The announcement that one of my favorite NMNK women librarians was retiring made me think of all the librarians I've known through the years who are NMNK, single mothers (of adopted children), or divorced.
At least they make enough money to afford their independence.
Librarians have long been stereotyped as spinsters and intellectuals, if male then homosexual, their careers important more so than marriage, especially when linked with the education of children, rather akin to the profession of teaching, require advanced degrees in most places, provide a generally stable work environment and retirement because the work is linked to city, state, and federal government jobs more than private industry, and well... Librarians are stereotyped as nerdy loners who love to read, love alone time...and who are not desirable partners.
Is it true that being a librarian somehow makes a woman (or Ok, a man) not sexy?
I also at this moment know a forty-something librarian who is NMNK and just had a breakup that was hard on her because she really wants children. And I know a 60ish life-long children's librarian who says she has no regrets being NMNK... The former is a very attractive woman, the later very obese...
I wonder if the stereotype of a librarian is changing with the younger generations and if a person has a better chance of finding love and commitment if they are one of the younger librarians who are coming in to replace those who are retiring.
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