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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not "resigned" to it. I like being single. I make all the choices, I get what I want, nobody has any standing to have an opinion about how I live my life... Being single is pretty great. I don't get lonely because I have work to do and friends and a hobby (several, actually) that I love. I have pets for generic affection. I've always been able to get myself off just fine, and the thought of having another human around to "provide sex" is disgustingly transactional to me (not judging; you do you/yours however you like, provided it's consensual).

I've been happily single for long enough that it would take a minor miracle for me to ever couple up again. I'm not inherently opposed, but a potential partner's presence has to be better than my solitude. I don't need someone to complete me, or pay for me, or take care of me. I don't want someone who needs to be completed, or carried, or managed. That's a pretty slim window of opportunity. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, I'm good. I'm definitely not looking to give up my solitude to whatever nonsense headgames people are playing on dating apps and the like. I'm old-fashioned, or maybe just old, but OLD isn't for me. [/quote]

Have you ever had a great romantic relationship? That's the part I would have a hard time living without. I love being in love.[/quote]

She is pretty sad. This is extreme individualism. Humans need each other, as couples, as family members, as friends and community. [/quote]

I'm the pp you're trying to neg, and no, having a full social calendar that doesn't include a romantic partnership isn't "extreme individualism" at all. I'm probably way more active in my community than you. I just don't feel a need to have a romantic attachment. Sorry you find that so threatening that you have to try to insult me (didn't work, but you tried it). I have family, friends, and community. It's plenty. Detox from the disneyesque nonlogic of needing a prince/princess to fulfill you and you'll see that it's not a necessary component of a happy life for everyone.

If you need that for you, cool. But please grow into a level of maturity that understands that others can do things differently and be just as happy. [/quote]

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