Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Married vs Single
So Mr.T brought up an article on being married vs. being single and how the older you get the more being single looks kind of creepy. I am not sure of that. I know I was without official girlfriend for an awfully long time, I mean from 1998 - 2005. And yes I did get the pressure from family and friends that most single guys get. The truth to the matter is, being married is not better or worse than being single, it is just different. There are good and bad things to both of them. I am very fortunate in that my wife and I are perfectly compatible. But single people who rush into marriage just because everyone else is tend to have bad marriages. You just need to trust that God has it all planned for you. I think if I would have gotten married in my 20s I would have had to go through some hard lessons. Once you hit your thirties you can see that all of your prior experiences were there so you could learn from them and have a better relationship. Now I do remember one of Mr.T's friends saying "I am too selfish to get married" and it may be an interesting point. One thing relationships and marriage require is sacrifice, including sacrificing high expectations. If you cannot give up things and put her first then it is a no go. It's all good lessons. I am only over a year into this thing called marriage, who knows what I'll learn next. But to my single friend, enjoy life and don't worry about Mrs.Right, she may end up not liking Star Trek.
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