Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Going single: Don't read unless you're a smart woman

"It is only poverty that makes celibacy contemptible. A single woman of good fortune is always respectable."
I realized my essay writing ability is going down. I was thinking of a topic, just before my friend suggested, write on ‘being single’

It’s a bliss only smart women can realize… boasts my friend Devasmita. She gave me the pros (negligible) and cons (loads) of going single. I take her words. After all, she’s cherishing her singlehood for more than 2 years now.

Why in an independent country, we women often feel trapped? Go single; you would know what freedom is about. In a situation between so-called security (of having a guy) and freedom, I would choose the later and why?

1 You won’t have to lie to your boss to go out on a sudden date, hence; your appraisals won’t ever be a due.
2 You won’t feel bad when your counterpart don’t opt for a leave when you’re dying to go on a date.
3 You will not feel (bad/sad/scared) to switch off your cell phone when you are shit tired of work. No one’s there to accuse you, “where the F&%$ were you?”
4 You can wear anything and everything, (yes, the cleavage-showing dress too). The purpose of wearing the dress is not to impress anyone, just that you are fascinated to wear it.
5 Healthwise: It’s good. Now you can openly flirt, which means, more smile, more smile… more happy-ness, more happy-ness leads to a healthy long life:)
6 Healthwise 2: In case, you have been living in an insecurity due to your partner, you end up skipping your food, resort to alcohol. Situation: More alcohol, less food. Result: Bad health. Think of a reverse situation, just by flipping your status to a single.
7 Have you been hating to answer? Like I did. I mean, since the time we were born, writing answers for exams, answering our parents, at work, to bosses. Damn! Do you want to be answerable to more people?
8 It’s a feel good factor, trust me… and being single is an in-thing too. Like, if you have a maid, who is not married, ask her, she surely has a guy. And if she is married, ask her how many? What am sayin’ is almost everyone has a guy, why being everyone?

Singlehood comes with a bonus and how: Your parents’, whom you have boasted of your “new-found-guardian”, now know their kid daughter needs them; they will be more considerate with their cash, card, and time and love…
With love to all my friends who are getting married shortly, to have a husband is more than a bliss (I suppose)

1 comment:

sri said...

I mirror your thoughts babes .. having a husband is not always a bliss... a lot of ur friends (whi are getting married shortly) can confirm that. :P