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If you’re over 30 and single, people have a lot of opinions on the matter. Everyone in your life can be on the case of solving why you’re single and what to do about it. Because, naturally, something must be done about it. People cannot just…let you be. You aren’t complaining. In fact, you’re quite happy. Nonetheless, you greet your friends and family with a big smile on your face and their first comment isn’t about how great you look or how good it is to see you—it’s, “So, are you seeing anyone?” Or, it may be the backhanded compliment of, “You’re so pretty—I can’t believe you’re still single.” They couldn’t have just left it at, “You’re so pretty”—huh? In my experience, people worry more about the fate of single women than of single men. Maybe it’s because they worry most men want someone young (but you’re not interested in those cradle robbers anyways). Nonetheless, here are things people say about single women versus single men.
Her time’s running out
When a woman is single, people talk about her time running out—the older she gets, the more she moves out of the category of “young and plucky” that men apparently desire. Yes, even men in their fifties.
