When Does one Cease to be Single? When exclusive, when marri

MrsLVF

Your married when you go before God and the state and swear an oath, enter a contract and consummate a marriage. I mean u can give a pinkie swear to someone to be monogamous. But that's all that is . PLAYING house is far from marriage.

Exactly Dave. Why give the milk away for Free and Tell people you are the cow--when you are just the Milk. Albeit perhaps lovingly the bottle of milk--but still just the milk.

I know some ladies (gold diggers) that think...
Why buy the pig when you can get the sausage for free, or in some cases the bacon.

jcstanton

Only women contemplate this. Sheesh!

Complicated creatures you are.

Actually I am a woman who agrees with typical Male opinion on this topic. I was curious about the consensus because the question came up after Hubby and I watched a tv series. He felt that I ceased to be single when we became exclusive. I told him that I felt that I ceased to be single after we were married.

I can sort of see his point. I mean, couple means two and single means one. Once you're exclusive, you ARE a COUPLE...a DATING couple, yes, but still a couple, none the less. Like I said in my previous comment, exclusive couples are still technically/legally single, because "the two become one" at the time of marriage not at the time of exclusivity. However, they cease to be AVAILABLE as soon as they enter a committed relationship, and for the duration of said relationship. At least, that's how I see it anyway.

rml_16

Only women contemplate this. Sheesh!

Complicated creatures you are.

Actually I am a woman who agrees with typical Male opinion on this topic. I was curious about the consensus because the question came up after Hubby and I watched a tv series. He felt that I ceased to be single when we became exclusive. I told him that I felt that I ceased to be single after we were married.

I can sort of see his point. I mean, couple means two and single means one. Once you're exclusive, you ARE a COUPLE...a DATING couple, yes, but still a couple, none the less. Like I said in my previous comment, exclusive couples are still technically/legally single, because "the two become one" at the time of marriage not at the time of exclusivity. However, they cease to be AVAILABLE as soon as they enter a committed relationship, and for the duration of said relationship. At least, that's how I see it anyway.

I agree, JC. "Single" means available to date others. If you're exclusively in a relationship, you are not free to date others (unless you have that kind of relationship).

You're not married and for legal purposes, you're single. But even though I'm not married, I wouldn't describe myself as single. I'm in a relationship.

adamb83

I agree with some of the later posters. It's not "Single" OR "Married." My partner and I went from dating (not technically attached) to exclusive (still kinda felt like single but then some?) to being in a committed relationship (i.e. we both agreed that we were not going to see anybody else and would let people know it) to engaged (basically the same as committed but with a very public announcement / intent to marry).

So, I think you can be not-single well before being married.

Meaganandcheese

Single ceases when exclusivity and commitment enter the picture.