Quora精選：一輩子單身很難嗎？

Yes it is and sucks more and more as you get older.

很難，而且年紀越大，單身就越難。

Speaking as a single, 54 year old man who has never been married I can tell you that being alone as you get older is a scary and unpleasant proposition.

作為一個從沒結過婚的54歲單身老男人來說，我能告訴你，當你老了還是一個人的話，這是一件既可怕又討厭的事。

Now, it's relatively easy to find anyone to marry but it's not just as easy as grabbing the first available woman who will have you and tying the knot.

當然，現在是很容易就可以找到人結婚，但是想要吸引一個願意和你結婚的未婚女子卻沒有那麼容易。

As you get older you become more aware and sure of your values and what you want.

年紀越大，你對自己的價值觀和自己想要的東西就越了解。

If you are not careful you become inflexible and unable to negotiate those values.

如果你不注意這些，你就會成為一個老頑固，無法同那些價值觀妥協。

I don't regret the good times I had or the adventures or the exciting romantic rendezvous but I think all those things pale in comparison to sharing consistent, cohesive moments with someone you build a future with and plan to grow old with, and do.

我並不後悔在冒險或令人興奮的浪漫約會上花費的美好時光，但是我覺得，和找到一個共度一生的人分享持久而和諧團聚的時刻相比，那些事顯得太過蒼白無力。

In addition, the silence of being alone is deafening.

除此之外，獨自一人時的寂靜太過難受。

You can fill your hours with activities, reading, volunteering and more but coming home to an empty house and wondering who will find you if you die alone in the middle of the night, and who will even care, is one of the most pathetic fears of an aging bachelor's life.

你可以用活動、閱讀、當志願者和其它事情充實自己的生活，但是回家之後，面對著空無一人的屋子，你會想，如果你在深夜孤獨死去，有誰會來找你、有誰會在乎你？對於一個日漸老去的單身漢來說，這是生活中最悲哀可怕的事情之一。

I still live in hope that somewhere out there is the love of my life, waiting to be discovered somehow, but it's with increasing fear and doubt that that hope is threatened.

我仍然抱有希望，我一生的真愛就在某地，正等著我以某種方式發現她，但是在逐漸加劇的恐懼和懷疑中，這希望漸漸消散。

Nope. I have an uncle who is 65 and has been divorced and single since past 35 years.

不難。我有一個65歲的叔叔，他從離婚開始已經單身35年了。

He enjoys his life to the full extent. He has been an X- Ray technician in a cancer hospital for whole of his life and is working after retirement too.

他完全是在享受生活。他一輩子都在一家腫瘤醫院做X光技術員，在退休以後也仍在工作。

He earns decent amount to fund his regular visits to near by pilgrimage places.

他的收入相當充裕，足夠他定期去附近的朝聖地轉轉。

I have asked him several times and discussed about his life as a single.

我也問了他幾次，和他討論了作為單身漢的生活。

He has told me one thing which has motivated me the most, "If you can enjoy your own company, then you need no one else to entertain you all the time."

他告訴我一件非常鼓舞我的事：「如果你能夠享受自己一個人的生活，那麼你就沒必要讓另一個人來一直取悅你。」

No. I'm 56 and have never been married. I have no children.

I've had my ups and downs, but so have my married friends.

Being married doesn't guarantee happiness. Being single doesn't condemn one to misery.

There are many paths through life, all are complicated and most have their share of joy and misery.

人生之路有很多條，每一天都很複雜，都有其快樂與不幸。

Staring longingly at an idealized picture of someone else's path will only result in missing out on the joy and richness of experience on your own path.

用渴望的目光看著別人那條理想化的路途，只會讓你錯失了自己人生之路上的歡樂與豐富經歷。