I need sex to be happy. So there’s nothing wrong with a woman who isn’t committed to a lifelong sex life, but she and I are not going to work. It was a pleasure to meet you, ma’am. I hope you find what you’re looking for.

But for the right woman, I offer my whole heart, body, and soul. If that’s not what you want, then it was a pleasure to meet you, ma’am. I hope you find what you’re looking for.

Don’t try to force the relationship — the wrong person is wrong, no matter how much you want to believe the opposite. Find the right person and be scrupulously honest with them. You’re marrying their entire self, not a body or a bank account. If it seems unlikely to work, maybe it’s best to look elsewhere.

If you can’t find anyone who fits, consider the common denominator in this equation of love: maybe you’re the problem. Stay single until you get your shit together.

My wife took the offer and this year is our 31st anniversary. I’m a pain in the ass but apparently still worth the effort. But the kicker is that my priority is to make sure that stays true.

Every relationship is You, Me, and We. In the end, the last of these is most important. Everything’s a compromise, selfishness kills. If you want to pursue your own interests above all, stay single.

The more I read about relationships on Medium, the more convinced I am that all the loud shouters don’t actually want to be in a relationship. So why so much fuss?

Here’s a disclaimer you can put at the beginning of all your stories:

In this article, I’m going to claim that all men/women/others are terrible people and it’s better to be single. But in the interests of honesty, I’m against relationships with a man/woman/other. So keep in mind that I may not be the best source of information.