Tell me something that's good about being single

Jimmy Buffett thinks so too.

 

Autonomy.

 

I can't think of anything good about long-term relationships.

 

You meet more people

 

I'm not wired to live the single life. My days of attending concerts, going to games and altering myself to various extents and degrees on a whim are a distant memory. And thank God they are. I had some good times when I was single, but mostly I felt like I barely existed, and some days I wished I didn't. Taking nothing away from those who find happiness being single, being a husband and father means more to me than any freedom I have sacrificed. As a wise songwriter once said, "Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose."

 

I cannot tell you the spit take I just did. I'm thrilled to read it (and I already knew it) but there was a time you never would have thought you'd ever say that.

 

Just saw this.

Funny thing is, I feel exactly the same as you do

In the end I'll trade all that autonomy for the woman I love --without reservation.

Who else would I take road trips with?

 

We have one

 

I've never understood the "eat anything I want" argument.

She's a vegetarian. I'm not. She thinks borscht is the greatest thing there is. I think it's one of the most disgusting.

She fixes what she wants. She eats when she wants. I fix what I want. I eat when I want.

It really can be that easy.

 

There is psychological pressure in a serious relationship to eat right.

It's not necessarily a bad thing.

 

I'm 50. I kicked psychological pressure and peer pressure to the curb three decades ago.