On The Light Side: Handling nosy curiosity as a single woman

http://www.amnews.com/ ^ | Tuesday October 11, 2005 | BOBBIE CURD

[tet68]

I got four words for her, "Here, gut these fish."

[When do we get liberated?]

Ypu, 32 single guy never been married and yes, I feel for ya!!!!@!!!!

[Don W]

Didn't find much humor here. All I read was another "It's all about ME" snivel.

Boo freakin' hoo.

[j. earl carter]

It seems reasonable to me for a man to ask a woman if she is married before flirting with her.

The men this woman is talking about seem to just be trying to get a date. What's wrong with that?

[neodad]

MoDo, is that you?

[viper_disorder]

Sad indeed, but not her situation but Her attitude.
Too long alone and nothing is good enough.
And yes to need to plan a bit to do it.
God bless all the lonely people in the world.

Sometimes I think the arranged marriage is better then what we have now. I am pretty sure the succees rate would be the same or higher.
Also Geeks could get wives to pass on the superior tech genes. All the Indian guys have wives, thats why. all things being the same they have the advantage

[Irene Adler]

"Didn't find much humor here. All I read was another "It's all about ME" snivel."

"Boo freakin' hoo."

I agree with you. I wonder if this gal is really as touchy as she sounds in this article. I read this as "another feminist, just waiting to be offended by someone, preferably someone male."

Ho Hum.

[martin_fierro]

I'm 35 years old, never married and that makes me "single." I'm not a divorcee or a widow. I'm not dating anyone nor am I "playing the field" since the prospective greenery seems to be missing in my general vicinity.

Oh, you poor thing.

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[isthisnickcool]

What interesting reading.

I can't wait to hear her future musings on yeast infestions and menopause....

[ModelBreaker]

The men this woman is talking about seem to just be trying to get a date. What's wrong with that?

But just politely turning down a date is so boring. It's so much more fun if you humiliate or embarass them first. After all, they asked ME for a date.

[rudy45]

Couldn't he check the fourth finger of her left hand, to see if she's wearing a ring?

[Palladin]

Who wrote that column...Runaway Bride Jennifer Wilbanks?

[Tall_Texan]

My theory is that if you hang around an unattached woman long enough you'll eventually figure out why she is unattached. Except for the truly aestheticaly-challenged, most women that want to marry get married. Those that don't simply don't.

As a lifelong bachelor, I'm not bashing unmarried women. I'm just relating an observation here.

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm not dating anyone

Such a charming woman! And not dating anyone? I am just so surprised.

[weegee]

"It's sooo moralist of them to be concerned that they aren't committing adultery." Modern culture doesn't find that to be so bad.

She is offended that they are surprised she's never been married. As if no one WOULD marry her. Then again, she seems quick to bite their heads off.

Wonder if she'll take a lot of fertility drugs to make up for lost time on her family. She hasn't said that she doesn't EVER want to get married. Just that no one has been good enough.

I'm single too but would prefer to settle down. I meet quite a few women 25-35 who are against marriage for themselves.

[Rockpile]

No marriage for Bobbie Curd?

No whey.

[kpp_kpp]

"I think a little red wine came out of my nose..."

that might be the start of an explanation.

[weegee]

PING

[highlander_UW]

She seems to enjoy taking out her discomfort at her sister's bringing a bag and going over her singleness on any man that showed any mild interest in her. Perhaps it was abrupt of the man to ask off the top if she thought there was any reasons she hadn't gotten married, but he really was just being up front about his curiosity. It seems a good thing that she is ok with being single...her attitude seems to be a wall to anything else.