Ladies!! Ladies!! Ladies!! We must stop the madness of staying in bad relationships, and begin the journey to loving ourselves. I know you have heard this a million times before, but it seems the message is somehow falling on deaf ears! I am 42 years old, single, never married and I don't have any children. I am not currently in a relationship, not because nobody wants me, but simply because I refuse to settle. Stop shaking your head with pity. :) I am happy just as I am. I am single by choice, and I've simply realized that I can be happy all by myself. I know there is nothing wrong with me, I don't feel like I am a failure, nor am of frigid. (hehehe.....) Don't get me wrong I am not professing to be "ALL THAT," but I am professing to be MOST OF IT!!! I have learned to love me! It's actually a beautiful thing!! I feel free of drama. (Since I listen to so much drama, I truly don't believe I could be as effective in my coaching and practice if I had to come home to a problematic household of any kind.) I come and go as I please, and I am hyped about the fact that I depend on ME. I stopped looking for things outwardly that I should be looking for inwardly. Love, acceptance, encouragement, and financial security are all things we seem to depend on others to provide. Its time to shift our focus! It's time to celebrate you! Love You! Accept You! AND Encourage You! How you ask??? Start by doing some "Secret" research. Check out Lisa Nichols. Learn basic principles of "The Secret," you can also go to Mytherapynet.com and talk to me about issues you just cannot seem to

People should be able to live their lives how they see fit. However, my opinion is that you should marry someone because you LOVE them, not because it's God's or society's plan. If I didn't love my man enough to marry him, I'd be on the single, childless side. I fall in the middle, I guess...we're married but are not having kids. I've been 100% certain since teen years that I didn't want children. To those who think living the American Dream is the only way, tell me this...would you rather someone get pregnant who doesn't WANT their kid and have the kid grow up miserable knowing their parents didn't want them? I love animals and will adopt them. If, in the unlikely event I want kids later, I'll adopt. I also think the mothers are jealous because they're missing out on some freedom and alone time. Even now, and after 8 years of dating, my husband and I have nights w/our own friends Friday nights and most Saturdays w/Sundays and evenings after work for each other. Absence does make the heart grow fonder and we don'tget tired of each other. See, you can have the best of both worlds, so long as women lighten up and stop being jealous & possessive.

After watching this show made me realize that belong single and childless is so AMAZINGLY AWESOME! Im 16 almost 17 yrs. old and being independent without any distractions make life more simple. Im still a virgin,single, and chidless and hope to stay that way forever.

i just think that it's wrong to cheat on both ends. they dont deserve a second chance!

This show was SO DUMB that I had to look up the online forum so I could say so somewhere. There's NO ONE RIGHT ANSWER to this question, and that is a point that your ridiculous show seemed to miss by a mile. You took stupid caricatures from both ends of the spectrum, put them in a room together, and acted as if one lifestyle is supposed to prove its supremacy over the other. Dear women of America: There's no checklist of things a woman has to accomplish in her life, just like there's none for men. You can be whatever you want, and whatever you have the time and energy for. Be that a mom, a CEO, both, or neither. The only thing that will *really* hold you back from your potential is watching shows like this.

This was quite an interesting show. Both sides have valid points because it is true that not every woman can juggle both motherhood and a really demanding job. However, there are many great women who have, and regardless of the stress and less sleep have been exceptional. One thing that I dislike is the fact that a lot of guest come on the talkshow and distort religion and the words of the bible. They only quote one verse and therefore take things out of context. For example the bible does say that a woman should be submissive to her husband but people forget about the other verses like a man should love his wife like Jesus loves the church. I would think that the charge to husbands is a lot greater. Being submissive as a female does not mean that your less intelligent, weak or that you won't follow your dreams. As women we are so powerful ..we have the ability to do so much and that's a blessing. Life gives us choices and its up to us to determine what we want to do. God never intended for anyone to be lonely...some women can't have children and are able to be mother's to others...I think its all about what works best for you because you have to live with it...I also thought that there was an underlying anger or some hurt by some of the guests. If having a traditional family makes you happy that's great! If being a mother or mentor to someone else makes you happy so beit! Marriage is afterall a covenant and having a baby is a 24/12 job ....only the strong survive.

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the mother of four boys and has eight grandchildren, and Oh yeah... she's also the current PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA!!! Also what about Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama.. Are they not successful career wives & mothers? So what kind of society exactly do theses single-never-wanna-be-married women want... One with little or no marriage... so where would children come from? Only single mothers.. or maybe no children at all huhh??? So then everyone will live in their offices and shop all day huhh!!! cuz that's the purpose of life right.. OMG!! I think it's rediculous and YES, DEFINATELY SELFISH!!! If these women's parents had the same mindframe as them they never would have been born!!! Yes, not all are meant to have children or marry, but don't talk down about those that are.. calling them less intelligent.. The way I see it, maybe you're the weaker one that fears the challenge of juggling both motherhood, marriage, and having a successfull career.. because honey it is possible and many have done it.. and am not just talking about famous people, but regular everyday women all around us!! it maybe not as easy, but again possible!!

I have seen arguements like the one on this particular episode all across the web. I honestly think that people just need to live their lives and do what is best for them rather they are married, single, with or without kids. I do have to admit though on both sides that there could have been some more underlying issues going on. Because each side did seem quite extreme in believing in their choice. I mean sure it may be great to be single or married or have kids or not. But why does it always have to be said in such an attacking way? I don't believe that proves anyone side any better or worse. I also find that women on all sides are putting alot out into the universe about their likes or dislikes in each other and they are constantly seeing them manifested around them. I mean any time you feel overly strong about something like how the one single lady said in the white with the long brown hair, that any time she gets around women with kids that is all they talk about, well that is whom she is always attracting. How can she ever expect to meet anyone that does have kids and talks about other matters when she is so locked into her preconcieved notions of what being married or being a mom is all about? In all honesty that is just the law of physics or attraction. Which anyone could correct me if I'm wrong, but the law states if there is an action there is also and equal and opposite reaction in response to the initial action. So pretty much cause and effect, if you expect moms to only talk about their kids that is all the people you are going

Genesis 1:28 says,...Be fruitful and increase in number;fill the earth... However, he did not say that indefinitely. The earth is getting pretty full.

Tyra, you mentioned that you are very close to Beyonce. I would like to know what you think of her choice to get married.

There were some things that the black woman was single(I don't know her name)said about biblical marriage that are distorted that I feel like I need to clear up. God created men and women as equal in dignity, value, essense and human nature, but also distinct in role by means of which the man was given the responsibility of loving authority over the woman, and the woman was to offer willing, glad-hearted and submissive support. So in a way, marriage involves submission but it is bilateral. The husband and the wife are supposed to submit to each other in different ways. Sin introduced many manifestations of disorder and corrupted relationships. Genesis 3:15-16 tells us that the male/female relationship would now, because of sin, be affected by mutual enmity. So, these verses are saying that the woman would have a desire to take the authority given to man, lead him, for his part, ruling over woman in what can either be rightfully-corrective or wrongfully-abusive ways.

its so weird how its so true about the south! im 17 in texas and now that i think about it im so used to seeing everyone marry early and if you dont everyone thinks your gay or something is wrong with you but mostly your family will judge you more than anyone!

Tyra, this was a very interesting show but at the same time it upset me. I have so much to say, but I feel like Patricia Opurum and igottajonez spoke for me. I am not married and that is a good time as of now, considering the fact that I'm only 15 years old.

I get sick to my self when i hear a women say i don't want to have kids, or when they say i don't want to get married.what would happened if their parents had say the samething,they would not be here RIGHT?

Tyra, I know that you read responses, so I hope that you read mine. Tyra, I think that these women are sort of extreme on both sides. On one end there are single women that feel that married women are cursed by God because they have to be in subjection to their husbands. On the other end, you have women that feel that women are born to bear children and be married. I think that there should have been more of a balanced view represented. I am married. I have been married for over a year. I did not get married until I was 27. My family felt that I waited too long and my husband's family thought that he was getting married too early because he was 25. However, we married each other when we were ready. He loves me unconditionally and I feel that it is easy for me to respect him as head of the household because he always values my opinion in making family decisions. However, everybody doesn't have that. I think that scares people. Women are scared to get married because they think their lives will be over, and men a scared because they feel they will have to give up nights with the boys. My husband and I are engineers, we look forward to having children. I think if you want to be single, that is a personal choice. You don't have to get married to be happy. Jesus dedicated his life to being a servant of God, and I think that people today can dedicate their lives to whatever they feel brings them joy. I just think that we have lost sight of the beauty of marriage. My husband and I went through so much because neither of our families were totally supportive.