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From personal experience, men are looked down on by married couples and mostly women. The old adage of "Misery love company" applies, they see you enjoying our live without all those real world attachments that society want to force upon you and try to assemble you into the matrix through guilt.
I've noticed that as well. It's more regarding whether or not I'm dating someone or single. If I'm dating I seem to get lots of invites from my attached friends. If single I don't. The difference is most guys could give two S**** what those married couples think of them and know that most of the husbands are jealous of their freedom.
However, many women are competative with each other and being looks down upon for being single and/or childless would bother them greatly.
Most people are just asking you about kids/marriage/house to make conversation and in reality couldn't give two ****s about how you choose to live your life. If you had kids/married/home, they would have some other generic question for you...usually about your kids.
Man, who cares what you do if you're not hurting other people or breaking the law? Just be sure to save up enough for retirement and your nursing home.
I work for a legal firm. My boss just happens to be a hippy vegetarian who is all about making people happy – and winning cases to make other people miserable.
I think it is a lot more difficult for women than it is for men.
An e.g. 45 year old single, childless woman is seen as almost pathetic (I don’t think that, and I know a lot of the people on here don’t either, but a lot of other very closed minded people have a different view!), whereas a 45 year old single, childless man is just seen as a guy who loves bachelorhood and never wants to grow up. Men can be immature and it’s laughed off, women aren’t allowed to be.
We are expected to WANT marriage and kids and if we don’t there must be something wrong with us.
Not saying I don’t sympathise with your situation, it’s just very different, that’s all.
Wouldn't imagine many folk on here would see a 45 year old women in such a light.
One hopes they would be seen as knowing their own minds,interesting as a woman of such an age more often has so many other experiences to relate.
And on top of all that it's so cool when folk can feel free in themselves to be able to go against the grain and live out their lives in their own individual way.
well, take it from one who has been thru it and I am twice your age. As you age, most all your friends will get married, have kids, buy homes, go to all the school events, create memories, etc. You will feel more and more like you don't fit in, you will be the odd person out at family gatherings, friends parties (if you still get invited) because the way our society is structured, you won't fit in. And then as you continue to age, no grandkids...
Hey, life is messy, complicated, not simple, doesn't operate according to schedule.
Maybe when you meet the right person, I think you will change your mind....most women do.
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