Maeve Binchy, et al.

I have begun reading an anthology of Irish women writers. Some are British, but the gist of the entire book seems to be focused in on the single middle aged woman and how sad and pathetic she is because she's single.

Well, I'm sorry, but there are those of us out there who do NOT pine and die of loneliness and weep and cry because we don't have a man.

Life is just too short. If a man isn't interested he can take his business elsewhere-and who cares?

To bother with whining and crying because some man has let you down, or because you never married is stupid and idiotic.

As I have maintained, and will still maintain, marriage is a financial arrangement. And if you want to marry ME, you'd better have your ducks in order and be ready to IMPROVE my financial situation. And if not? Why would I marry you? So you can ruin my credit? Think again!

As for LOOOVE? It doesn't exist. It is like Santa, the Easter Bunny and justice. It 'ent out there.

But thanks for playing.

I remain,

Hilda Stinson