Comments on: Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:26:51 +0000

Word up, sister. (Because I got here too late to add anything of substance.)

By: courtney

courtney — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:35:40 +0000

Well said, sista. I especially love the quote about how de-stigmatizing single life only strengthens marriage — good stuff. And seriously, 1,138 federal statutes we’re missing out on? Ridiculous.

Now I have to go home and quiz Mickey about his feelings. Sigh.

By: Anika

Anika — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:02:30 +0000

What a fabulous post! What a fabulous week! I will have to post something in honor of SW before Friday.
Happy Singles Week!

By: Knot

Knot — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:24:43 +0000

I didn’t realize how much fun being single was until I was married. Being married is fun, but it has a whole lot of challenges and things you have to learn to deal with. I would do my single days over again, but differently, with much less regard to marriage and more toward reaching some personal goals. And dating would be something I did to have fun and meet people not as a means to finding “Mrs. Right”.

Enjoy this time.

Knot

By: Dingo

Dingo — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:33:08 +0000

I keep planning on writing a post about marriage and the whole wedding industry — but mainly about marriage. Mr. Dingo and I are committed to each other (more so than most married couples I know) and we don’t need a piece of paper to make us feel “married”. It pisses me off when people act as if a legal ceremony means that we are serious about our relationship, committed, etc. It also makes me grit my teeth when people think that a wedding is the beginning of their future together. Really? If you need a ceremony to affirm your commitment to each other or to affirm that you plan to spend the rest of your lives together, maybe you shouldn’t be getting married. Maybe you should be spending that money on couples therapy.

It’s not to say that Mr. Dingo and I won’t ever get married, it’s just that we don’t NEED to get married.

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:06:26 +0000

As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, several people each week Google their way to my blog with the search term “how to enjoy being single.” So clearly I am an Internet authority on this matter, and I say, WORD.

Also, I had no idea it was our week. Can’t we get a whole month??

By: Vicious Headbutt

Vicious Headbutt — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:03:21 +0000

Happy Singles Week!

Marriage is over rated. Me and my girlfriend have both been married before. We’ve been together for four years now and are in no rush to get married to each other…other people, maybe.

By: Lara

Lara — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:03:07 +0000

I love this post, Noelle. Happy Singles Week, indeed!

By: The Modern Gal

The Modern Gal — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:58:27 +0000

Oh wow, good post. I think I’m going to link to it from The Modern Gal.

The Modern Beau and I have been dating for five years now, and there’s no plans for marriage. And I’m ok with that for many of the reasons you’ve mentioned. We’ve watched plenty of our friends marry into unhappiness.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:38:17 +0000

Read the whole post now. I just wish you all the happiness in the world. And I agree with gregormeyer… it has to come from within more so than from without.

I hope you enjoy ‘your week’!

Thanks! I hope that all this good single time makes me an even better couple half someday. I do miss having my hair played with.