Similar feelings may have surfaced in the prophet Jeremiah, who served God faithfully for decades as a single person.
وَقَدْ حَاوَلَتْ وَالِدَتِي غَيْرُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَةِ مِرَارًا أَنْ تُقْنِعَنِي بِقُبُولِ أَيِّ شَخْصٍ يَطْلُبُنِي لِلزَّوَاجِ .‏