...and it ain't getting boring! I've been like this for years and years, and to put it bluntly, it suits me fine because I've been a loner my entire life anyways. As long as I have my cats, books, access to airplane tickets to random destinations for undefined periods of time, and both a career and hobbies galore that keep me occupied and learning, then seriously, being single (and a cloistered hermit) is grand. It's like having a more well-rounded extension on the way my life's been forever. Yes I've had girlfriends/lovers on the side once in a blue moon, but still I don't think I would give my independence up for even the largest sum of money on Earth. Others should seriously follow suit if they've been pondering it...