The best answers to "Why aren't you married yet?"
You know me, I don't really go in for those inspirational articles about singlehood. But this one really caught my eye, because it frames awesome quotes by awesome single women throughout history, and basically there is nothing about it that is not rad.
I didn't realize that most of the women listed in the article were single. It never occurred to me that Shirley MacLean was single for most of her life. She was married from 1954-1982, and proudly single from that point on. I also didn't realize that Queen Elizabeth I never married, or that Mae West was happily single.
Frankly, I think the best answer to that question is to turn it around and ask, "Why are you still married?" It's fun to watch people splutter and stammer before they trot out the usual line about eternal love and stability. But I think it highlights what a dumb, rude thing it is to ask someone why they are still single.
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