Single men vs Single women

Dudess wrote: »

That must suck all right. Some people cannot cope with being single, seem to feel they are defined only by being part of a couple - must be awful to be so needy. But worse again, they project this neediness by getting bothered over OTHER people being single. To care so much about other people's relationship status or lack thereof has got to indicate issues with themselves, otherwise, why would they care?

Yes so many people have to project what is right for others to be living their lives like, well unless they're doing something destructive, you know what I mean.
Absolutely agree its issue within themselves, the people I know who are always seeking for someone else stops them developing as a person themselves because it takes up so much of their time energy, focus its basically their main or only goal and stops them enjoying nights out with friends and when they finally do get into relationships they are not happy at all because they rely so much on that other person being with them for fulfillment anything that goes slightly wrong in the relationship cuts them to the core because its so much of who they see themselves as, its like their living for the other person in a really damaging way. She cares because its her no1 priority why wouldnt it be everyone elses.

Its funny I have a partner and we don't live together and people think we have serious relationship issues because of that, ha sounds like a commitment issue but trust me its not, we've lived together before and I must admit it is easy to switch into that stay in and never do anything for yourself anymore mode.

Sea Filly wrote: »

Not really, it still has tragic connotations, IMO.

George Clooney is a bachelor, he must cry himself to sleep every night :pac:

Wibbs wrote: »

Single men? Generally have it easier. With the exceptions of the guys who're woefully bad at talking to women.

I was going to comment on this post but Dudess beat me too it.......

Dudess wrote: »

Bachelor - ok, in Ireland, farmer's son in misery, John B. Keane character; but in popular culture: the guys in Entourage and Californication.

Raekwon wrote: »

I agree it's totally ridiculous but it doesn't seem uncommon unfortunately. Even my own parents think that their 40+ year old neighbor who never married is "probably abit light on his feet" as my father eloquently put it (in their defense they are quite old fashioned and stuck in their ways).

I can understand it coming from a slightly older generation though, it was the norm for people to marry then, whereas now single life is a valid choice. All I can see is I've never seen it in my social circles; friends, work etc.

On a really simplistic level type George Clooney into Google. I guarantee you that the first suggestion from the autocomplete will be the word 'gay'. Type Daryl Hannah into Google. Does her sexual preference appear? No? Well she is the same age as Clooney and never married or had any children either so why doesn't the word 'gay' appear for her?

I get where you're coming from but it's not a great test as the press are always going to run with the most sensationalist stories when it comes to celebrities, whether they're true or not.