Over Thirty and Single? Scandalous!

Where women are called spinsters, men are called bachelors. It is actually good for men to be single, which is not the case for women. Take a look at celebrities. There are plenty of older men who are still just as famous as they were when they were young. George Clooney is single and in his forties and gets just as much work as the young men in Hollywood. Clooney was even named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine last year. I highly doubt you'll ever find Glen Close or Meryl Streep named "Sexiest Woman Alive". They are too old!

How fair is that? If there is a case where an older man wants to settle down, he tends to avoid women his own age because they are "desperate". Well, why do you think we are desperate? It could be because everything in society tells us it's wrong to be middle-aged and single.

Older women are told they are not sexy. They are too old to be sexy. The attractive women are younger and hipper and more desirable. This generalization makes women fear being old and single, so they get married as soon as they are able. Perhaps it is not women who are the desperate weird ones.

Maybe it is the men that have something wrong with them. You don't want to start a family? That's weird. You are fifty and dating a twenty year old? Eww, what is wrong with you? We are not weird, you are!