I've never been married

any regrets?

Not that I know of

what does a piece of paper and registering with the govt have to do with the feelings one has for another

what is that piece of paper good for

they do not have to honor the meaning of it anymore

and as for benifits you ussually ave to pay for them now
and it is ussually cheaper to get two singles than 1 family policy from work

kids yeah so if yer getting divorced in ten years anyway whats the dif

i guess ya could use the paper in case you run out of toliet paper

sorry but marriage is not the institution it used to be

and that is a shame

Lmao, okay let me get this right your shocked due to others say they will never get married.

When in reality you yourself never want to get married?

Humm is that kind of looking at things on a one way street. It's okay for you to think that way but not others.

Sorry that just struck me a tad funny!!

good point

As far as the (western)governments are concerned marriage is just a way to make some cash.

I'm not saying "other people shouldn't feel that way." What I am saying is, I think it's sad that soooooo many of us feel that way.

Misunderstood once again

Marriage is overrated. I don't see why two people that love each other can't just live together and be happy.


Marriage is just a piece of paper.

I agree, it's a piece of paper that messes things all up

I'd be happy to answer that.

Dating does not equal marriage. I know that this is the goal, the intent, for some people -- not for me. I would love to find someone and be in another serious relationship. But I've been married, it was awful, getting OUT of it was a nightmare, and I just don't want to deal with that again.

And I know it's not the fault of "marriage," per se -- it was my own bad decision -- but it left such a bad taste in my mouth that it's higly unlikely I would ever go there again.

But I would consider a long-term relationship, and I would consider living with someone.

You'll note that when you sign up here, they ask you what you're looking for -- friends, dating, marriage, etc. -- because people have preferences, and so the site provides you with options to choose from. I know that if someone is dead set on getting married, that person is not a good match for me.

It's called a dating site not a marriage site...

this is confusing

seems contrary to the opening post

I am sorry but I am kind of like the guys.
I have done it twice, once as a child bride loved him till the day he died. Second time around was a disaster from the start we lived together for about a year before we decided to marry.

I even have issues with the "L' word the M word would probably have me running.
I am not going to say never since every time I what ever I said never to ends up happening. I will say that it would take a lot for me to do that again. Sorry, this divorce really burned me out emotionally, financially, mentally, you name it wasn't a great experience and I wasn't the one that cheated.

shoot me, I should have worded it differently

no need for violence i said seems

shoot me if you wish

As I see it, the only good reason for marriage is when two people want to make a statement to the world, such as "Here we are world, standing together as one and ready to meet all challenges together come hell or high water"


Either that...or for a green card maybe...

Perfectly understandable considering what some people have been through...

I think most guys enjoy the thrill of the chase......There are a lot of players out there too.

I refuse to consider sites like this as purely for "dating". I cannot think that narrowly. I come here for friends. That's it. No pretentiousness.