Bachelors and Spinsters

[petrushka.googol]

If we are all physiologically identical then why do some of us choose to go it alone?

 

Does this concept apply in the animal kingdom?

 

I mean, for example, can a spider choose to remain a "virgin"?

 

Please comment.

 

[John Cuthber]

"If we are all physiologically identical "

We aren't.

[fresh]

How about the first female president of South Korea ? I dont believe she likes to be alone.

Few suitable men there for her is the most probably reason why she remains single.

Does spinster or bachelor mean NO sex at all ? No.

[Tridimity]

Some people find that it's better to live by oneself than to live with the wrong person; some people would feel lonelier by sharing their life with a partner who does not understand their true nature, than they would by living with their self.

[StringJunky]

Solitude is a state of mind that some find desirable. Solitude is not loneliness. Some people feel more complete and self-expressive in the absence of a partner. Relationships are necessarily about compromise, if one is not selfish, thus inhibitive to one's full self-expression and quite a few solitary-minded people likely don't want to do that. .

[EdEarl]

Some people find it hard to live with peers, and prefer to live among employees, such as maids, chauffeurs, and office personnel. Some people like to live among others in a small community, for example a tribe or commune, and scientists have found this living arrangement to be very beneficial for many people, whether married or not. Some people like to live alone, especially hermits. About 15 percent of people are homosexual who do not marry, but most people do get married at least once. Some people have long lasting marriages, and some of them are happy marriages, but not all.

[fresh]

petrushka.googol, do you know Newton has remained a virgin all his life ? You can get an answer from him....

Is it possible he is not interested in women/men ?

[petrushka.googol]

petrushka.googol, do you know Newton has remained a virgin all his life ? You can get an answer from him....

Is it possible he is not interested in women/men ?

 

Newton was exceptional in every respect. He was so pre-occupied with solving problems in maths and physics that he had very little time for matters of the heart. You could say he was emotionally naive. Most of us do not fall in that category. That is why he stands out. Like I said before he is a statistical anomaly. If I am not mistaken some other examples of this are Leonardo Da Vinci and Beethoven.

 

Edited December 17, 2013 by petrushka.googol

[EdEarl]

petrushka.googol, do you know Newton has remained a virgin all his life ? You can get an answer from him....

Is it possible he is not interested in women/men ?

 

It is possible Newton was a high functioning autistic (Asperger syndrome), which might explain why he was scientifically productive and socially inactive.

 

Wikipedia

Newton did have a close friendship with the Swiss mathematician Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, whom he met in London around 1690.^[90] Their friendship came to an unexplained end in 1693. Some of their correspondence has survived.

[fresh]

petrushka.googol, as for insects, it reminds me of fruit fly. for your information :

 

" The gene is named dissatisfaction because female flies with mutations in it vigorously dismiss male advances. Iffertilized despite their resistance, these females fail to lay eggs because they can't control their uterine muscles. As for males with the mutant gene, they mistakenly try to mate with males as well as females and also have neuromuscular defects that make it difficult for them to copulate. "

 

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mutant+flies+can't+get+no+satisfaction.-a053705991

[Marshalscienceguy]

People choose to remain virgins for a number of reasons. Some times it not even the persons choice at all. Some people have some kind of social issue in which they can not socialize well and so do not make friends and cant find partners as easily. Some people might have some kind of mental issue in which they do not like being touched such as OCD(often have problems with germs) or some Autistic people dislike being touched. Some people have been abused in some manner and so do not any-longer trust people. Some people are doing it for religious reasons such as nuns. Some do not want to risk getting pregnant and wait for the perfect partner. Some are too afraid to try. Some are afraid of intimacy which is one thing listed under Schitzopal and so avoid it,

 

Some women are not wanting to since they believe it hurts, which it probably would for most women since you have they break a hymen. Some people might have medical problems that will not let them have sex such as maybe polio and those such things and maybe people who legs don't work and stuck in a wheel chair their whole life. So unlike you might believe its not always since people choose to and its not like everyone is always going to have the option to anyways.

 

There is also a number of medical and psychological problems which would make one want to not lose their virginity. A person who has several partners is probably going to be 1.rich 2.pretty 3.has not many disabling issues 4.is confident enough to be in a relationship(this is not guaranteeing they have done it either but that they have a lot of girls/guys) 4.have no religious reasons to not do it 5.is not worried about it having bad effects to them in the future.

 

Which is nature would be the difference between a wanted mate and an unwanted mate. If a mate in nature was short, fat and had a lot of medical problems they probably wont get a mate, but if they have the exact opposite features people are all going to be after this one mate. However people have a lot more reasons to pick a mate next to what an animal looks for. People look for money, popularity, looks, connections, which an animal might just worry about how strong the mate is.

Edited January 13, 2014 by Marshalscienceguy