Stay Single and you. will. be. screwed
 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44122528...ior/?gt1=43001

What the hell!? Even though the arcitle clearly states that this is just probablity and in no is ment to be treated as fact, it STILL pisses me off to no end.


I stayed single for a reason, because I don't feel like dealing with relationship Bullshit that tends to almost always happen atleast half of the time, didn't plan on ever having kids for a LONG time, and every other girl and women I've ever met is either token or is family. I did not need to know that I have a high chance of dieing 10+ years sooner then I want to. What the flying fuck! >_<


Whelp, guess I better get to preping myself for dategeek or whatever and start looking now and weeding out the jerks.

What do you guys think about this article?

Man, I thought from the title that the topic was gonna be more about the virtues of the bachelor lifestyle, or perhaps today's high likelyhood of one-night-stands.

It still can be, the topic's/thread's intent is to disprove the draw backs of being unmarried.

Baaah I am tired of these statistical analyses of life choices that give or take from your LIFE METER.

If you're single you'll die. If you're married you'll die. If you have 1 kid you'll live 5 extra years, 2 kids 3 extra, 3 kids 6 less, 4 kids 10 more. Smoking drops this much, drinking drops this much, unless you drink THIS in THAT quantity, then you gain this much. Exercise this, eat that, sleep there, smile here, fuuuuu-

It's all bull. Just do whatever you like, then at least your insignificant number of years alive will be awesome.

But oh by the way, you're getting cancer at ~50 for these seventy-thousand or so different reasons. Survive that and you're good until 80 or so.

I consider the fact that it excluded the divorced and widowed from its numbers to be very telling.

Exactly! It's hard to enjoy your day when you're constantly reminded that you are going to die a misserable death. >_<

Shit almost makes me wish for the Vampire BS to be somewhat true. Would be a nice back up plan.

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I dunno, I could probably see this as TRU FACTS in regards to my own personal lifestyle and the decisions I make.

I mean, to be frank, as a single person I am currently indulging in a lifestyle that is not nearly as healthy as the lifestyle I would be living if I were in a serious relationship with a remotely attractive woman who was holding my accountable for my choices.
I'm buying candy and cookies I wouldn't buy as often, indulging in more abnormal sleeping and eating patterns, not exercising as much and lazing around more.

Sure, that's entirely within my control, but when I'm living alone and I don't have to worry about a wife or possibly children I make different decisions.
I don't regret the decisions I'm making. I'm a big boy, I'll live with what I choose.

But I sure wouldn't be surprised to ultimately learn I'm shaving something like five years off my life if I stay single and never get married over the next decade or two.

Except stress created from relationships, can kill you even faster as stress of all kinds tears up the body.

I tend to believe the types of food you eat, hours you sleep and exercise you participate in has more a direct correlation than something like "STRESS," which to be frank I'd feel plenty of whether I was single or not, because life in general is quite stressful.

(Also for me 90% of the stress in relationships occurs in the first few dates; once I get past three or so dates, history suggests to me that later weeks and months are far easier. Even in relationships destined for breakups or DRAMAS.)