50: Single, never married and no kids (wife, marriage, women, love)
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What do women think of a guy who is 50, single, never married and no kids? I know a guy who is 50 and in this situation and he seems to be doing great. He started a company a few years ago and I did some consulting work for him- he is very successful and he looks a lot younger than most people his age.
According to him, because he was never married and never had kids, he was able to achieve all his material goals in life, he travelled the world, lives very comfortably, can pretty much afford anything he wants even though, he is very frugal and down to Earth.
I am sure he has no problems meeting high quality, younger women because he is successful, has a great personality and has a lot of life experiences. For a person in his situation, what would be the advantages of getting married?
That fits the description that many like to apply to George Clooney. As well as woman who don't want to get married or have children. "Confirmed bachelorette".
Did it every occur to people that there are many people who don't want to get married, don't want to have children? This is a personal decision that people make and there is nothing wrong with that. Would it be better to get married, have children and divorce because, aside from divorce, that is what society expects???
For a person in his situation, what would be the advantages of getting married?
Companionship? True emotional intimacy that comes with commitment? Having another human being to love and care for? Having someone stable to grow old with? Health benefits of monogamy, in a world of HIV/AIDs and now multiple-drug-resistant strains of common STDs? (There are greater thrills in life than sex, you know.)
Honestly, the problem with most people is that they either totally forget or else they are totally can't ever comprehend that there is such a thing as a dual-career child-free marriage, without money problems, property damage, people using other people for personal gain, wife using husband as meal ticket, husband using wife as slop-cleaning servant-slave, etc.
Some people actually do love another human being deeply and make that formal decree via marriage, and live pretty much contentedly ever after.
Did it every occur to people that there are many people who don't want to get married, don't want to have children? This is a personal decision that people make and there is nothing wrong with that. Would it be better to get married, have children and divorce because, aside from divorce, that is what society expects???
I almost feel like this is a trick question myself. What are we supposed to think? If someone choose's to stay single all thier life then as you said that's thier choice. So why make a big deal about it?
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As well as woman who don't want to get married or have children. "Confirmed bachelorette".
