nonick said:

hey guys,

how do you feel about companionship? is it something that you feel you need in your life?

here's how i look at it: as a male, the only biological need I have is to have orgasms. my body doesnt know if i am having them inside a girl, or as a product of a little porn and my own hand. there is no biological need to find a life mate. as is observed in most primate societies, the apes do not choose a life partner. (exception is orangutans, and maybe a couple others i dont know about)

but in any case, monogomy (life companionship) was first observed in humans in mesopotamia. basically, it developed out of necessity due to property rights disputes among the multiple female mates that males would impregnate. so for social cohesion, it was just easier for the males to choose one mate and stick with her. (no deaths from fights over inheretence rights. dont forget, in early civilization, each member of society is really important. without them, the rest may directly suffer a noticable amount)

i think the extremely high divorce rates observed in western society in the past half a century is a direct result of people "catching on" that it is not necessary to choose one person to spend the rest of your life with one person. for this reason, i expect to see divorce rates and single parent families continue to rise. i would also expect most of those single parent families to consist of a mother and child. this is because women have (i think) a biological need to have children. (you know, that whole, im 30 and i want to have a baby before it's too late type of thing)

so does it make sense to worry about finding a girl to marry? im not sure it is. yeah, there are girls in my life that i sweat, and think it would be cool to spend some time with...but after a while, i learn more about them, even without getting into relationships with them, and realize that it would only lead to strife in the long run, and that life seems easier if i just stick to myself.

so i ask to the older, single, shroomerites: do you feel as though you have missed out on some great thing by not having a life partner?

ive heard some older people say "man, it sucks to wake up in an empty bed at 50 years old" but i don't know if the people who say that are the type of people who really think about what they say.

what do you think?

-nonick

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