This is taken from a whole teaching in chapter seven of remaining single because of distress in the nations ie possible persecution. Paul was of the opinion that the Lord was coming soon. Also the church had written for clarification. There was a mistaken belief that it was asthetically pleasing to refrain from sex within marriage. Paul was trying, as a single man, to address all of these issues.
However, the section above I have included because as a single person I know how my singleness allows me more time to devout to the Lord and my desire is to please Him. If I live constantly longing for a relationship and being consumed with this desire, then I do not have a single mind towards the Lord, rather a divided mind.
Having been a married woman I know how I was divided: I loved the Lord and spent time with Him but had a husband who I also spent time with and showed love to. I enjoyed being a wife and mother. A single woman has none of the concerns about how to respond to or care for her spouse.
Having had both, I can say both were good but I must enjoy what is before me. Last night I went to see my mother in hospital before going to a Christmas function. My mother said: " aren't you going home to tizzy yourself up before going to the function?" I said, " No way! I have no desire to impress, especially men found in a pub." I had enough trouble with a drunken man who was part of the group as it was. I have no interest in worldy men that you find in pubs, unless it is to save their souls.
Fear of being left alone, unable to cope drives many women to take husbands and partners that they should never go near and would not, in a sane, fearless moment. The same fear makes men choose women emotionally not with wisdom, not a good move.
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