Some people like to try and keep every option open and available at all cost. That way they will not be pressured into quickly making a decision they may one day regret. At some point, however, it is important to stop balancing on the fence and to make a decision. Otherwise an option may be put on hold for much longer than is necessary. A vocation entails certain doors closing and other windows opening. Those who choose to get married are also choosing to not marry everyone else.   The door of single-hood closing does not mean that it was an evil way to live. Rather, it means that new opportunities for intimacy, a family, and happiness will be found that could not be found in the single life. For example, you can't get married if you don't get off the fence and date. You can't be a priest unless you first become a seminarian. You can't be a sister unless you check out a convent. You certainly can talk a lot about a vocation. You certainly can pray a lot about a vocation. But you really need to take some sort of action which means that you get off the fence and explore.