ALL THOSE DATING BOOKS ARE WORTHLESS TO THOSE WHO HATE DATING

ALL THOSE DATING BOOKS ARE WORTHLESS TO THOSE WHO HATE DATING

Those who are not interested in being married are sometimes not even interested in DATING.

There are so many books on the shelves of bookstores and libraries these days that are intended to help you get partnered.

Those of us who are taking a vacation from dating, for now or for life, find reading these books to be a bit amusing.

That's right! AMUSING!

We are thought of as rather without heart (though we can put love into our work, our volunteerism, our hobbies and sports, our friends and family.

I'm going to tell you one of my PET PEEVES. I can't stand it when people try to "make family" as if they need to prove they are not really unmarried or childless, by having their dogs and cats and other pets stand in as children. You see this often on the back flap of a book by certain authors. Never mind that this person has authored and published a book which is an accomplishment in itself. Their bio reads "She lives in Maine with her dog." Please! Stop the apologies already!

If the fact that the world is overpopulated, and that so many children are brought into this world by biological parents who think love is enough (and many don't even have that!) and that you may have been lucky or responsible enough NOT TO BE ONE MORE SINGLE MOTHER WITH A "BABIES PAPA" what is it going to take for you to stop apologizing for not being a breeder?

Sister

(First posted February 25, 2012)