Single or Married: Single or married which is better?
Single or Married?
Single or
Married, which is better?
First of all,
being single, what are the advantages ?
You only
have yourself to please. Generally, you can do what
you want, you are not bound to take into
consideration, the thoughts, likes and dislikes of
others. This isn't meant to sound selfish, it simply
indicates that there is, perhaps, more freedom and
decision making is easier.
Time, money,
etc. are perhaps easier to budget as there are only
needs to be met.
There is,
perhaps, a greater degree of sexual freedom. If,
that is you are able to find a partner.
It is easier
to get time for yourself, if you need it.
What about the
disadvantages ?
Society,
certainly western societies, are much more geared
towards couples and families.
Social
events, parties etc, tend to be geared to couples.
If invited to a party by married friends, you may
well find that they've invited another 'single'
person to try to pair you off. That's if you're
invited at all.
Tax, pay,
benefits etc. favor married people.
Time for
domestic jobs is limited. If, say, two jobs need
doing, a married couple might share the work by
doing them together or splitting them between the
two people. If you're on your own, you have to do
both. Things seem to take at least twice as long and
you get tired earlier.
Money can be
tight (tell me about it!). You may well have only
one income coming in. A couple may have two sources
of income. It costs just as much to heat a house for
one person as it does a couple or a family of four.
If there are
things you're not particularly good at, you don't
have a partner who might make up for it.
Loneliness.
Finding a
partner, dating, etc., can become expensive. Lonely,
frustrated nights can be ....well, frustrating !
Stigma. You are thought of as
being odd, inadequate, strange, perverted..... just
for living on your own.
