# "How is it that you're single?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 3, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712 "2012-05-03T02:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/82 "2012-05-04T19:04:26Z")
“My imaginary ghost lover is jealous” or “Given the Mormons, I’m trying to keep the average partner count to 1.” (Yes I know, I know.) ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/83 "2012-05-04T19:47:56Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > Conversely: “I’m into earlier Star Wars and can’t get with the newer ones”…actually got into a big argument with a guy while dating because I didn’t want to go see the pod-racing one yet AGAIN! 😛 Marry me. I can only offer you a life of misery and deciet, but you’d have me, and you can’t put a price on that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/84 "2012-05-04T21:29:42Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > You blend your margaritas?! _Heathen_! > > I only like the traditional . . . ones anyway - don’t have much time for the fruity ones. I’m trying to figure out whether the second sentence follows the first, or whether it answers the OP’s question. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/85 "2012-05-05T01:11:43Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Ok, can we be friends now? Sure. I told ya a while back you had grown on me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/86 "2012-05-05T01:21:14Z")
I guess no one goes with the obvious answer? “I’m not dating anyone.” Too literal? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/87 "2012-05-05T06:27:10Z")
My answer is “I am very picky about the women I am attracted to. Unfortunately for me, the women I am attracted to are very picky about the men they will date.” ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/88 "2012-05-05T07:00:23Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Nobody asks me this. I think they pretty much figure it out [at sight](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2606/3669574201_8c22964922.jpg). Nice alto! How old is your horn? ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/89 "2012-05-05T15:40:05Z")
Be honest and point them to the SDMB where it is quite obvious. (Smiley that isn’t offered in Quick Reply). ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/90 "2012-05-05T17:06:01Z")
How is it that so many horrible, mean, stupid, dull people manage to get married? * * * Seriously, I used to think that getting married was some kind of accomplishment. Now I know better. (Disclaimer: I am in no way saying that all married folks are awful–just in case anybody reads what I said the wrong way.) Also, the only men who pay much attention to me these days are old enough to be my grandfather. Really. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/91 "2012-05-05T17:07:02Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Nobody asks me this. I think they pretty much figure it out [at sight](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2606/3669574201_8c22964922.jpg). I wouldn’t mind having you play at my next luau. ---
**Author:** ![Tixenfleaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tixenfleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tixenfleaz)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/92 "2012-05-05T21:42:17Z")
“Because I’m good at it!” And I was, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712/93 "2012-05-07T13:57:04Z")
/slight hijack My other peeve is that people ask me for dating advice because I dated alot of women throughout my 20 years or so as a batchelor. Why are you asking the guy with dozens of failed relationships for advice? If I knew some kind of secret, don’t you think that I would use it myself? The best advice I have is… they’re all crazy, you just need to find the crazy you can deal with. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-it-that-youre-single/620712.md?page=4)