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Is it ok to be a hermit?

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It's not the "garbage out there." I just don't have a desire or see a reason. There is nothing about marriage I desire. None of the usual reasons apply.

That's fine, that means you are not going to commit adultery with your ex-spouse then. That is a good thing. This is just as good as staying pure before marriage. Keep your integrity.
 
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That's fine, that means you are not going to commit adultery with your ex-spouse then. That is a good thing. This is just as good as staying pure before marriage. Keep your integrity.
When you have no desire for companionship or intimacy it is no great struggle. I only went out on a handful of dates in my 20s prior to meeting my future wife at age 28. I really didn't face any temptation to sexual sin. My mistake was being talked into marriage by my pastor and best Christian friend. I should have stayed single. Now I know myself and don't want to repeat past mistakes.
 
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When you have no desire for companionship or intimacy it is no great struggle. I only went out on a handful of dates in my 20s prior to meeting my future wife at age 28. I really didn't face any temptation to sexual sin. My mistake was being talked into marriage by my pastor and best Christian friend. I should have stayed single. Now I know myself and don't want to repeat past mistakes.

It sounds like you have the gift of singleness.
 
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It sounds like you have the gift of singleness.
Perhaps. Who knows how God works? I grew up in an alcoholic family and had Attchment Disorder from a young age followed by social anxiety. It was strife that made me like this but maybe God ordained and used that strife? It is not important for me to know.
 
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A gift? How is being single a gift? It's just a status, if anything a rather neutral status.
Is that to say that marriage isn't a gift?

People just call it that. Some would say a gift to better serve the Lord. Paul seemed to think so but marriage is a gift as well. Call it the calling of singleness if you prefer.
 
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People just call it that. Some would say a gift to better serve the Lord. Paul seemed to think so but marriage is a gift as well. Call it the calling of singleness if you prefer.

It is not what people are saying it is what the bible is saying. 1 Cor 7:7 and Matt (those called to be eumuchs). However, if you employ terms like "incel" then it frames it as a curse rather than a gift. Whether it is a blessing, gift,.or curse depends on whether it is a voluntary or involuntary state.
 
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