Unmarried Women

[Anonymous]

Unmarried with three kids is not being a hero
You're not teaching your children anything good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - marriage is all about compromise and if you have zero desire for that you would fail at marriage. My husband and I have been married a long time and “subliminal” compromise is a big part of why we are happy. We are both pretty low maintenance and we both want each other to be happy so compromises take place all the time, some big but most small. The only unmarried women I know who have never married would like to marry and the divorced women I know are probably split 50/50. But the divorced women who have no interest in remarrying do say that if they could have a relationship like I have they’d do it. I know that I am in a very lucky relationship and I don’t take it for granted. We have three children and a few little grandchildren and they really make being married to one guy for a long time worthwhile.

This was DH and I. I didn't take it for granted, and neither did he, but then he died after we'd been together for 23 years. (no kids)

I have no intention of ever marrying again. I can't even imagine being lucky enough to have that happen twice. Someone to hang out with would be nice, but I'm okay on my own.

OP, I know this is off-tangent, and if you have always wanted to be married but it never happened, that will probably continue to be a sticking point for you. But as others have said, not everyone needs to be married--and even those who have had wonderful marriages end don't necessarily feel the need to jump right back in.