Neither. Troll.

“In the Lord” = “As things should be according to the Lord” in this context.

So Paul says that a man without a woman is less righteous than a man with a woman and similarly a woman without a man is less righteous than a woman with a man.

When put in context with 2 Nephi 2:25, mankind exists because Adam & Eve fell. Mankind exists for the purpose of having joy. Men and women, in the Lord’s eyes, should be together – those together are more attuned to the Lord’s wishes.

This meshes nicely with D&C 131:1-4, since those men and women who are together are more righteous, and therefore are more deserving of the highest heaven – and accordingly more joy as a result.

Men without women and women without men are excluded due to their reduced righteousness. Too bad, less joy for them. Not no joy, just less

I can see how you could infer this based on someone deliberately choosing not to marry simply because they don’t want to. Nevertheless, often some do not marry because they are unable not because they choose not to.

I don’t think we can condemn those who are not able to marry as being less righteous.

I think we can both agree that the Lord wouldn’t want someone picking someone else s/he met on the street and marrying him/her that night just as a way to be more righteous or be more in tune.