Does marriage damage the beauty of living alone?
I always wished to live alone, but I can't, as I live with my family. But the days when my family is out for vac or at my grandparents' home are the most beautiful days for me. I can think clearly and live my life fully while I'm alone. Anyways, when my family is at home, I usually spend most of my time in my room, free of human company. I'm 26 (M) now, so society and my parents expect me to marry soon. But I don't feel like marrying. Even if I move out of my parents' home, I feel I have to live with my wife, which I find suffocating when I think of it. Also, I feel she will never match my emotional wavelength, as I'm an INFJ. To me, it feels like living alone to protect my emotional well being is better than confronting an emotional wavelength mismatch, even if I might receive the pleasure of marriage.
Posted Aug 14, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC