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I just found this site & I love it … have spent the majority of this afternoon perusing the pages, articles and commentary (and not working, as I should be). Thank you for a refreshingly honest portrayal of LIFE as a single person (yes, we do have very active, fulfilling lives!!). I’m not opposed to marriage – actually it works for a lot of people. (Actually being a severely lapsed Catholic, I wouldn’t mind living in sin … there’s just something sexier about living with a guy and not being married, but I digress.) In the past 10 months, I know of three couples who are divorcing. Average length of the 3 marriages? 22 years. Number of children involved? 13. After explaining to my 74-year old parents (who have been married for 45 years) that I didn’t see myself walking down the aisle – ever – my mom just looked at me, smiled and said “Honey, we are perfectly okay with that.” (Honestly she probably would have said the same thing if I told her I was lesbian, or was pregnant…she had a glass or wine or two in her.) Though I venture to guess her reaction would be decidedly different if she wasn’t already a grandmother seven times over … thankfully no pressure from the parents on that front. Thanks for such a great website … you’ve got a loyal fan!
Thanks so much for the kind words, Cooper. We’re always glad to have a new reader. (Of course we love our old loyal readers too!) If you have specific topics you want us to cover, or if you’re interested in guest posting, just shoot us an email (or comment).
My parents are also–thankfully!!–not concerned with whether I get married, even though they are not grandparents by either me or my sister. The secret is: I got my mom a CAT! Ok, full disclosure: she took me to the shelter to cheer me up after I got dumped, and *I* found a cat for *her*.
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