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hoonanoo
post Feb 6 2024, 10:20 AM

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QUOTE(Imaginebreaker @ Feb 2 2024, 02:37 PM)
From some of the threads here, I have seen some comments saying they themselves, their friends, colleagues and relatives regretted marrying.

Is the concept of marriage slowly losing its meaning in modern times?

What are some examples of marriage regrets that you guys can share here?
Edit: To put in context, I am currently looking to date for a long term relationship with view to marriage. But reading some of the comments here which discourages marriage as notion overall somewhat put a doubt in my mind. Is marriage needed after all if we disregard the legal impact on the children?
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I ask you, if you don't get married, what are you going to do?

remain single?

how has that been?

are you doing anything interesting by yourself ?
Do you feel that your circle of friends are reducing?
Do you feel the need to be with someone or share your life with someone?
or are you contended being by yourself? You like doing things by yourself?
hoonanoo
post Feb 6 2024, 12:07 PM

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QUOTE(Imaginebreaker @ Feb 6 2024, 11:01 AM)
I think your questions really hit home with me. Probably subconsciously, I have been feeling that I am not doing anything interesting by myself and the circle of friends remain stagnant.

I am contended by being by myself but I know there are many things that I cannot do by myself which I want to do, for eg: travel to an oversea country. I don't prefer solo travel for safety reasons.

On the sharing life part, my life is quite boring so I am not sure it is worth to share with someone. But I do believe it can be more interesting once I get a partner.

The fact I have been single all this while and I don't feel anything lacking with it, so the devil's advocate is why not try the other side which may give a better enjoyment in life. From the comments I gather here, the nutshell is you will have regrets whether you are married or single. It's just how deep/bad the regret is which is what I wanted to know from this thread.
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everything in life is a risk. Nothing is perfect. If you want to be in a relationship and share your life, there are risks. You may ended up with wrong partner. Or the partner you believe is the one for you but she doesn't feel the same way and leave you.

when i was single, I remembered one forumer in K told me here, that he enjoys his single life by driving somewhere far away, and take his camera and take pictures.

I also did the same thing, I drove my car, to some where, then went to a chinese restaurant to try the food, then unhook my bicycle from my parked car and cycled around the place.

I remembered when I visited London by myself, I took a morning walk, and walk and walk as far as I could. I saw some interesting boats with people living inside berthed by the london river, I also saw some port equipment back in the 1900s that the London municipal council painted and preserved them like a museum, I walked past a very interesting condo design, I wondered how that bulding could stand on its on based on the design. Then it dawned on me, I wished I had someone to talk to about what I was thinking. I just walked around and snapped the photo with my phone. I wish I could take the photo with someone next to me.

Well those were my single days.

About having regrets on my marriage life? No. Because I lived a very long time being single before settling down. I already enjoyed my single life and have enough of it.
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post Feb 6 2024, 12:44 PM

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QUOTE(-mystery- @ Feb 6 2024, 12:17 PM)
Some bachelors aimed to travel to all countries (possible)
having a spouse who wants steady lifestyle wiill not allow that
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I am reminded of this single guy who loves to travel by himself.

He recently went to India, he took 500 pictures of himself and uploaded it into his facebook.

His previous travel was to East Europe, he also took 500 pictures of himself n uploaded into his facebook
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post Feb 6 2024, 12:51 PM

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QUOTE(-mystery- @ Feb 6 2024, 12:49 PM)
they get to see different species of people
the culture and the taste of different girls
marriage has its benefit but its for the process of raising one that opens up your soul

as long as each individual knows what they desire
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that is not my taste

that is why I asked TS the questions

He does not strike me as a guy who loves to do things by himself.

So whatever you stand for is up to you, I am just facilitating what TS wants.
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post Feb 6 2024, 03:17 PM

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QUOTE(-mystery- @ Feb 6 2024, 12:52 PM)
you can only speculate based on your subjective experiences, because you dont know someone stories unless if you knew them for years
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I think your questions really hit home with me. Probably subconsciously, I have been feeling that I am not doing anything interesting by myself and the circle of friends remain stagnant.

This is the reply I got from TS.

what r u trying to talk kok here?

I am not speculating.

 

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