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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can be single, never married, and happy.[/quote]

I think this becomes less true the older a person gets.  Maybe some people can be happy being single their whole lives, but I think [b]by the time you hit your late 40's/early 50's, you get lonely.[/b]  Most people by that age have settled down with someone and/or had kids and you end up being the "extra" person at holiday get-togethers.  Your parents may have died and your siblings have their own lives and families.  Your friends are busy/tied down/too tired to make plans.  You are getting set in your ways.  Let's face it, by middle age, you are probably not having a huge social life.  You are not hitting the town every weekend or going on a big hiking or skiing trip. You are probably just hanging out at home with your pets.  
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Not necessarily. I'm an only child and an introvert. I have been alone for periods of my life but have never, ever felt "lonely." (Currently I'm married to an extravert, and I think my kids are all extraverts as well.)  I also know people who are single, never married, and happy who are NOT introverts--they have a huge swath of loyal friends. So I agree with the original quote, even though we're in the minority apparently.[/quote]

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