The Apostle Paul had it all wrong. In 1 Corinthians 7:34(KJV) he says, “There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.”
If he had really known many single women he might have thought single women are concerned about where they may find a husband, and how they may get a husband.
And if he’s ever listened to married women? Their concern: what was I thinking when I married this husband?
There are more and more of us older singles out here. Women who don’t want to lower their expectations and men who see no reason to make commitments they don’t have to.
Living single in a couples’ world has always been challenging, but more marrieds envy the single way of life. The challenge isn’t gone completely, but it’s not as hard as it used to be.
Older singles no longer worry about the biological clock ticking, but now we face the trials of growing older—a new kind of biological clock. We want to get wiser and revel in our experience while staying as young as we can. Too bad we can’t let the mind age gracefully while putting the ravages of the body on hold.
Not too many of our problems are unique to singles. For instance, marrieds can be lonely, too. When you are spending your life with the one person who was supposed to prevent that from happening, isn’t that worse than thinking you just haven’t met the right person yet?
Single can mean possibilities—life changing events that might happen at any moment.
