There are so many positives of being single, the many happy years I have spent enjoying single life. The lazy Sunday mornings, the dinners with friends, the surplus time at hand. The scheduling of your own life without having to consider anyone else. In your 20's, 30's and even till your 50's this may be great, enjoyable and acceptable. But what happens if you are 60 and never been married or divorced or have children is that socially acceptable. Do you use that energy into something more intellectually stimulating.
The negatives the constant peer pressure of being alone, the constant dating and seeking. Suddenly realising that the people having dinner with you are getting younger and younger. The feeling the pressure of being old alone. The wondering if married people are happier and whether having a companion help.
There is always a feeling if what you have is good enough, could it be better and what does it lack. Many times the answers for this come down to; am I in a relationship/ am I looking for one/ am I sacred to have one/ do I value one?The current book I am reading has a great thought that life is the journey on the road of happiness. If there is a sense of contentment and inner satisfaction; consider we are not aiming at peace here.
Do all these questions mentioned above depend on the status of our happiness or where we are right now. Does are sense of satisfaction / contentment depend on our emotional attchements to where we are right now.
The grass is always greener on the other side isn't it?
Any thoughts?
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