I've taken a vow of silence concerning my singleness and/or my desire to someday be married.

Silence, the complete absence of sound, or in my situation, no noise, no words concerning my single hood or my wanting to be married and that entails anything to do with the opposite sex. That includes talking about male friends. Oh sure, I'll talk to them, but not about them to others.

I am realizing the futileness of speaking about any male friendships when it comes back to haunt me in context to my singleness.

It is best to be silent. Hence I begin this stage of my life