Single? You're not alone

Gerald · 08-20-10, 06:25 AM

(CNN) -- There are 96 million people in the United States who have no spouse. That means 43 percent of all Americans over the age of 18 are single, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

"Single" is defined as adults who have never been married, are divorced or are widowed in the bureau's America's Families and Living Arrangements survey of 2009.

Of the singletons, 61 percent of them have never said "I do." Twenty-four percent are divorced and 15 percent are widowed.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/0...ica/index.html

Note:August 20, 2010 Updated 0121 GMT

Platapus · 08-20-10, 08:17 AM

And we call those people "the happy people".

Do you know why divorces are so expensive? Because they are worth it.

Gerald · 08-20-10, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

And we call those people "the happy people".

Do you know why divorces are so expensive? Because they are worth it.

then it is certainly one who laughs all the way to the bank

Jimbuna · 08-20-10, 10:23 AM

My wife told me that she wants a divorce because I don't take life seriously enough.

So I got on my space hopper and got the hell out of there.

August · 08-20-10, 10:53 AM

Isn't alimony where you pay a woman not to live with you?

Herr-Berbunch · 08-20-10, 10:56 AM

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Isn't alimony where you pay a woman not to live with you?

Or that could just be a hooker, probably cheaper in the long run - and less earache!

SteamWake · 08-20-10, 11:05 AM

Yea I think those statitistics are a little screwy.

For instance I would bet that at least 50% of pepole whom have been divorced or widowed currently have a 'partner' and are not technically 'single'.

Bubblehead1980 · 08-20-10, 11:06 AM

Perhaps it's because I am young as I have been told, but I intend to never marry, quite happy dating for a while and about the 6 month point, maybe before that, go our seperate ways.Working at a law firm I have seen how messy a divorce can be.I will be damned before I go to law school, get into my career and then have to give some woman a good chunk of my money if we split up.Relationships get rather boring to me anyway. Not for me

Sledgehammer427 · 08-20-10, 01:41 PM

what's the leading cause of divorce?

marriage!

Gerald · 08-20-10, 01:47 PM

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what's the leading cause of divorce?

marriage!

£$$$££$£$$$

frau kaleun · 08-20-10, 01:51 PM

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Single? You're not alone

Don't tell me that. Being alone is the whole point.

Dowly · 08-20-10, 01:54 PM

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Don't tell me that. Being alone is the whole point.

Haha, true that. Been single for... umm.. 1½ years now or so, I think and can't really say I miss anyone in my life at the moment. Tho, that'll of course change in a heartbeat if I happen to find the 'right one'.

antikristuseke · 08-20-10, 01:59 PM

Just ended a year long relationship, content to whore around once again.

Jimbuna · 08-20-10, 02:41 PM

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Haha, true that. Been single for... umm.. 1½ years now or so, I think and can't really say I miss anyone in my life at the moment. Tho, that'll of course change in a heartbeat if I happen to find the 'right one'.

Hi Dowly honey.

Dowly · 08-20-10, 04:00 PM

BYE... whatever you are...

*calls NASA off alien sighting*

08-20-10, 06:25 AM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Single? You're not alone (CNN) -- There are 96 million people in the United States who have no spouse. That means 43 percent of all Americans over the age of 18 are single, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. "Single" is defined as adults who have never been married, are divorced or are widowed in the bureau's America's Families and Living Arrangements survey of 2009. Of the singletons, 61 percent of them have never said "I do." Twenty-four percent are divorced and 15 percent are widowed. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/0...ica/index.html Note:August 20, 2010 Updated 0121 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	And we call those people "the happy people". Do you know why divorces are so expensive? Because they are worth it. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My wife told me that she wants a divorce because I don't take life seriously enough. So I got on my space hopper and got the hell out of there. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Isn't alimony where you pay a woman not to live with you? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yea I think those statitistics are a little screwy. For instance I would bet that at least 50% of pepole whom have been divorced or widowed currently have a 'partner' and are not technically 'single'. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,099 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	Perhaps it's because I am young as I have been told, but I intend to never marry, quite happy dating for a while and about the 6 month point, maybe before that, go our seperate ways.Working at a law firm I have seen how messy a divorce can be.I will be damned before I go to law school, get into my career and then have to give some woman a good chunk of my money if we split up.Relationships get rather boring to me anyway. Not for me

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Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	what's the leading cause of divorce? marriage! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

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antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Just ended a year long relationship, content to whore around once again.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	BYE... whatever you are... calls NASA off alien sighting