[Apryl-P23758]

What are people’s opinions of unmarried women? What is your reaction to a woman telling you she is unmarried, but a mother? What about unmarried and childless? Does that opinion change based on age? At what age is it still OK to be unmarried and female? What about a man in the same spot? If you were to meet a man who is 35 and unmarried, would you assume there was something wrong with him?
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Name : Apryl-P23758, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, City : Oak Park, State : MI, Country : United States, 

[Sue27732]

I’m 39, never married and never had children. I feel I am basically happy in the single mode. Marriage is not necessary to fulfill my life. I earned a master’s degree, have a good job that I like, bought a house, have two dogs that I’m passionate about and do regular volunteer work. A man would be nice, but not essential. However, I did get upset when my father told me that my uncle asked if I was gay because I had not found a husband. In my low moments, I, too, have wondered what is wrong with me. Luckily, those low moments are few. I haven’t thought much one way or the other about unmarried men. As for never-married women with children – I’m against it. I think children should have two involved parents. I guess I vent my maternal instincts by having dogs.

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Name : Sue27732, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 39, City : Wilmington, State : DE, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[H.]

Whether you’re talking about ‘legal marriage’ (an arrangement conferring certain financial privileges based on a short ceremony that usually does not last a lifetime) or ‘actual’ marriage (being monogamously committed to, in love with, cohabiting with, and mutually dependent on another individual), marriage is not for everyone. Many people are happier staying single or having multiple intimate relationships in their lifetimes. Absolutely, no couple or individual should have a kid unless they can provide their child with the emotional, financial, and other resources to make him or her have a great life. While the majority of people probably are meant for the bond of finding, commiting to, and living with a soulmate, having children should only happen after strong consideration. Legal marriage in our society is virtually totally meaningless in our society since many millions of people who are actually married are classified as unmarried partners and millions of couples that are legally married really aren’t committed to each other. Only in relatively rare circumstances should an individual raise a child without a partner.

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Name : H., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : white Southerner, Religion : Methodist, Age : 25, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : statistician, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[TONY]

I AM 44y/o, COLLEGE GRAD, TOTALLY HETROSEXUAL, NO KIDS, DATE A LOT, VERY GOOD JOB, AND WORK A LOT OF OVERTIME. BEST OF ALL I AM VERY HAPPY. PEOPLE THINK I AM SUPPOSE TO BE MARRIED AND HAVE KIDS, WHETHER MARRIED OR NOT, EVEN MY MOTHER WANTS GRANDKIDS, AND, ‘IT AIN’T HAPPENING AS OF YET.’ BEING A SINGLE MAN IS NOT ROUGH, BUT SOMETIMES I WONDER IF I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED IN MY YOUNGER DAYS, AND HAD KIDS. AS I LOOK BACK, I CAN SEE SEVERAL TIME IN WHICH I WAS CLOSE TO ASKING A WOMAN TO MARRY ME, BUT HER TRUE SELF/COLORS CAME OUT BEFORE I GOT AROUND TO ASKING, AND I KNEW IT WOULD BE A ‘VERY BIG’, MISTAKE. I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS MEN AND WOMEN, SAY TO ME THAT IF THEY HAD OF KNOWN IT WOULD BE LIKE THIS, THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE GOTTEN MARRIED OR HAD KIDS, ESPECIALLY MORE THAN ONE. NOW. I DATE A LOT OF YOUNGER WOMEN, AND IF I GET MARRIED IT WILL BE TO A WOMAN MUCH YOUNGER THAN MYSELF, BY 10-15 YEARS, WHO HAS NO KIDS AS OF YET AND NOT IN A RUSH TO HAVE KIDS. , HAS A GOOD JOB, AND IS NOT A DADDY’S GIRL. SO NOW YOU SEE THAT SINGLE MEN IN THEIR 40’s ARE DOING GREAT, AND LOVE THE LIFE WE LIVE. WE ARE DOING VERY WELL …. VERY WELL INDEED.

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Name : TONY, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 44, City : CINCINNATI, State : OH, Country : United States, Occupation : MACHINE OPERATOR, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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