Is there any one-phrase response you can offer me that will put an end to that question and redirect the conversation?
Annie has some advice on how a happily single woman can answer the question "Why aren't you married yet?"
I am a 65-year-old single woman who has accomplished a lot in life. I’ve contributed to society and volunteered. I’m independent, self-sustaining and have never been arrested. I have two master’s degrees, an MFA and an MBA, and had successful careers in both areas. I’m a nationally award-winning teacher and outstanding bicyclist and triathlete.
There are many reasons why I’m not married, including getting hit by a car and learning my once perfectly behaved fiance treated me poorly when I was sick and ugly. The next man I was serious with unexpectedly died of a stroke. I have had many opportunities to marry, and the older I got, the more I valued my independence. No man I met was worth giving that up for.
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