tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post1278273883479752414..comments2023-06-19T07:09:08.536-05:00Comments on In the Middle of Nowhere: Where Have All the Men Gone?Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18228465663336628118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post-63578152805970347582010-03-22T16:11:47.255-05:002010-03-22T16:11:47.255-05:00I've heard that there are 7 single women to ev...I've heard that there are 7 single women to every single man in my organization, that is consistent with where I serve. To top it all off, two of the three single men here have committed to lifetime celibacy, so they don't count! : )<br /><br />When I was in college, a friend and I were both planning to be missionaries. Talking about it one day, she said that she couldn't be a missionary if she were a man, because a man's role is to provide for his family.<br /><br />Hmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post-63755892177208051382010-03-13T00:06:31.023-06:002010-03-13T00:06:31.023-06:00In our mission, it balance out fairly well. Howeve...In our mission, it balance out fairly well. However, in all our churches, there are more women than men.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07573297388510175283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post-47203845979858781232010-03-12T17:52:14.524-06:002010-03-12T17:52:14.524-06:00On our field, most of the men who came down single...On our field, most of the men who came down single have since found wonderful believing wives who followed their husbands into the mission. Very few remain single past the first term. On the other hand, the few single women missionaries who have married, have usually left the mission to be with their husbands in whatever work he does.Alan & Beth McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302406278511895369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537301261148220329.post-9308327771394751512010-03-12T17:50:20.772-06:002010-03-12T17:50:20.772-06:00Yes, it's the same where we are, too. Let'...Yes, it's the same where we are, too. Let's see... just within our mission, about 3 or 4 single women and one single guy. The single guy is probably getting married this summer (he's in his mid-40's!) One of the other islands (still our mission) had at least 2 single guys. One of which just got married, and one of whom is marrying one of the single women on our island! :-) <br /><br />I think the men tend to get married earlier, and not go overseas when they're single, for some reason. And it seems like the ones who do go overseas when they're single tend to be snatched up pretty quickly by all those single women missionaries! I honestly don't know why the disparity between the sexes overseas. Overall, in the US, do you think there are more single women in their 30s than single men? I just have no idea!Sarah DeSalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648711711757596328noreply@blogger.com