Ghosted? Dropped? Left Out? Don’t bother asking why.
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How to decide where to relocate as you get older and happily single
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“They don’t owe you anything”
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A Storytelling Perspective On Loneliness
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This woman should divorce her family
WSJ – April 22nd – A woman writes that her daughter is receiving her doctoral degree on the same day her son is getting married. Read the article here. They set the wedding date before they knew the exact date of “her event.” The daughter wasn’t consulted. And to add insult to injury, her role in the wedding involves tending the guest book.
Sue Shellenbarger, who has the job I’d love in my next life – writing about careers and family – consulted a family therapist and a wedding etiquette expert.
The etiquette expert says, essentially, let her vent and then “give her a hug and ask her what she thinks you should do. She may by this point be able to see that the wedding should go on as planned. If not, give her time.”
The expert does admit that “close siblings usually receive a bigger honor than tending the guest book.” (more…)
Stigmatizing “seniors” and singles in one sentence
In an article about seniors who show up malnourished in emergency rooms, NYT author Judith Graham suggests social isolation might be a factor.
“Who likes to eat alone?” she asks rhetorically.
More and more of us live in one-person households by choice. Some people like to eat alone and it’s time everyone realized that’s a perfectly appropriate choice to make.
If a room is filled with noisy conversation I won’t eat, period. Stress isn’t good for digestion and anyway I want to enjoy my food.
When you like living alone (and census data shows more and more of us do), you obviously like eating alone. We don’t need stigmatizing comments or rhetorical questions with an agenda.
