ReesePiece23
The Peanut Buttery Member.
I wasn't having a pop at you, I was just apologising to the forum for having a previous life (you know how it is.) I worded my post badly.
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I'm not talking about knowing the difference. I was talking about, if some Christian man hasn't gotten sex from a woman in years, and just prefers to rub one out on occasion. It's a sin either way, but at least it's lesser of the two evil. There's no consequences to masturbation, ie...pregnancy and disease.
I am blessed with a few great friendships, most are men. That is fine for me I am never super needy. God provide me with peace and love, and I have a lot other things to focus on you are right.
I’m not super needy either and my life is full. Joy and peace are my norm and I’m content. Intimacy with the opposite sex has its challenges and demands. I’ll accept that for the right person but not all the time. It becomes wearing after a while.
~Bella
It's just as satisfying brewing a nice cup of tea and sitting down with a shortbread biscuit.
Yes, I'm a Londoner. It's literally our answer to everything.
I’m not super needy either and my life is full. Joy and peace are my norm and I’m content. Intimacy with the opposite sex has its challenges and demands. I’ll accept that for the right person but not all the time. It becomes wearing after a while.
~Bella
I believe real intimacy is deeper than physical but is a connection of the soul. Some thing I have not experienced with a man and may never experience.
Do not focus on what I do not have or what is not guaranteed. Focus on what I can do with what I have and what life gives me.
If a day happens that a man can see and understand my soul and I can see and understand his soul. we will see.
If that never happens my small life will not be less important and beautiful. I will not stop loving His creation and I will not stop trying to be the best I can be.
That is my purpose.
Does this mean that you are confident that God has called you to singleness. Or are you saying that you are just going to let life make your lemonade for you and give up altogether?I have accepted my fate.
I am at peace.
Does this mean that you are confident that God has called you to singleness. Or are you saying that you are just going to let life make your lemonade for you and give up altogether?
All endearing qualities for sure. But nothing about him loving the Lord or any other positive spiritual characteristics? Not to say he was or wasn't a believer. But it's interesting to note nonetheless.I'm single, but did I "choose to be single?" I had a few offers, but I didn't feel like marrying those men, so I didn't. When I was 35 I did the San Francisco Marathon. I was in training and wore shorts every day. An older man (age 67) started asking me to marry him. He had a lot going for him: two degrees from the Yale School of Music, fluent in numerous languages, nice-looking. But I didn't feel like marrying him, so I didn't. Looking back, I do get lonely, but I never regret saying "No" to his offer of marriage. I love being free, in case I meet someone new!
Singleness isn't my calling, but it isn't my fate either.When you think of singleness as a "fate" (negative connotation), the message is that it's not a calling from God, but a current circumstance to which one is resigned. When one is living within God's calling, there is not just peace but also joy that matches one's hearts desire, despite circumstances that may be difficult or painful (i.e. Paul's prison experiences).
Did the two of you date for a while, or did he ask you to marry him out of the blue?I'm single, but did I "choose to be single?" I had a few offers, but I didn't feel like marrying those men, so I didn't. When I was 35 I did the San Francisco Marathon. I was in training and wore shorts every day. An older man (age 67) started asking me to marry him. He had a lot going for him: two degrees from the Yale School of Music, fluent in numerous languages, nice-looking. But I didn't feel like marrying him, so I didn't. Looking back, I do get lonely, but I never regret saying "No" to his offer of marriage. I love being free, in case I meet someone new!
All the reason why I see you had every opportunity to turn his marriage proposal down. Who in the world asks someone to marry them without any prior involvement together anyway? Oh, a lost person. That's who. NevermindThe 67-year-old man and I met in an Italian class. He was a platonic friend. And as for his faith, he was what is called a lapsed Catholic. He has since had a stroke and has not come to faith even now. Don’t these people know God tries to ‘’get their attention’’ with events like strokes?...
Choosing to be that way? I can't say so, but I think that's the way my life will unfold. It's really lonely, but I don't know how much it can be helped.
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