re: Anyone think they will be forever alone?

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I dont want to get married. I found a girl I really like and have a serious decision on my hands. Im fine being a lone rt now, but how do i know I will be fine 20 years from now when im old and miserable?


I had an uncle that was never married. I never asked him why before he passed, but my mom told me he was engaged once. So I guess on one hand something could happen with a woman that makes you want to be alone.

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I'm 58 and have never been married. Doesn't bother me at all.

When I was in my 30's, I used to joke with my friends and say I was going to get married when I got old enough to have grandchildren. I told them my plan was to marry a widow with grandchildren so I could experience spoiling some kids. Now that I'm in that phase of life, I have no desire to "find" someone. If it were to happen, that would be fine, but I'm not looking for it.

It's not like I never thought I was in love, I just never wanted to get marry any of the women I dated. I think I'm a normal, nice guy. Have a good life and good friends, but I am kind of selfish. When I dated all the time, I'd usually just reach a point where I'd rather go to a ballgame than deal with the drama.

For most of the 27 years I lived in Dallas, I worked my real job selling advertising, but I also worked all of the Mavs home games, some Cowboy, Stars, Rangers and NCAA FB & Hoops games. I'm like Oscar Madison from The Odd Couple minus the roommate.

I had an uncle that worked for Phillips Petroleum in the North Sea for years. After he retired he married a widow in Virginia and made a home with her when he was about my age. They've been together for 20 or 30 years. There's still hope!