48, straight guy. Divorced since 1986. Dated some in the years after the divorce but never anyone that I felt any “sparks” with. Mostly they were more interested in me than the other way around. I haven’t dated at all since about '96 or so, just seems like life is stressful enough without adding to it. I would be open to a relationship but I don’t take any action to pursue it. After all these years of singlehood it would be very tough to adapt to having a relationship again.
- Straight male. Completely and unhappily single. Never married, no kids.
27, straight female, happily single. I’m not opposed to having a relationship, but it’s not realistic or practical right now, since I’m going overseas for two years in in April.
Sometimes I do wish I were married, though. Like, when I have household chores to do and I wish I could split them down the middle. It’d be great to say “I don’t feel like going grocery shopping this week. Could you take care of it? I’ll just be here at home, drinking wine and reading a book.”
30-something, straight female. I am happily attached at the moment but did truly enjoy being single. Don’t know where things will lead, just living in the moment for now. 
19, committed and extremely happy. She’s a couple of years (fewer than 5) older than me and doesn’t speak my native language well, but we speak enough of each other’s languages to communicate everything we want to say. There are some other differences in our lifestyles, and a lot of people seem to think I’m a space alien from Mars for being involved in a relationship like this, but we’re really happy with each other. She’s gorgeous and smart and a great person.
Interesting sidenote–I caught an enlightening glimpse of hypocrisy recently in my former classmate’s monologue that went like this:
FCM: “Hey, you know I was listening to the Rick Roberts (local ultra-conservative commentator) show this morning and this (illegal) alien called in and whined about how they can’t get home loans and this and that and yadda yadda yadda! Even leaving all the other stuff aside, they’re impossible to understand. Learn English first and then whine to me about your problems! Ha! Hey, aren’t you going out with a Spanish (Mexican) girl? Ha ha, yeah, they’re awesome, aren’t they? They fuck you every which way! I had one of them once too.”
:eek: OK, so I guess Mexicans are unsavory leeches unless they happen to be wetting your pencil. Hrmmm…
Male, 23, single, happily. Never had a relationship, no desire to have one now.
A. Happily committed.
34 y.o. male, with a female of the same age, and our first kid due late this summer.
I had fantasies like this before I was married, too. They didn’t come true.
I was in an unhappy one, no kids involved, finally decided life’s too short. I refer to that time as my previous life - I’ve started over.
For god’s sake, then, what’s the point?
What a coincidence. From my first post in this thread, #66:
What does “married” have to do with “dividing the domestic chores down the middle”?
I don’t do marriage but I do the cooking and the laundry, mop the floors, and load the dishwasher/do dishes. (She picks up the clutter, unloads the dishwasher, dusts, cleans the bathroom, and makes the bed)
Tell me no one believes that people (guys or non-guys) are going to become more disposed to egalitarian or considerate behavior as a consquence of entering into a marriage!?
35, been going out with a great woman for almost 2 months, am hoping very much that she commits to making it an exclusive realtionship. Actually I don’t believe that she goes out with anyone else, although I see her only usually 2x/week. Thus far she hesitates to call me the “boyfriend,” although de facto that’s the case.
She has some problems completely unrelated to our relationship that are putting her under a lot of stress & I think if this ends soon it will be becuase of that; depsite my reassurances I’m willing to stick with her through a tough period she thinks she’s dragging me into her problems. 
I’ve told her she’s extraordinary and would like to keep seeing her, sp far so good but I don’t know what kind of future there is realistically. I’m enjoying the moment & just being there for her.
42, happily married for 10 years . No children but we have nieces & nephews to spoil. When I first started reading this thread I thought I would say that I was unhappy, but reading through it I realize that I have it pretty good .
41, Male, single for the last 4 years. I’ve been unhappy about being single for most of that time but I’ve given up on romance, dating, etc. I think I’m ‘emotionally retarded’ or something because I don’t handle romantic relationships well. I tend to get too serious too soon. So I’m putting that part of my life aside, at least until I get some other areas of my life handled.
29, male, and single. No significant others since about June of last year. I can’t decide if I’ve given up looking yet or not…
Late 20’s, straight female, very happily single. I’ve never been interested in a relationship(even while younger and thinner) and probably won’t ever be.
I am a 42 year old bisexual woman, in a happy open marriage, so I would have to answer (e) other. We are open now, but the future holds the definite probability of it becoming a true 3 way poly.
Female, 47, happliy comitted (engaged). We’ve been together a year and a half. Before then I was looking forward to being happily single for the rest of my life.
26 next week - happily married for 4 years next week.