History Main / ConfirmedBachelor

* There is some dispute among historians whether UsefulNotes/LeonardoDaVinci was of the MarriedToTheJob type or the closet gay type (or both); regardless, he never married.

Often overlaps with CelibateHero. If one of these characters winds up getting "turned" and becomes HappilyMarried, they have become a DeconfirmedBachelor. Compare AwfulWeddedLife, which is what many Confirmed Bachelors consider marriage to be. Spouses trapped in an AwfulWeddedLife often express anti-marriage sentiments similar to those of certain types of Confirmed Bachelor. See also SuperheroesStaySingle, when celibacy is [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] by the authors rather than self willingness.

* ''Film/TheBarefootedKid'': Madam Pak, the owner of the "Four Seasons Weaver" mill, is still single in herlate-forties, due to an ArrangedMarriage from her childhood days which goes wrong. She was supposed to be married to a boy from a neighboring, wealthy family as part of a pact from her own parents, but the boy she's engaged to dies before reaching adulthood. Due to her family's rule of honor, she's forced to remain single for the rest of her life.
* ''Film/EarlySummer'': A rare female example in Noriko's friend Aya, who doesn't want to be married and mocks her married friends for the hassles and concerns they have to deal with in married life. She isn't that sincere about it, however. Late in the film when Mr. Manabe drops by and Noriko expresses reluctance to take a look at him after she's decided to marry Kenkichi, Aya says "I may marry who's left."

* ''Series/CobraKai'' has returning characters Kumiko and Chozen Toguchi from ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''. Kumiko has unmarried throughout her whole life despite her aunt's wishes, and there is no indication that Chozen ever married or had any children, when Daniel questions him about it.

* In Literature/TheBible, Jesus is depicted as the MarriedToTheJob variety, too busy spreading His teachings and generally [[JesusWasWayCool being a really cool guy]] to worry about romance. While the Bible itself doesn't call much attention to His bachelor status, it's either taken for granted or considered core dogma in most Christian denominations that Jesus was celibate His entire life. The fact that the Bible has this bachelor status simply ''there'' without being commented on actually rather unusual; it would've been quite rare for any 1st century Jewish man, let alone a religious leader, to be unmarried.

* The only unmarried [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStates President]] of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates was UsefulNotes/JamesBuchanan, although the exact reason for this is debatable. It might be a lost love example. He was engaged to a wealthy woman as a young lawyer but the relationship ended quite suddenly after she heard rumors he was marrying her for money and she died under mysterious circumstances (likely suicide) shortly thereafter. He was notoriously {{commitment|Issues}}phobic, both in politics and his personal life, the former of which lead to the start of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar. He might also have been, to use modern terms, asexual or gay. He lived with a man, Alabama politician William Rufus King, for over a decade. They were both effeminate and King was widely referred to as "Mrs. Buchanan" or "Aunt Fancy" by UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson more specifically. These sorts of living arrangements weren't uncommon in the mid 19th century and politicians in that era were notoriously catty but on the other hand, King referred to their relationship as "communion". All of their correspondence to each other were destroyed so there is no definitive answer about the nature of their relationship.

* In ''LightNovel/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'', Tanimoto is aromantic and asexual, and has stated on multiple occasions she has no interest in dating or marriage. She is quite happy sticking to that!

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''

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* Most versions of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] are TheCasanova type in his public persona. His private reasons are closer to a combination of MarriedToTheJob and ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies.
* Creator/ECComics story "Operation Friendship" has one of these who's more the HeManWomanHater type (thinks they're not intellectual enough for him.) He does not take his HeterosexualLifePartner finally finding a wife well. [[BrainInAJar Not at all well]].
* Comicbook/GreenArrow has been portrayed as commitmentphobic, for example, realising that a LotusEaterMachine where he was married to his son's mother wasn't ''his'' perfect world, but the perfect world other people wanted for him. He becomes a DeconfirmedBachelor in ''Green Arrow and Comicbook/BlackCanary'', but the marriage only lasts 32 issues. His former sidekick Speedy/Arsenal/Red Arrow is TheCasanova and spends his friend Aqualad/Tempest's wedding decrying marriage even as a concept.
* [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]] in all of his incarnations, due both to the [[ThriftyScot increased expenses marriage and children would incur]] and his personal need to appear as strong, aloof and hardhearted as possible. He refers to his NewOldFlame Glittering Goldie O'Gilt (a woman he [[AMatchMadeInStockholm kidnapped and held hostage for a month as revenge for drugging and robbing him]] during the Yukon Gold Rush) as "the only live one I ever knew."

* ''Series/AdamTwelve'' Pete Malloy for most of the series. He outright tells Reed that he doesn’t think marriage is for him and likes meeting different girls and keeping his solitude at home. He may have evolved after dating Judy near the end though.

* The only unmarried [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStates President]] of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates was UsefulNotes/JamesBuchanan, although the exact reason for this is debatable. It might be a lost love example. He was engaged to a wealthy woman as a young lawyer but the relationship ended quite suddenly after she heard rumors he was marrying her for money and she died under mysterious circumstances (likely suicide) shortly thereafter. He was notoriously {{Commitment|Issues}}phobic, both in politics and his personal life, the former of which lead to the start of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar. He might also have been, to use modern terms, asexual or gay. He lived with a man, Alabama politician William Rufus King, for over a decade. They were both effeminate and King was widely referred to as “Mrs Buchanan” or “Aunt Fancy” by UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson more specifically. These sorts of living arrangements weren’t uncommon in the mid 19th century and politicians in that era were notoriously catty but on the other hand, King referred to their relationship as “communion”. All of their correspondence to each other were destroyed so there is no definitive answer about the nature of their relationship.

*** Dumbledore is of the "gay before it was socially acceptable" type and of the one attempt at love ended in catastrophe type like Snape. Right after he graduated from Hogwarts, his mother died and he got a PromotionToParent over his two younger siblings. A fresh out of [[spoiler:getting kicked out of Durmstrang Grindelwald]] came knocking to his village and manipulated him into running off with him [[spoiler: with his mentally ill sister in tow]] for a whole year. His brother tried to stop them and [[spoiler:she got killed in the crossfire]]. He was also never able to forgive himself for it and decided from there on out, he was going to be a teacher and not ever get involved with anyone else. Although it’s left ambiguous if [[spoiler: Grindelwald]] ever actually reciprocated or if it was just manipulation.

* Scrooge [=McDuck=] in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', something he loudly re-affirms after Ma Beagle ran a scam faking a marriage with him so she could get at his fortune. This seems to be a more recent development, however; in his youth, he seriously considered marrying Glittering Goldie, and there's clearly still something between them in the episodes where she appears.

* There is some dispute among historians whether UsefulNotes/LeonardoDaVinci was of the MarriedToTheJob type or the closet gay type; regardless, he never married.

* '''The Uninterested In Love Bachelor:''' This character simply has no interest in love or romance, let alone marriage, being too busy with [[BetterThanSex other pursuits]]. Often overlaps with MarriedToTheJob in cases where the character is too buried in their work to even ''try'' to find a suitable spouse, as opposed to cases where they try and fail or wish they had the time to try. For much the same reason, can overlap with CelibateEccentricGenius. If the entire cast is like this despite being of an appropriate age for romance, it's NoHuggingNoKissing. Often overlaps with UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}} in fiction, although real-life asexuals are often still interested in romance and companionship and some do marry [[note]] The more accurate term for these kinds of people is UsefulNotes/{{Aromantic}}, the complete lack of romantic attraction but not sexual attraction (though some aromantic people are also asexual). [[/note]]

* WordOfGod via Creator/JohnCarmack confirms that the Marine/Doomslayer/[[FanNickname Doomguy]] from ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' is one, not caring for sexual attraction or lust, and only wanting to kill demons.

* The only unmarried [[UsefulNotes/ThePresidents President]] of the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates was UsefulNotes/JamesBuchanan, although the exact reason for this is debatable. It might be a lost love example. He was engaged to a wealthy woman as a young lawyer but the relationship ended quite suddenly after she heard rumors he was marrying her for money and she died under mysterious circumstances (likely suicide) shortly thereafter. He was notoriously {{Commitment|Issues}}phobic, both in politics and his personal life, the former of which lead to the start of UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar. He might also have been, to use modern terms, asexual or gay. He lived with a man, Alabama politician William Rufus King, for over a decade. They were both effeminate and King was widely referred to as “Mrs Buchanan” or “Aunt Fancy” by UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson more specifically. These sorts of living arrangements weren’t uncommon in the mid 19th century and politicians in that era were notoriously catty but on the other hand, King referred to their relationship as “communion”. All of their correspondence to each other were destroyed so there is no definitive answer about the nature of their relationship.

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* Ser Brynden Tully from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', also known as The Blackfish, is famous for his refusal to marry, despite living in a world where {{Arranged Marriage}}s are the norm and the decision requiring him to cut ties with much of his family. {{Fanon}} has him of the closet gay variety (enforced by the setting, which is not gay-friendly), although he has no known lovers of either gender.

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* '''The Uninterested In Love Bachelor:''' This character simply has no interest in love or romance, let alone marriage, being too busy with [[BetterThanSex other pursuits]]. Often overlaps with MarriedToTheJob in cases where the character is too buried in their work to even ''try'' to find a suitable spouse, as opposed to cases where they try and fail or wish they had the time to try. For much the same reason, can overlap with CelibateEccentricGenius. If the entire cast is like this despite being of an appropriate age for romance, it's NoHuggingNoKissing. Often overlaps with UsefulNotes/{{Asexuality}} in fiction, although real-life asexuals are often still interested in romance and companionship and some do marry [[note]] The more accurate term for these kinds of people is Aromantic, the complete lack of romantic attraction but not sexual attraction (though some aromantic people are also asexual). [[/note]]

* '''The Uninterested In Love Bachelor:''' This character simply has no interest in love or romance, let alone marriage, being too busy with [[BetterThanSex other pursuits]]. Often overlaps with MarriedToTheJob in cases where the character is too buried in their work to even ''try'' to find a suitable spouse, as opposed to cases where they try and fail or wish they had the time to try. For much the same reason, can overlap with CelibateEccentricGenius. If the entire cast is like this despite being of an appropriate age for romance, it's NoHuggingNoKissing. Often overlaps with {{Asexuality}} in fiction, although real-life asexuals are often still interested in romance and companionship and some do marry [[note]] The more accurate term for these kinds of people is Aromantic, the complete lack of romantic desire but not sexual desire (though some aromantic people are also asexual). [[/note]]

* In ''LightNovel/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'', Tanimoto is aromantic and asexual, and has stated on multiple occasions she has no interest in dating or marriage. She is quite happy sticking to that!.

* In Literature/TheBible, Jesus is depicted as the MarriedToTheJob variety, too busy spreading His teachings and generally [[JesusWasWayCool being a really cool guy]] to worry about romance.

** While as the daughter of the sitting prime minister, there is no lack of nobles marrying her into power, Sophia's romantic plans of "[[ShipperWithAnAgenda hooking up his brother Nicol with Catarina so that she can have them both]]" implies she does not expect herself to be married. In this case, it's because [[AlbinosAreFreaks she knows first-hand that most of the nobility considers her "cursed" for her albinism]].

* ''{{Series/AdamTwelve}}'' Pete Malloy for most of the series. He outright tells Reed that he doesn’t think marriage is for him and likes meeting different girls and keeping his solitude at home. He may have evolved after dating Judy near the end though.

** While as the daughter of the sitting prime minister, there is no lack of nobles marrying her into power, Sophia's romantic plans of "[[ShippingWithAnAgenda hooking up his brother Nicol with Catarina so that she can have them both]]" implies she does not expect herself to be married. In this case, it's because [[AlbinosAreFreaks she knows first-hand that most of the nobility finds her abhorrent for her albinism]].

* Anne from ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' shows little to no interest in getting married because it would mean she couldn't serve Catarina anymore, even turning down Duke Claes' offer to find her a good husband after the awful ArrangedMarriage her father tries to force her into falls through.

* '''The Uninterested In Love Bachelor:''' This character simply has no interest in love or romance, let alone marriage, being too busy with [[BetterThanSex other pursuits]]. Often overlaps with MarriedToTheJob in cases where the character is too buried in their work to even ''try'' to find a suitable spouse, as opposed to cases where they try and fail or wish they had the time to try. For much the same reason, can overlap with CelibateEccentricGenius. If the entire cast is like this despite being of an appropriate age for romance, it's NoHuggingNoKissing. Often overlaps with {{Asexuality}} in fiction, although real-life asexuals are often still interested in romance and companionship and some do marry [[note]] The more accurate term for these kinds of people is Aromantic, the complete lack of romantic desire but not sexual desire. [[/note]]

* In ''Manga/DeathNote'', L and Light Yagami fall into the MarriedToTheJob category. Light does become engaged to Misa, but never follows through and his reasons have little to do with romance in any case. Contrary to the wishes of [[{{Shipping}} shippers]] and despite the [[FoeYay subtext]], they are not canonically of the closet gay variety.

* '''The Uninterested In Love Bachelor:''' This character simply has no interest in love or romance, let alone marriage, being too busy with [[BetterThanSex other pursuits]]. Often overlaps with MarriedToTheJob in cases where the character is too buried in their work to even ''try'' to find a suitable spouse, as opposed to cases where they try and fail or wish they had the time to try. For much the same reason, can overlap with CelibateEccentricGenius. If the entire cast is like this despite being of an appropriate age for romance, it's NoHuggingNoKissing. Often overlaps with {{Asexuality}} in fiction, although real-life asexuals are often still interested in romance and companionship and some do marry.

-->-- '''Jeeves''', ''[[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Thank You, Jeeves]]''

* [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]] in all of his incarnations, due both to the [[ThriftyScot increased expenses marriage and children would incur]] and his personal need to appear as strong, aloof and hardhearted as possible. He refers to his NewOldFlame Glittering Goldie O'Gilt (a woman he [[AMatchMadeInStockholm kidnapped and held hostage for a month as revenge for drugging and robbing him]] during the Yukon Gold Rush) as "the only love one I ever knew."