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Who never got married and is single with no kids living a fulfilling life?

I ask this because I think I am destined to be single for life. I am not saying this for sympathy but rather I feel like that may be my path and I just wanted to know if theres people out their like me who are like this or may feel this way
But I know of many people who've never married or had kids, and the majority have had immensely fulfilling lives.

Some are well known, like Germaine Greer. She loves to be contentious and she's not everybody's cup of tea - but she was extremely successful as a feminist and a professor of English literature. I've met her. She's not the happiest of people but she has has no regrets about her choices. Nowadays, she's helping with a few environmental projects.

I think fulfillment is not necessarily about following traditional roles and expectations.
It's about making the best of your talents, personal growth as a human being, and making some kind of positive contribution to the world around us.
There are infinite ways to achieve this, and all are worthy.
JaneCas26-30, F
@hartfire Thank you so much for this insight! :) Yea, I think women at my age heading for their 30s start freaking out if they are not in a committed relationship. I am not freaking out which is strange I guess for many even by men who may be interested in m, I am like if it works cool if not cool to
So well said.@hartfire
Adaydreambeliever56-60, F
Well it is pretty early really to tell, as you are still quite young. Most people don't marry not until their 30s and anything can happen between then and now.

However, if you are saying you might prefer to remain single.. well yes, it's perfectly possible.. many do, in fact less and less people are getting married now. It's more than possible to live a fulfilling life as not having to raise kids means you have more money, time and energy to devote to doing things that you want to..

Career, hobbies, travel etc.. are all much easier when you are single.
JaneCas26-30, F
@Adaydreambeliever Yea thats true more time to myself! :)
I am most at peace as one. Pursuing my purpose seems a more appropriate path to fulfillment than meeting societal expectations. Each of us only gets a single lifetime...what a waste it'd be to live it for anyone but ourselves.
lucetta1236-40, F
ME. I'm a loner at heart. I'm a Sagittarius, and I think that's why I like my own space too. Never been married and I never want kids. I don't even want a relationship. Maybe someone to fuck occasionally.
Adaydreambeliever56-60, F
@lucetta12 in many countries it's the opposite.. .men want and are happy to have sex but don't want a relationship! LOL you could consider moving :P
lucetta1236-40, F
@JaneCas empath. Never heard that. Or is that short for something? 馃ぃ
lucetta1236-40, F
@Adaydreambeliever lots of men like that round near me 馃ぃ but they all make me sick 馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ馃ぃ I like smart older men. Only young fools around me.
RoxClymer41-45, M
I don't know about fulfilling life but no kids was definitely best for me, having kids would have been a disaster
Funtoy4u61-69, M
I have a male friend and two female cousins who have all never been married and are not just content but happy with their lives. On the other hand, don't give up just yet. I met my wife when she was 31 and she felt just like you. We have been happily married for 31 years now.
Ian12361-69, M
I never got married so have no cjldren because circumstances went against it and while I鈥檓 not unhappy there is a gap. Of course people may have a family and don鈥檛 get on with each other but if you have a chance to be married or have children don鈥檛 ignore the possibility 馃
BackyardShaman61-69, M
I鈥檝e been married several times but have no children and I鈥檓 happy with it.
BackyardShaman61-69, M
It鈥檚 perfectly fine!! Not everyone has children or spouse, it鈥檚 totally fine to live that way.@JaneCas
JaneCas26-30, F
@BackyardShaman SO good to hear this! Haha my friends kinda make me feel weird about this.
BackyardShaman61-69, M
I know, I tend to get away from those, let them be happy with 2.5 children, and go be yourself.@JaneCas
meJessF
Isn't what you do that's important, not necessarily who you do it with or for?
MartinTheFirst22-25, M
Its more difficult for women to do that than men I think, but its doable.
JaneCas26-30, F
@MartinTheFirst What do you mean? Well, I have been mostly independent my whole life so I think I will be fine with it. I have friends, family, and my cat. :)
MartinTheFirst22-25, M
@JaneCas I mean that women have a much greater desire to get commited and have kids than men. I think its a biological factor, but also the social construct based on the biological factor.

 
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