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 sweetjemgirl

Joined: 4/11/2008
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/7/2008 3:46:39 PM
I am single because the right man has not yet entered my life. Until then I can be happy being single.

I have many great friends who I enjoy hanging out with, our kids play together and we can just enjoy life in general without the pressure of having to be in relationship that so many feel.

I definitely want to have the love and commitment and all, but I am not willing to settle, I am worth more then that, and I want a man who knows he is worth more then that as well.
 amber765

Joined: 10/3/2007
Msg: 227
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/7/2008 8:23:09 PM
Sweetemgirl, I agree you a 100%. I refuse to settle for just any man. I have a few potential mate I thought but I am not giving up hope. I don't think that Mr. Right is on here but hopefully if nothing else I can meet a new friend. Good luck everyone
 kamaboko

Joined: 2/17/2008
Msg: 228
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/7/2008 9:16:17 PM
I get tired of being asked this question. If I had 10 bucks for every time I have been asked it, I'd be a rich woman.


So what if you were given a penny for each time? Where would that put you?
 `tiina-angel

Joined: 5/30/2008
Msg: 229
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/8/2008 2:31:00 AM
I get asked "so.. why don't you have a boyfriend" all the time.. yes it does get annoying
My usual answer is "oh but I do have a boyfriend.. many actually.. all burried in my back yard that is"
lol
 ________

Joined: 12/24/2006
Msg: 230
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/8/2008 3:12:49 AM
Everyone making that statement must think every single person is flawed...where as singles should know it's attached people that are independence challenged.
 Salty Goodness

Joined: 12/7/2007
Msg: 231
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/8/2008 3:24:16 AM
If I knew the answer to that, I wouldn't be single. :P
 BeachbunnyRN

Joined: 8/22/2008
Msg: 232
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/8/2008 3:02:05 PM
You are hysterical...thank you for the laugh..great sense of humor and we all need that at times....
 Kelvinkid

Joined: 2/25/2008
Msg: 233
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/8/2008 6:22:51 PM
Just like everyone else I hate this question.Where do some people get off asking that anyways.My answer for that one is "I have not found a woman that can last longer than 6 weeks before I dump them".
 Icelanderguy

Joined: 5/4/2008
Msg: 234
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/8/2008 6:43:03 PM
'Great people don't settle for anything less then they think is great'
 danz_chef10

Joined: 9/4/2008
Msg: 235
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/8/2008 8:36:03 PM
You've got this problem, too?

And here I thought I was the only one. I got this in an email the other day...the person who sent this to me meant well. But, I thought it was disingenuine.

Sometimes the only response you can give, is "thank you". Instead of groaning about it, I'd just say thanks, and move on.
 Friend NOT Foe

Joined: 9/11/2008
Msg: 236
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/15/2008 2:05:21 AM
Because I really think that people do not toyally understand people who are confined to a wheelchair. I love to talk to others and once they get to know me they think much differently of me, and that is when I get THAT question - "Why is a great person like you single?" Are people afraid of a disability? That must be why I am still single.
We all bleed red!!
AA
 sweetjemgirl

Joined: 4/11/2008
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/15/2008 2:11:10 AM

Sweetemgirl, I agree you a 100%. I refuse to settle for just any man. I have a few potential mate I thought but I am not giving up hope. I don't think that Mr. Right is on here but hopefully if nothing else I can meet a new friend. Good luck everyone


I feel the same, but since I haven't found him yet not only do I get to make great friends but get to work on being Ms. Right so when I do find him I will be ready!
 lanettrose

Joined: 9/9/2008
Msg: 238
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/15/2008 2:38:52 AM
Because I can run fast!

I like making my own decisions!
As soon as his new will is signed, I won't be!

I can see many more men this way!

I get many more gifts too!

They haven't taken me off the predators list!

My husbands just Keep On dying! :verymad

I'm not! They are all in the military right now!

I hate that too! It may because we are afraid to be involved with anyone. I also hate it when I get emails saying how "pretty" I am and is that how you really look? Yes, it is me! I do look like this. I refuse to answer the ones that send an e-mail about what kind of sex they like. I am not selling my body. I wish this site had an automatic blocker on certain things you don't want to discuss on the 1st e-mail> Does anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks, I am new on the site!
 sunbearinva

Joined: 2/18/2008
Msg: 239
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/15/2008 4:12:29 AM
Well, only you can answer the question. Here is another way of looking at it.

Are you actively dating?

If No then why are you on a dating site? --> Answer to your title question

If Yes then:

Have you been dating the same man for a long period (over six months)?

If Yes then does it look like this relationship has any potential for a life long committment?

If No then why are you dating this guy? --> Answer to your title question

If Yes then why are you on a dating site? --> Answer to your title question

If No then:

Do you just want male attention and sex without the committment?

If Yes then --> Answer to your title question

If No then:

Have you ever in your life met someone in person that seemed like they could be Mr. Right for you?

If No then the answer is that you enjoy dating and companionship, but you are really not the kind of person who could ever settle down. You're waiting for the perfect one, and you have come to realize that he does not exist, but that is no reason to live in a cave by yourself.

If Yes then the answer is that you know what you want and are actively looking to find it.

Take care,

Brian
 MeereKat

Joined: 2/11/2008
Msg: 240
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/15/2008 6:27:22 AM
While in my 1 st marriage, all I heard was : 'Why are all the Good Ones *Taken*..??'
I never heard it in my 2 nd marriage.... We were M a d e for each other..!!
If it weren't for my Son 'rescuing' me from the P I T of dispair , after losing *K* ...
I wouldn't be here, Now...!!
But .. I'm now w a y out in the country, in a town of 2,462, where the only
Single...
Available...
Attractive...
Women... . . are still in High School..!!!
I'm hoping that a slightly different attitude , and a darkening of my usual
Shimmering-Silver hair will help revitalize some form of attraction .. My Way...!!!
Fingers Crossed
Suprises Happen
 Osos

Joined: 4/11/2007
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/15/2008 6:41:31 AM
Maybe because we aren't as great as we think we are!!
 TheDirtyBen

Joined: 8/25/2008
Msg: 242
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/17/2008 11:50:50 PM
To achieve higher levels of greatness with an equally great woman!

Rather than being restrained and held back by a mooch that really wasn't all that great for me. Or grateful, for that matter!
It didn't matter that she was cute and "appeared" to be out of my league! She simply had to go!
 Pamperpooch000

Joined: 11/7/2007
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/18/2008 12:26:09 AM
I always say it's because I'm looking for someone special. People don't seem to understand that being single doesn't necessarily mean no-one has asked you, for some reason they have this idea in their head that any woman should enter into a relationship with any guy that asks them, and if she isn't in a relationship it's because she hasn't had the opportunity. It's an irritating assumption I know, but sometimes people can't see beyond the obvious so you just have to keep patient, and explain it as calmly as possible. Fortunately they can't see the steam coming out of your ears from the other side of the computer
 JoeS71

Joined: 9/11/2008
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/18/2008 8:01:10 AM

I get tired of being asked this question. If I had 10 bucks for every time I have been asked it, I'd be a rich woman. I'm single because I am. It's not a life style choice. Just the way it is right now. I'm running out of creative answers to this question. Any one care to help?


Have you tried "Because the right one won't step up to the plate!"?
 TheDirtyBen

Joined: 8/25/2008
Msg: 245
Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/18/2008 5:33:55 PM
Because women don't tend to like it when my penis goes "Thwap!" on their forehead

Because she wouldn't arch her back in and kick her butt into the air

Because I wouldn't try to penetrate her cervix

Because when she said that she wanted 12" and to make it hurt, I thought she meant to give her 6" twice and smack her azz

Because, according to Dr. Oz, When I lose 200 lbs. my penis will be 13-14" long and it will certainly be too big for my body! Not to mention, she won't deep throat me then!

Because she hasn't walked right upto me, grabbed my penis, and introduced herself
 starry_night

Joined: 8/15/2006
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/18/2008 5:42:10 PM
I like Joe's answer best...Because the RIGHT one won't step up to the plate! Sounds about right to me!
 puppiegirl

Joined: 9/12/2008
Msg: 247
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/18/2008 6:21:50 PM
My answer:

Because I'm so wonderful that it wouldn't be fair for one person to hog it all!!

Actually I would take that as a compliment. I don't see being single as a negative or incomplete state of existence I've seen enough unhealthy relationships, and broken marriages to know that there are far worse spots to be in. I'm not anti-marriage I'm pro being the best you can be whatever your current status may be.
 hells_angel

Joined: 7/4/2007
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/18/2008 6:46:27 PM
Just lucky I guess!
 swtsunlvr

Joined: 9/20/2007
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/19/2008 11:07:11 AM
I get that question alot.I always appreciate where it actually comes from,and that is,from a truly nice person that is giving me a compliment from his heart.I ALWAYS appreciate compliments!
But,as we've ALL been told,"looks aren't everything." There are BEAUTIFUL people that have personalities and souls that make the devil nervous.Then....there are people that their face would make a freight train take a dirt track that are sweet,genuine,honest,loving,kind,and have AWESOME personalities.
Finding the person that YOU feel is attractive enough to meet your own personal standards,and that are are able to meet qualifications in the personality department that meets your needs, therein lies the dilemma.To find that person, then actually find that you have "chemistry".....
Unless someone comes into your life,unexpectedly,blindsiding you,you'll probably end up "shooting yourself in the foot"....
Looking for that perfect person will usually end up being a futile experience.I think it just has to "happen"....probably like the first time it ever happened to you.It "just happened".......
 edered

Joined: 7/17/2008
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Why is a great person like you single?
Posted: 9/22/2008 2:40:57 PM
I haven't been single all that long, but I do know what it feels like to be head over heels in love. I've been there, I've had that, and I want it again. I will not settle for outward beauty, or baseless lust. A person has to be beautiful from within, she has to like herself, or she can't ever ask someone else to love her.

I've learned that love is the acceptance of all that is, all that's not, and all that will never be. But I what to experience that burning desire and want to wake up at dawn, just to see the first gimps of light hit her face. To wonder in awe, how I ever got along without her. To know I'd give my life in exchange for hers or I'd experience pain if it would take hers away. I want to have that impulsive feeling that I have to kiss her, no matter where we are, or who is present. I want her to be irreplaceable and irresistible, not because she's prefect, but because my love for her tells me she is. I want her to be assured, she never has to question this.

I'm looking for my immortal beloved and I know she's out there, only this becomes a more complex quest, she'll have to feel the same about me.

I think I'm staying single...
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