But i firmly believe some people are really better off remaining single for their sake and the sake of those they become involved with. I haven't had close friends for most of my life and I've never dated or done anything with a woman. I'm 25 so I've finally crossed the threshold from lagging behind normal people to fucking wierdo. 30 year old male been single all my life. I was wrong. I have bad social anxiety so it's very hard for me to make friends let alone date. My life is about who I am—what I do, who I care about, what I care about, how I think, and what I aspire to. We have all taken too long to realize that something that wasn't even good for us in the first place has ended. It all depends on your approach. Irish men and women who had been single for life were interviewed in 2012, when they were between 65 and 86 years old. Even now I keep getting reminded of it.” I have good and bad days with depression. My absolute favorite thing to do is sit around a room with my friends and some wine and remind each other of our worst-ever dating stories. All these cheating partners/spouses and single mothers and all those other problems confirm my unwillingness to ever be in a relationship. Having spent most of my adult life single i know all the difficulties that come with it. Yes, actually!) We all keep company with weirdos and assholes. ‘When I was in my 20s and 30s I knew I was supposed to get married. A 2010 survey of 18- to 25 year-olds found that their biggest fear for the future wasn’t illness or poverty. Personally, I think a single life is awesome and so is the relationship life. Friendships I could take or leave, because my shallow co-worker 'friendships' are enough. A recently published study is based on the latter approach. Note: Significant others as … Mainly what I yearn for is romance and sex. We all screw up. Alternatively, when my love life is going quite well, it usually feels as though all of my friends are single and having a jolly old time doing lone single-wolf things. “I’m 63 and I have been single my whole life,” she told a cheering crowd. I don't see that as being normal at all. I always knew i was self-centered but thought i could change when i got married. A few years ago, most if not all of my friends were single. If you plan on not having any significant others at all, I would say you need to seek help. There you have it — signs you’re happier single than in a relationship, whether you’re single temporarily or long-term. We assume a single life would be incomplete, and quite possibly awful. Stay single, live a stress-free and drama-free life… I try to keep positive as much as I can.