Differance between married and single life

There are some big differences between married and single life. Each has it’s own unique problems that must be overcome while having similarities. The Decision of married vs. single should not be taken lightly. There are a lot of factors you must consider when thinking about marriage. Friendship, free time, money issues, religion, and selfishness are all issues that should be addressed when choosing your life plan.

First consider your best friend of the opposite sex. They are generally a person who would stick with you, no matter how bad things get. This is the person that you would call if you were in trouble, or needed someone to talk at 3am because you just can’t take it another second. You know you love that person. If your potential spouse isn’t that person, your marriage can’t last long. In a single person’s life, best friends can come and go. It could be anyone you are willing to put your trust in at a given time. There isn’t anything transient about that relationship in a marriage. But with all good things, there tends to be a trade off.

One trade off, free time is a valuable commodity whether you are single or married. Before making a commitment as big as marriage, you must decide if you are willing to share it unconditionally. If you aren’t willing to share it, then maybe the single life is ideal for you, because marriage means that your time doesn’t belong just to you anymore. You now have someone that has claim on it, too. Gone are the days of just packing up and disappearing for the weekend; because you now have someone else that has a say in that area. When you’re single, if you feel like going fishing, you don’t have to consult anyone on his or her agenda. You can stay gone all weekend if you want to, and there isn’t anyone you’ve left at home to answer to, or to worry about you when you’re gone too long. If you feel the right to pick up and leave whenever you want to is the most valuable thing that you have, then you should give it some serious thought before marrying. A marriage can’t exist when freedom is more valuable than responsibility. That translates into almost every area of a marriage, including finances.

Money can be a struggle for singles as well as married couples, but it tends to take on a more dramatic role in marriage. One might look at marriage from the unmarried perspective, and think that a couple sharing a living space and expenses would probably have more spare cash than the same two people if they were single and lived alone; assuming the that both members in the married couple both worked. That’s a fallacy. It seems that money-spending gnomes, named Uncle Sam, must read the wedding announcement page in the newspaper, because they show up before the shine has worn off the new toaster. Money seems to go a lot quicker when you are married as opposed to single, and finances are a major cause of marital stress. It’s easy to momentarily misplace your Christianity during a “talk” about a volatile money issue.

As Christians we are called to rise above temptation and our shortcomings and be examples to the world. We must learn to deny ourselves the things that we know are not right, whether single or married. That can start with controlling our tempers, but it’s much larger than that. The world we live in today is full of temptation regardless of marital status. Sex for example, whether with your spouse, someone else’s spouse, a boyfriend or girlfriend or a complete stranger; is condoned as a natural and okay thing in the secular world, but we as Christians are called to rise above that. The major difference between singles and married couples is that once you are betrothed in the sight of GOD, sexual taboos are lifted from you; as long as the person you are having sex with is your spouse. Single Christians, however, still have to struggle with this temptation in there everyday life. Christianity is a wonderful resource in how we are to treat others and what priority to rank your own needs.

There isn’t much room in a married home for selfishness. Single people might tend to be a little more selfish in nature. If you don’t have to consider that another person is always impacted by what you do, your decisions might not be as selfless. In a healthy marriage this tends to shift you into a more selfless mode. Married couples end up doing things for their spouse instead of his or herself. You spend a lot of your time making them feel good about themselves, or doing things that you might not otherwise do, to make them happy. This is a major reason why you should carefully consider how much effort you are willing to put into a relationship before making a commitment.

There are many differences between married and single, and yet both groups face many of the same struggles in life. Most of the difference involves how you deal with yourself, if married one other person. Both groups still tend to treat others the same and can still achieve the same goals in life. To make the most of whatever GOD has in store for you, each person must carefully plan and consider whatever their course of action is; through deliberate planning and prayer.