I've come to dislike the label "single." I feel it implies that I'm in some way less than complete. As if I'm missing something. I don't think it accurately describes me because I think I lead a very full life.

Un-married I think is better.

Any thoughts?

i'm not single, i'm FREE,,,
but hopefully not for long,,,

Good for you Smokey and congrats!

Personally, I don't give a crap...Single is fine, unmarried is also fine as long as you leave the hyphen out...Here's what Wiki says:

A person's marital status indicates whether the person is married. Questions about marital status appear on many polls and forms, including censuses. The question has historically also appeared in job applications and credit card applications and similar contexts, though the practice is increasingly regarded as anachronistic as an answer would normally not be relevant to the consideration of the merits of an application, and may in fact be considered unlawful discrimination in some countries.
In the simplest sense, the only possible answers are "married" or "single". [red=color]Some unmarried people object to describing themselves by a simplistic term "single", and often other options are given, such as "divorced", "widowed", widow or widower, "cohabiting", "civil union", "domestic partnership" and "unmarried partners". In some cases, knowing that people are divorced, widowed, or in a relationship is more useful than simply knowing that they are unmarried. The category of "married" would also cover the situation of the person being "separated". In many cases people who are in a committed co-habiting relationship may describe themselves as married, and some laws (such as taxation laws) require them to do so.
In many cultures, a person may indicate their marital status in a number of ways: in Western culture a married, unseparated woman would commonly wear a wedding ring but in other cultures other markers of marital status may be used. A married woman is commonly given the honorific title "Mrs", but some married women prefer to be referred to as "Ms", a title which is also used when the marital status of a woman is unknown. A single woman is referred to as "Miss". A man is given an honorific title of "Mr" irrespective of his marital status.
In a social context a person's non-availability for an interpersonal relationship may be expressed by a marriage status of married, except in the case of "separated", and may also be expressed in descriptions such as "engaged" which may also be on display in the case of a female who would commonly wear an engagement ring. Some women may wear a wedding ring, even if unmarried, to indicate they do not wish to be propositioned.

Well, I guess it's comparable with single and double bed. Would you say that a single bed is somehow less complete than double? I disagree. It's good to have partners in life, but you are not incomplete without them.

Yeah did you ever get the double name thing- whenever I was in a relationship I stopped being Dante and became ChrisandDante or WinandDante, and DanteandhisRightHand. I think this is some woman thing to forward their world wide conspiracy to pussify men.

single sounds great to me...it makes me have the sense of ..freedom.

I've always remained my own person, even when I was in a relationship. I pay not much attention to various labels tagged to my status (single/unmarried/singular/solitary). It almost seems to bother other people than it does me - as if being being single is analogous to being defective in some way. Quick, we need to 'fix' her.

'Single,' to me is sufficient, as it is a stand-alone term, simply stating that I am unattached. It does not necessarily refer to my quality of existence. One can be complete and single.

And for many... happy and loving it

I'm not "single" and I'm not "free" either.

I'm CHEAP. Plus, I'm a BARGAIN as well...

I always say I am single and I love being single. Being single or taken does not identify who I am, I will say that my family says being single shows how smart I am! I was married once and trust me...I love being single!
Go with the flow and always be happy

Single as in just one....Being single is just that no biggie does not mean I'm less of a person just that I have not found one I would want to be with someone all the time....

I agree with this. I'm happily single. I don't see the word as a negative.

Sometimes people have that condescending tone. "Oh, are you still single?"

No, I'm happily unmarried.

How about unattached? You can find an alternative just about anything in a thesaurus. Except ninjas I looked for ninjas in the thesaurus and couldn't find any......well played ninjas well played.

What's another word for thesaurus?

シソーラス (Shisōrasu)

I prefer to be called what I specifically am - a widower.

Me, I am just special.

Yes, you are.

Aww thanks.

I think single is not only unmarried but single to me means not in a relationship. I quite like the label single personally.