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Single, childless and nearing 40, I saw one real option
CNN ^ | 04/25/2017 | Sarah Lenti

Posted on 04/26/2017 6:18:53 AM PDT by BJ1

Fast forward to my 38th birthday. I was still single, and the world of dating had changed significantly in the last eight years. Tinder and Bumble, the dominant dating apps, offered countless options for single men and women, but made the experience of dating entirely impersonal.

Dating amounted to small talk with a stranger, who you had briefly interfaced with online because you each thought the other attractive. The small talk was a prelude to hooking up, and there were no expectations even of a text the next day.

It was brutal. And after trying my hand at it, I was no closer to finding the love of my life or starting a family. If I needed statistics to back me up, I had them. In 2014, marriage was on the decline, as was the fertility rate in the United States.

I had one real option left -- and that was to attempt to get pregnant alone.

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To: ctdonath2

Enter college knowing that’s your best chance to review the highest density of highest-quality spousal candidates.

Not anymore


321 posted on 06/18/2022 6:31:03 PM PDT by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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To: BJ1
I had one real option left -- and that was to attempt to get pregnant alone.

I don't think she quite understands how it works.

322 posted on 06/18/2022 6:34:13 PM PDT by x
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To: Chickensoup

Still is, just have to be very selective.
Only need find one.


323 posted on 06/19/2022 7:40:49 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (Statistics don't matter when they happen to you.)
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To: Qiviut

I was 22, she was 19 and we just celebrated 35 years together.


324 posted on 06/19/2022 7:57:54 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo (The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
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To: yuleeyahoo

Congratulations on your many years together in successful marriage!


325 posted on 06/20/2022 4:09:45 AM PDT by Qiviut (#standup "Don't let your children die on the hill you refuse to fight on.")
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