Fellow single people, why are we in a relationship world when being single is the thing to do?

It was brought to my attention in the last 6 months that single people are more popular than married people for the first time in the history of U.S. populations. i think it was established when they figured that our population is now over 300 million. its not huge, like 50% are single, and 48% are married. so this is my question as i ramble on sometimes, why are all of our questions about relationships, the whole myspace thing is for relationships, theres so many relationships and dating stuff, when in fact less people are getting married these days. i know what your thinking, dating is different than getting married. but what is dating really, its just a waste of time and money. my good friend has now had 2 long term relationships that lasted at least 3 years and both ended very sour. he is sooo depressed and for what, because he spent half of his money on some stupid broad not even worth talking about. anybody with me?

Fellow single people, why are we in a relationship world when being single is the thing to do?
myspace, in my world is NOT for relationships. sure people go on there to find a date, but there are plenty of other dating sites. i myself am not a fan of relationships. i have never had one last longer than 6 months-and it only went that long cause it took 3 months to get the psychos to leave me alone. it has been 3 years since i truly dated someone. and just cause less than half the population is married, i bet the other 52% that are "single" are really in relationships, just not married. most people i know have a significant other %26amp; they prefer it that way. they have a fear of being alone. i'm glad i'm not like that. i prefer the single life. if something good comes along i'm for it, but you will NOT find me out ther searching for a bf.
Reply:the fact of the matter is the term "single" categorizes a lot of different people into one group. if you aren't married you aren't always single either. you could be a friend with benefits, dating, or a number of other things. a lot of people risk getting hurt for the hopes of finding someone worth while or to have someone to love them. just because you are in a relationship does not mean that you have to get married. and not everyone that is in a relationship has a horrible one and ends up depressed. you can't let one bad experience ruin your whole outlook on dating and relationships. it's not in human nature to be a loner or to be alone so we seek out companionship. everyone seeks different forms but we all need it.
Reply:i think its more of a pressure thing put on people by their parents, and since the divorce rate has been over the marriage rate for quite some time now this generation is now not being as pressured to marry because of dysfunctional families either their own or family members or friends that have gone through it. people are a lot less interested in getting married nowadays but the government is one of the main reasons they do it, for financial reasons and things like that
Reply:this isnt an answer but there is not one girl out there worth giving up the rest of them
Reply:The problem is that people date wrong. They put on a mask just to get the people they want, and don't be themselves so they can have someone who loves them back. If one is friends with someone then one is much closer to them than one is to one's spouse if one has one. At least that's mostly the case. There are so many divorces because people don't care who they're with; they just want someone. And when they finally find out they don't love that person they get a divorce. All people want is to be loved and have sex. They don't care by or with who, they just want it. So if you love someone for who they are including their flaws then you should get married if they love you for the same reason. That's why it's so great to get together with a good friend since you know each other well and can be yourselves.
Reply:What's the alternative? Staying single until you die? Eventually you will probably want to spend your quiet time with someone, not just keep going to bars or where ever and hooking up with a different person. Of course your friend would see it as a waste of money now that the relationship is over, not all investments pan out, but if it had worked he would be happier. And worked I don't mean got married until he got divorced, but actually worked.





Being single is fun, but the only guys that never had to grow up are either dead or Hugh Hefner.
Reply:people, for the most part, dont like being alone.
Reply:I'm with you. Problem is some people can't stand to be alone.
Reply:Bc now a days it seems like people dont have morals and want to go to clubs just to meet a new guy/girl every night.
Reply:Can't get a date huh?