Single? You're not alone

[MNeagle]

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For every 100 single women in the United States, there are 88 unmarried men available, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

(CNN) -- There are 96 million people in the United States who have no spouse. That means 43 percent of all Americans over the age of 18 are single, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

"Single" is defined as adults who have never been married, are divorced or are widowed in the bureau's America's Families and Living Arrangements survey of 2009.

Of the singletons, 61 percent of them have never said "I do." Twenty-four percent are divorced and 15 percent are widowed.

An increasing number of these single Americans -- more than 31 million -- are living alone, according to the census. They make up 27 percent of all households, up from 17 percent in 1970.

About 46 percent of all households nationwide are maintained by a single person. That adds up to 52 million singles.

And 11.6 million single parents -- mostly mothers -- were living with their children in 2009.

The census reported 9.9 million single mothers and 1.7 million single fathers lived with their kids.

Seventeen percent of singles were 65 years or older in 2009. Some 766,000 single grandparents were caring for their grandchildren in 2008.

In over 6 million households in 2008, single people were living together without benefit of marriage. Only about half a million were same-sex couples and 38 percent of those had at least one biological child of either partner living with them.

More than half of the unmarried Americans are women. And for every 100 single women, there are 88 unmarried men available

There were 904 dating services available as of 2002, employing nearly 4,300 people to help the single folks find each other and the companies collected $489 million that year.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/08/19/single.in.america/index.html?hpt=T2

[Book]

http://www.ourvoiceourcountry.org/img/timeline/Womens-Liberation-Movement-L.jpg

The men liberated them...lol.

:D

[zap]

I'm not surprised, back when most girls got married at 18 like my moms generation, my generation maybe 20 to 25, alot of black women don't marry their babies daddy, and the Mexican immigrants don't either.

I have 2 nieces 27 and 30 both have good jobs and have bought their own houses, the younger one doesn't have a steady boyfriend, the older one does...and wants to get married, but the guy is a professional student ( 35 yrs old) don't think he has ever had a real job.

[goldmonkey]

http://i35.tinypic.com/2lxw7wx.jpg (http://weddedabyss.wordpress.com/)

[MNeagle]

Not to forget women typically outlive men too.

**Several 'glitches' in the OP though: 1st line: "Census" stats (really? what year?), 2nd line: AFLA "survey" of 2009. Last line, stats from 2002? You couldn't research stats from 2010? So I take it with a grain of salt.

[1970 silver art]

The number of single women and men will just go up. There is no doubt in my mind. There is really no point in getting married and since there are more single people now, a lot of people are wising up. I have NEVER been married and I plan to NEVER get married. I will stay single for the rest of my life. It is a no brainer for me to remain single.

For all the single guys out there who are reading this post........DO NOT get married. Just say NO to marriage. 'Nuff said.

[Heimdhal]

The number of single women and men will just go up. There is no doubt in my mind. There is really no point in getting married and since there are more single people now, a lot of people are wising up. I have NEVER been married and I plan to NEVER get married. I will stay single for the rest of my life. It is a no brainer for me to remain single.

For all the single guys out there who are reading this post........DO NOT get married. Just say NO to marriage. 'Nuff said.






I for one love being married. I love my wife I love my daughter, I love us being a family. I have been with my wife for 9 years this month.


She went to her parents house for her little brothers 4th birthday this week. I had to work so I couldnt go. I have been bored out of my MIND for the past two days without her and my daughter around, lol. Its not that Im dependent on them, I just greatly enjoy being with them and having that relationship.

More power to ya Outlaw if you wish to be single, but I dont want to go back to it for anything in the world.

[hoarder]

Thank social engineering for this. They have turned marriage into a wealth redistribution machine and many productive men have opted out after starting over once or twice....or watching their friends suffer through it all. Non-productive men OTOH have nothing to lose by pledging to share everything forever and women are vulnerable to that kind of marketing.
That's the economic side of it..

Teevee has shown us how much fun we can have by not having children. The legal side of the institution of marriage is grounded in the interests of the children. Without children how does it stand? Why should the state be involved?

In earlier times men married out of tradition and to pass on their name, their ancestry, etc.. In modern times it is said that the three most important things to men in a relationship is sex, sex and sex. Teevee uses the power of suggestion to keep our minds on sex. How can us men gratify ourselves (as instructed by teevee) if we're bothered with such nuisances as passing on the family name, tradition and teaching/providing for children?

[Neuro]

Not to forget women typically outlive men too.

That is probably the main reason for the 100:88 Single women to men ratio. Women get married younger and men die younger...

[Silver Rocket Bitches!]

I smell a Henry Makow article coming from this article.

[Book]

Teevee uses the power of suggestion to keep our minds on sex. How can us men gratify ourselves (as instructed by teevee) if we're bothered with such nuisances as passing on the family name, tradition and teaching/providing for children?



http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/original/Sex%20and%20the%20City%20main.jpg

The very title of this popular teevee show is: SEX AND THE CITY. Not one child ever appeared in it.

:o

[Light]

I try to make up for this sad statistic by presently being married to 3 very grateful women.

[Neuro]

The very title of this popular teevee show is: SEX AND THE CITY. Not one child ever appeared in it.

:o
That is a very interesting fact. And the programming is mindblowing: Children and sex are completely separate things that don't belong together...

[joe_momma]

The very title of this popular teevee show is: SEX AND THE CITY. Not one child ever appeared in it.

:o
That is a very interesting fact. And the programming is mindblowing: Children and sex are completely separate things that don't belong together...


Not sure Neuro, I seem to recall from "that" 4th grade class that there is some sort of connection between sex and children ......


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[DMac]

Children are icky, so says the propaganda rags I wouldn't use to wipe my arse with.. :sicko


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[Desolation LineTrimmer]

A happy marriage and family trumps being single, but being single trumps an unhappy marriage and family. Marriage laws as they are now favor the female to a great extent. In fact, she has very little to lose in a bad marriage compared to the guy, who can be smashed under foot. Imagine what it would be like to have a child with a woman, have her grow bored with the marriage after, say, the difficult years of raising the infant up to about 7 years old is complete, divorce you, move away, shack up with some other man, who gets to raise your kid, while you are drained of money every month. Imagine how particularly awful it would be if your relationship with this woman was acrimonious, and she used her control over the child to malign and slander you. Men need to be very careful who they marry, and most probably aren't.

[Neuro]

Not sure Neuro, I seem to recall from "that" 4th grade class that there is some sort of connection between sex and children ......


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Hmmm, that is interesting, I seem to have that memory too. But I didn't watch SEX AND THE CITY... I also happen to have two of those icky creatures called children too. And I am married. Obviously I am very far from being a model citizen....

[Book]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKQ5yRFkBnE

She abandons that kid to "GET AWAY WITH THE GIRLS" in the latest movie...LOL.

:D

[Neuro]

She abandons that kid to "GET AWAY WITH THE GIRLS" in the latest movie...LOL.

:D
Go girl!!! I just love happy endings!!!

[zap]

I have a little different situation since I was widowed, (I really hate that word) Just call me single.

But I see myself as single for the rest of my life too, I have no desire to get married not just because I lost my husband, Because my priority's are first to my daughter, and work and I will spend the next 20 yrs taking care of her.

Besides I won't play the game again, and I think now I am so set in my ways, nobody would put up with me! and my standards would be so high I don't think anyone could meet them, so I am destinded to a life by myself, with my daughter.


I can't wait til school starts mine is driving me nuts, (until you walk in her shoes don't judge)

[SLV^GLD]

A happy marriage and family trumps being single, but being single trumps an unhappy marriage and family. Marriage laws as they are now favor the female to a great extent. In fact, she has very little to lose in a bad marriage compared to the guy, who can be smashed under foot. Imagine what it would be like to have a child with a woman, have her grow bored with the marriage after, say, the difficult years of raising the infant up to about 7 years old is complete, divorce you, move away, shack up with some other man, who gets to raise your kid, while you are drained of money every month. Imagine how particularly awful it would be if your relationship with this woman was acrimonious, and she used her control over the child to malign and slander you. Men need to be very careful who they marry, and most probably aren't.
This is all very true. Marriage is an allegiance relationship. Like all allegiance relationships if the aligned parties actually pool their time and resources toward a common goal the task is generally completed quicker, with more quality and to the advantage of the aligned parties. On the flip side, though, if an aligned party opts to pursue interests that are outside the allegiance relationship then the common goals crumble. When the allegiance relationship is built on humanity, emotions and personal liabilities then mutiny carries a much higher pain level.

I love being married. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

[Heimdhal]

I have a little different situation since I was widowed, (I really hate that word) Just call me single.

But I see myself as single for the rest of my life too, I have no desire to get married not just because I lost my husband, Because my priority's are first to my daughter, and work and I will spend the next 20 yrs taking care of her.

Besides I won't play the game again, and I think now I am so set in my ways, nobody would put up with me! and my standards would be so high I don't think anyone could meet them, so I am destinded to a life by myself, with my daughter.


I can't wait til school starts mine is driving me nuts, (until you walk in her shoes don't judge)


My father passed away when I was 14. My hasnt been the same since, doubt she ever will. Shes had one not-really-serious-felt-bad-for-the-guy "relationship" in that whole time which i think was due more to some 7 years of loneliness than anything (this was a few years back). She to is not looking to get remarried or date.



BUT, I wouldnt say never zap. I know your daughter is young, but shell grow up eventualy and your life will still continue. I know how you must feel right now, because I saw my mom go through the same thing when I was young, but still old enough to understand. It takes a while to adjust to it and for it to get easier, but it does happen, a little at a time. ;)

[Saul Mine]

For every 100 single women in the United States, there are 88 unmarried men available, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Every one of those 100 women firmly believes that every one of those 88 men owes her something, but not one of them has any idea what a man needs in return from her. They all think it's a game, where they get free drinks and the men knock themselves out trying to trick them into ... something about "scoring", they just aren't clear on what the game is about, except that women are always judges and men always pay the bills.

[Gaillo]

Not to forget women typically outlive men too.


Q: Why do old married men usually die before their wives?
A: Because they WANT to! ;D

[StackerKen]

I was single till I was 41. I had many girlfriends when I was in my teens and twenty's but never found the right one.

I was happy being single...I was free to surf or fish or to pull anchor go anywhere I wanted, any time.

I lived on a sail boat for a few years and loved it.

I wasn't even looking for someone.... when I found my wife....But it was love at 1st sight

She is my best friend now and I would not want to be without her.

Im glad I found someone to grow old with :)

I don't think I would want to do that alone

[Desolation LineTrimmer]

Im glad I found someone to grow old with :)

I don't think I would want to do that alone


Me neither. Hopefully I die with my boots on rather than get old and sick all alone.

[Liquid]

I was single till I was 41. I had many girlfriends when I was in my teens and twenty's but never found the right one.

I was happy being single...I was free to surf or fish or to pull anchor go anywhere I wanted, any time.

I lived on a sail boat for a few years and loved it.

Jeez Ken, you sound like me here!

I am happy being single, however I've learned the hard way not to trust women. I enjoy their company and all, but don't have that trust I have with my guy friends, the kind of friends that would lay down their life for you.

That's how I vew marriage, "till death do you part". Willing to die for each other.

I once posted on the old site about marrying in secrecy, under God, but not the state. If I 100% knew I met the right gal...I would marry under God, but not the state.

[zap]

She is my best friend now and I would not want to be without her.

Im glad I found someone to grow old with :)

I don't think I would want to do that alone


I'm glad you found her Ken !

Yep that's the part that sucks, he was my best friend, I had a girlfriend say, you need to go out with your girlfriends, I told her (He) was like my girlfriend, we did everything together.

I would tell him, get out of here and go fishing with your buddies, so I could have some peace and quite.





Sorry I keep talking about it, it's coming up on a year and I am backsliding.

[1970 silver art]

I was single till I was 41. I had many girlfriends when I was in my teens and twenty's but never found the right one.

I was happy being single...I was free to surf or fish or to pull anchor go anywhere I wanted, any time.

I lived on a sail boat for a few years and loved it.

Jeez Ken, you sound like me here!

I am happy being single, however I've learned the hard way not to trust women. I enjoy their company and all, but don't have that trust I have with my guy friends, the kind of friends that would lay down their life for you.

That's how I vew marriage, "till death do you part". Willing to die for each other.

I once posted on the old site about marrying in secrecy, under God, but not the state. If I 100% knew I met the right gal...I would marry under God, but not the state.


I feel the same way about women in general in the sense of not being able to trust them completely but I am very cynical when it comes to women and my cynicism towards women gets the best of me a lot of the time. I cannot help that. I will admit that I do enjoy a woman's company and I would not mind even dating a women just to enjoy her company for that particular day BUT when I want my "me" time, then it is time for that woman to go. I need a lot of space. BTW I am very happy being single because I have a lot of freedom to do what I want to do when I want to do it. Being single just means that I do not have to answer to anyone or to get "permission" to do something. I will also admit that I am a very selfish person and staying single is the best thing for me. Marriage would just "suffocate" me. I need a lot of room to "breathe" and being single gives me a lot of room to breathe. Like I have said in the past, I plan to remain single for the rest of my life.

[StackerKen]

Thanks Zap
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Talk about him all you want, anytime you want. That will help keep him in your heart.
He will always be with you.

[StackerKen]

I was single till I was 41. I had many girlfriends when I was in my teens and twenty's but never found the right one.

I was happy being single...I was free to surf or fish or to pull anchor go anywhere I wanted, any time.

I lived on a sail boat for a few years and loved it.

Jeez Ken, you sound like me here!



I know Liquid. And i'm pretty sure you will find the right woman (or she will find you) someday.

Someone that likes the same stuff you do.

Mine took my avatar pic :) And she likes to fish like I do. We both love animals and we have many other things in common also.

I'm pretty sure it will happen for you too buddy :)

[StackerKen]

Art Sometimes people change when they get older....I did....You might too.

[1970 silver art]

Art Sometimes people change when they get older....I did....You might too.


Fair enough Stacker. I will give you that. People do change and I will admit that. I have changed from the person that I was 10 years ago with different hobbies and with a different view on life. Maybe there is a very remote chance that I could possibly change when it comes to meeting a woman that I can be with for the rest of my life, however, that is a very low probability that this will happen to me. We will see what happens in the future but in the meantime............I will just take one day at a time and just live my life the way that I see fit as a single man. :)

[Heimdhal]

You know, Liquid and Art Bar,

there is a term for that feeling your having about your lack of attraction to women and preference to the company of a more masculine variety.




:taunt: :lol :whistle

[Heimdhal]

You know, Liquid and Art Bar,

there is a term for that feeling your having about your lack of attraction to women and preference to the company of a more masculine variety.




:taunt: :lol :whistle


Ouch! In defense of the artman, and myself, being attracted to women, and placing your life in their hands....is two different things.

Heimi, these days, if a man was so inclined, a woman is just as far as the local bar. Sad to say that, but it's true.




Ah, ya know Im kiddin ya! ;)

[etc]

She abandons that kid to "GET AWAY WITH THE GIRLS" in the latest movie...LOL.

:D






http://sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com/

[etc]

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[dysgenic]

The child support laws are absolutely insane. The man simultaneously loses his legal rights as a parent to the child(ren) and gets forced into slavery- to the mother, not even the child. This is one of those issues that the sheeple have been completely brainwashed on. "The man has to pay for his child" is the company line. Except one thing, once his parental rights are abrogated, it's not his child anymore from the laws perspective. Insane.

dys

[Phoenix]

She abandons that kid to "GET AWAY WITH THE GIRLS" in the latest movie...LOL.

:D




http://sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com/



The good-looking one is Kristin Davis, but "Parker" (real name: Bar Kahn) is supposedly the "sexy, beautiful" one. :puke

[Neuro]

The child support laws are absolutely insane. The man simultaneously loses his legal rights as a parent to the child(ren) and gets forced into slavery- to the mother, not even the child. This is one of those issues that the sheeple have been completely brainwashed on. "The man has to pay for his child" is the company line. Except one thing, once his parental rights are abrogated, it's not his child anymore from the laws perspective. Insane.

dys
Damn that really puts it in a different light. And I believe you are right.