bother changing my name otherwise.

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