Can single adults be as happy, as the married ones?

Question

Do we, humans, need a companion, in order to really feel happiness? Please explain your reasons for your answer.

Answer 1

Why the h**l not?? you can have a great job, great friends and a good hobbie, not too buisy and have lots of time to relax and do things you want and be single, or you can have a horrid job, a drugadict for a kid and a wife without a job. which one would you rather be?? Some people feel happy sharing their life with someone intimately. but most of us aren´t as independant as we´d like to be. so most of us need someone to go to, to lean on, to be there for us. h**l, i think all of us do, and for some it´s a mom or dad, or sister or uncle or friend. and a lot of the time people find that in a wife or husband. we´re all different.

Answer 2

I wouldnt say all married couples are happy, but for the majority who are, having children and grandchildren around, brings joy and fulfilment. Life isnt so lonely that way. But the case for most single adults, esp those living alone, boredom and loneliness are the worst evils. And when you reach your silver years, you may harbour some discontentment and deep regrets. You may not find ideal persons to inherit your possessions. I would say and recommend that a married life has an edge over an unmarried one.

Answer 3

yes, some times is better to be single but happy remember that you have at lease one friend and that in enough to not feel alone in this word

Answer 4

The reason marriages work and in fact the reason why they don't work is because a couple has to complement each other.  One has to fill the weaknesses of the other - for example if one is an extrovert the other should be an introvert.

A single adult missing this complement will feel incomplete.  So does that mean you need to get married?  Not necessarily, you can cultivate this other half yourself, become whole, balanced, develop the antithesis of who you are, if shy then become more outgoing, if lazy become active etc.

Then you can live with or without someone else.  If with someone else it won't matter if they complement you or not, you are complete anyway - this may be a problem for the other side though if they are not complete themselves, because you won't need them, but they will need you.

Answer 5

Honestly I think that singles can be happier. We as humans essentially only crave sexual gratification, and we all know you don't need a long-term partner to find that. Companions can be replaced by new companions. Cold but true. And I've got a long term partner. Go figure!

Answer 6

Marriage is not a guarantee of happiness. Have you heard of married couples killing each other? Maybe they would have been happier single.

Answer 7

For me personally, I think definitely not. I hate, let me stress that again, HATE being in a relationship. I couldn't tell you why, but I do. I would be miserable if I had a "companion" for life, that I had to live with and share my things with. I'm anal retentive, so that's probably one reason... Anyway, sorry about the ramble, the underline is I'm a huge introvert. It's in my psyche, so I think it would depend on what kind of person you are if you would be happy single or married.

Answer 8

looking at society, one only needs to be wealthy, being married tends to get in the way of having fun

Answer 9

A companion does not mean we have to be married and have that piece of paper that says we are.  Half of marriages end in divorce.  I bet half of the married folks are probably not that happy.  

I am not sure we need a marriage to complete our lives.  However, I do believe we need to find someone we trust with our souls.  This can be a spouse, a friend, a lover, an anonymous person, etc....  

I don't have a marriage, or a boyfriend, and rarely even have hot dates, however I am happier now than I have been in years.  All of this because I have discovered myself, found my soul and shared it with someone I trust.  I now know that if my life ended tragically and suddenly, I would not regret getting married and having a family, because I found myself in this world, and have truly made myself happy.