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Dating when divorced is better than dating before marriage — It's easy to think that dating someone who's never been married would be easier than dating someone who's divorced. I think all of us divorced people think this. And then we read the posts of what t…

I (27F) keep getting mocked about my lack of friends by my boyfriend (32M) — To provide context, my boyfriend (32M) has had the same friends since he was in diapers and I love that for him. I’ve had friends in phases as a result of my upbringing. For more information, I grew …

Should I tell his wife? — I am in desperate need of advice! I have never been married, so I’m unsure of what the “right” thing to do is here. I met a guy on Reddit in late December and we talked everyday up until late March (…

I want to know if my ex was a narcissist or not - examples — He was divorced with kids at 33yo. He told me in the beginning that he would marry again and would be open to having another kid, he knew early on that I wouldn’t be interested in a relationship with …

40, single, and have never been married. I feel like I'll never find a partner again. What would you do if you were me? — I’m 40, female, live in San Jose, CA. Never been married, no kids. Net worth around $5M. I own my own business, have a house I live in, a couple rental properties, and drive a Mercedes E300 nothing to…

Still learning my way in dating — Thought online dating for 40+ would be straight forward — oh boy was I wrong. Just ended a relationship with a 43M, doctor, never been married and no kids. Serial dater with the longest relationship …

New here. I have known for a while that I am an anxious attacher. In a previous relationship my husband cheated on me. I stayed way too long, but finally was able to make the break and it was great. …

im 29m and i am single with no kids and never been married and most people my age are married, recently divorced or are single parents and I don't want to date someone who's been recently divorced bec…

Dating over 40 sub can be very dark. I like this sub a lot - I am a 43f. However, maybe I do have less in common with over 40 because I have never been married 🤷🏼‍♀️

Maybe I will check it out sometime, however it seems like when I have gone there in the past, it is people who have been married and divorced - with or without children. As someone who has never been …

Male, approaching 40, no kids, never been married. We out here.

I can absolutely relate. I have never been married. But after a year…I want someone to want to marry me… I want a sense of security and stability that I haven’t really had before…  I hope that we bot…

Not that you asked for it, but I'm gonna weigh in here...As long as their prefrontal cortex is fully developed, i'm willing to have some conversation to see where we lie. I am somebody that is a kid a…

Dating shouldn’t be viewed in strictly black-and-white terms. One issue still a problem among people in their 40s and beyond is that many fail to recognize amber flags or even red flags early on, and …

Trust me, I get from being too hard on yourself! No one is as harsh and unforgiving with me as I am myself. I frequently get lectured by my friends and family about how I need to be more forgiving and…

You can look at total married status rates, of which Asians are the highest. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/11/06/the-landscape-of-marriage-and-cohabitation-in-the-u-s/. This doesn't s…

I've never been married but I broke it off with my (now ex) boyfriend because of his traditional Chinese parents (I'm Chinese myself). I was given a lot of valuable advice while figuring out how to na…

I’m 44f. Never been married (it’s never been important to me), but in several long-term relationships (as well as a few short-term, too). I’ve never dated a man where this was an issue, thankfully (I’…

All my coworkers were talking about wedding mishaps and dating their wedding photos… I’m the only one on the (small) team who’s never been married. It was great seeing all their photos but just… sucks…

I've never been married and been single much more of my life than I've been in relationships. I still crave physical touch. I got a dog 6 years ago and that helped. It's definitely not the same, but i…

I’m 45. Never been married. Always wanted to be. Into long term monogamy and living together at a minimum (lived with 4 people for multiple years). No kids, never wanted them. It’s become quite clea…

Yup. Conflicted inner feelings, fears, anxieties. Read this: 'Attached' [https://www.amazon.com/Attached-audiobook/dp/B07ZJW6DWR](https://www.amazon.com/Attached-audiobook/dp/B07ZJW6DWR) Attached is…

I’m a 43F, never been married, no children. I still dream of a lovely wedding ceremony and fun party to celebrate my relationship with my person but it doesn’t have to be a legally binding marriage. T…

I'm 54M. On dating apps, the women almost exclusively want long term relationships, and most want marriage. Having said that... after my divorce, while I want a long term relationship, I'm opposed…

Have you paid any attention to the state of the things around you? The cost of living is insane and it absolutely makes sense that people in their 40s either have a roommate because they have never be…

You need to add: takes care of his children if he had any. Met a gorgeous, 6’3 dad with thick hair. Our kids got to the same music “class.” He asked me out. I said, I am busy, but available on…do you…

I was engaged at 25 because I felt social pressure, married at 26, and filed for divorce at 35. I had a few different relationships after my divorce, met my husband at 44, remarried at 46, and am in t…

I made a comment elsewhere - but I see here you have never been married. And thus never divorced… You need to read up on what marriage means in terms of assets, debts, credit, etc. Then read up on …

Luv, you dated cat man. I am a single mother who has never been married. We are red flags.  Eventual kids would concern me, because at our age, the time is now. Make embryos or do something, but don’…

I’ve never been married, but, could be a kink. But if it’s not and she is saying she wants to sleep with other men, she either has cheated or is going too and doesn’t want to feel guilty. There are mo…

Having to manage my bio parents’ emotions and behaviors in public and social settings just so I could get a modicum of peace during their periodic passive aggressive wars, and my bio parents have neve…

I’m dying over here. I’ve never been married but I do date a bit and I must’ve heard this “recently separated” cliché several dozen times to my face recently, not to mention it’s also on a lot of wome…

One of my FWB traveled a lot for work. I would t want to be in a committed forever relationship with someone who disappears for months. Another was younger and had never been married he wanted a wife …

I havnt. We were together for 12 years something like that. She cheated on me with my best friend a week befor our 10th wedding anniversary. She moved out of our home and back in with her parents. I l…

Sort of. My wife slept with my best friend then moved out and filed for divorce. Lost my partner/ wife, together for 12 years/married for 10, and my best friend I've known for 25 years. He's 45 never …

Not excusing anything. I just understand that a majority of the people who post in here project only their feelings then others who feel similar champion them without thinking deeper. Coming from a …

I am 7mo separated and unfortunately nowhere near being legally divorced. My husband and I were together almost 12 years and married 8. We have a child. I can’t imagine being in a head space where I w…

>I’ve reached the point in dating where I genuinely can’t tell if I’m doing something wrong, or if everyone is just collectively… exhausted. Bingo. I feel the same way, as do so many others. I'd ga…

F42 in NYC. No kids, never been married and I own my own place. Whoever told you are a unicorn is mistaken. If you hit up the FiDi district for a night out many women are in their 40's without past ma…

Subjectively, no. I've never been married, and giving what I've put into my eventual retirement, I never will be, as I will not give someone else the ability to rend asunder my hard work. I'm all for …

What type of people do these apps attract? Single 48M here. Just starting to dip my toe back into dating after a divorce. Curious if these are mostly single, never been married types or includes divo…

>I’m 40, female, live in San Jose, CA. Never been married, no kids. Net worth around $5M. I own my own business, have a house I live in, a couple rental properties, and drive a Mercedes E300 nothing t…

Hey now 46 male , business owner good career , never been married no kids and I hear the most common “why not” OR “something must be wrong with me because every guy is divorced and bitter” Honestly …

I've never been married though. Ive never even cohabitated. I spent my better years focusing on nonchalant men, so can you see how my "seeing where this goes" would be shaded with guarded hope, while …

No, I have a big family and no one has asked me about getting married or settling down. I've never been married, but I travel a lot and my family seems to think that's really cool. They ask me about m…

50M here and I get asked the same thing all the time. My reasons are similar. Just wasn't in the cards. Definitely makes things uncomfortable sometimes. Marriage question 2. When I tell someone I've n…

I’ve hardly ever been asked that, if ever, I can’t remember (43M). But I did have a trainee at work today who is 26, married with a toddler, and he asked how I had time for all the schooling I’m curre…

I have never been married (but have been in a long term relationship) and I've tried dating guys who came out of long relationships or marriages and a lot of them seem to be very emotionally damaged, …

Yes! I had somebody try to roast me on a dating app because I was divorced. I was like respectfully you are 45 and have never been married... so out of the two of us, I'm going to take divorcing from …

Omg thank you for being so forthright with this response. I've never been married or engaged and I'm 40, but I know a LOT of divorced people and I've watched a LOT of sunken-cost fallacy in long-term …

I made the mistake of lowering my standards when I was young. Friends told me I’d *never* find someone if I kept being too picky. Against my better judgement, I listened to them. Apparently having s…

But then, “there’s a reason they’ve never been married, and it’s likely not a good one” lol. Can’t win.

Yes I wholeheartedly believe I am a good partner. I have a positive mindset, I lke to have fun, I'm in great shape, I have a solid career. Most importantly I know how to emotionally show up for anothe…

OP, I'm in your age category and I believe several things are true: 1. Many men in this age group are recently out of marriage our long term relationship so they want to have sex with as many women as…

Original copy of post by u/bexyrocks: Thought online dating for 40+ would be straight forward — oh boy was I wrong. Just ended a relationship with a 43M, doctor, never been married and no kids. Seri…

I'd not discount anyone who's never been married, but short relationship history at 43 is absolutelly a red flag. There is a reason why women do not want to stick around with this guy. The Asian fetis…