Love, sex and marriage in opinions and life plans of single people. Cover Image

Miłość, seks i małżeństwo w opiniach i życiowych planach osób żyjących w pojedynkę.
Love, sex and marriage in opinions and life plans of single people.

Author(s): Małgorzata Such-Pyrgiel
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social development, Family and social welfare
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: love; marriage; single life; single man; single woman; singlehood; never married; procreative plans; matrimonial plans;

Summary/Abstract: Almost since the beginning love is seen as wonderful, positive and beautiful feeling, it is something that everyone wants, a lot of people long for it. For many people it is the quintessence of happiness. Since ancient times, philosophers emphasized that a human being has the natural need of closeness and love is the cure that fulfills this need, it fulfills human cravings. Why then not everyone seek for love and not everyone want to love? Why does it happen to find among us people who do not look for love and they prefer to stay single? Marshall Hodge stated: “we all yearn for express love, closeness, tenderness, but very often, in a critical moment, we resign. We are afraid of love. We feel the fear to love.” The anxiety that we feel facing the unknown situation or experiences taken from former relationships may cause that some people choose to stay single or they live that way because of the necessity. On the other hand there also people who become permanent love seekers and they try to find their perfect partner. In that situation the lack of appropriate partner is the cause of long term singlehood, but it is temporary condition. Love is not only associated with emotions but also with physical aspects. Sex is the way to express the physical bodily closeness but nowadays is is also seen as temporary short term need, a way of expressing instinct passion.

  • Issue Year: 26/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 11-32
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish