how im enjoying my life they say they want to join my company i would advise people to stay single people say you need someone to take care of you when you are old but there are quite a few posh old age homes these days you just need to have money and ive seen with my eyes people not taking care of their parents becoming a burden for them i dont want to end up like thati love my freedom but im not irresponsible lakshmi gopalaswami actor danceractually when people ask me why im single i have no answer i just went with the flow i guess maybe about 1015 years back i had these mills and boon kind of notions about love and marriage but now i realise that it was more due to societal conditioning than my own wish i was made this way to be freespirited but freespirited doesnt mean i am irresponsible and goes frolicking around i have been a responsible daughter and citizen but as a single person i lead a full life being single is a natural state to be in as compared to married life in my view i love my freedom my space and getting to spend all my leisure time on myself i like the fact that i dont have to play too many roles already i have many roles as a daughter a dancer and actor its not that i was so hung up on my profession that i had no time to get married im no workaholic and unwind for a week doing nothing after a week of work i still consider dance as my hobby still which turned out to be sustenance the flip side of it all is that many a time i find myself the odd one out in family gatherings the topic of conversations are often kids and household things which are not my domain but im open to everything if a companion comes along who will give me my space i would go for itlife is more adventurous when you are single rohini oberoi yoga instructor animal loversinglehood just happened to me i have had a few longterm relationships but i dont believe in the institution of marriage if i am going to have a life partner it neednt necessarily be a sexual partner or for reasons of reproduction which i feel is why most people get married i may be right or wrong there but if i were to bring someone into my life it would be as a spiritual partner and it wouldnt have to be quantified by marriage for me singlehood has been a choice which has suited my lifestyle as a yoga teacher as a single person theres so much you can do i have had quite a few adventures that i may not have had in a sheltered environment i also believe in giving back to the community and with a partner thats not possible unless he is