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English is not my native language. But I have some advice for you to learn from the best (not from me):

There is 99.99% of everyone comments in this thread who can't give you the best advice - because everyone is not enlightened.

You should try to learn/understand Buddha. He is a real person, he left the throne and didn't live a family life. Try to find basic Buddhist books, I believe you'll be happier when you understand monk don't want to get married.

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It's a good thought and I've actually spent quite a bit of time practicing in zen communities, participating in sessins and even was a resident at a zen temple for six months. I find Buddhists actually often lead a pretty lonely life. Hasn't done much for my dating life but has helped me in innumerable other ways. I'm also a huge fan of Jesus Chris, Mohammed - and Sufis in general, not a great parallel since it's a mystical branch of Islam, not a prophet, but you get the idea.

This kind of 'helpful' advice creates resentment: it's like shoving your favorite vegan dish to a steak lover who came specifically to eat a good steak.

And if such posts were allowed/encouraged it won't be long before dozens of other people appear asking us to embrace Allah and his prophet, or whether we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and savior, … it helps nobody.

Very literally the poster said, preliminarily, that his expression may not be perfect out of linguistic challenges, and content wise, that the submitter should use the recommended literature to understand why some do not want to pass through the contextual experience.

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