A bachelor is a man who is not married (see single person). The term is restricted to men who are not in a pair bond and not actively seeking a long-term partner.
Research done by sociologists Richard Pitt and Elizabeth Borland sharpens the definition of bachelor to mean "men who live independently, outside of their parents' home and other institutional settings, who are neither married nor cohabitating" because these researchers discovered that these profiled men were more liberal in their attitudes towards women's roles in society; this was not the case for those men who were "unmarried" outside this profile.
The word is from Anglo-Norman bacheler , "knight bachelor", a young squire in training, ultimately from Medieval Latin baccalāris , a very low ranking vassal or farm hand. The Old French term crossed into English around 1300, referring to one...
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Nina S started the Discussion
on Feb 08, 2013 , 12:44 pm
Recipe ideas for a bachelor
Single guys have a hard time in the kitchen trying to cook things other than Maggi. Can you help me with great easy to do recipes that I can use to impress my girlfriend when i cook a romantic dinner for us? more »
Srinivas Ganesan posted the Blog
on Jun 15, 2010 , 02:15 pm
Love and partnership
I am a Single Man who is not married at all and aged 40 years still a bachelor wanting to have a girl friend . The girl friend i intend should nearby to my age, i.e., 34-38 years. more »
Vimal Pathak posted the Blog
on Mar 04, 2010 , 11:38 pm
HOLI-Colors
This HoliFor many lives this may be the festival of playing colors, but believe me Holi is not just that, and of course it was not the case for us, this year, it was a great reunion for all of us whose living at large physical distance, as rightly said, sometimes it matters a lot.2 days before I was sitting in the office and thinking what type of Holi this will be without friends without brothers and more, in the evening it was of the most surprising calls I more »
Suman Sibal posted the Blog
on Feb 03, 2009 , 02:55 pm
Rim Jhim Sawan
Hi,I'll like 2 introduce myself. Iam a M.Tech boy,Bachelor,33 luking 4 a friendship...I like movies,Dance,Drama,All sorts of Outing,Cricket,Video Games,Motor Bike Riding.I just wanna love 2 have friends who may be long lasting with me.Suman more »
Ronnie Mirchandani posted the Blog
on May 28, 2008 , 03:26 pm
Bachelors breakfast
8. Today I learnt one new thing:- “Bachelors Breakfast”- no, it doesn’t mean that u r a bachelor having breakfast. It means that u r having a meal while standing, not necessarily breakfast, it could be anything…lunch,tea,dinner….it usually happens when u r in a party… more »
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