Category Archives: being single
Who Says Girls Can’t Play Nice…and Other Musings.
Every now and then I’ll read or hear someone say something along the lines of “women aren’t nice to each other”, “I don’t trust women”, “women are always in competition with other women”, and, of course “women are bitches”. And we’re all familiar with the concept of mean girls. There probably is a modicum of truth … Continue reading
Yes! A Spinsterlicious, Luscious Life: Radio Interview
Last week I had a fun radio interview with Yolanda Shoshana on her Luscious Life radio show about making the most of your single life…if you’re single just for the time being or forever. Either way, it oughta be a good one! Please listen in and check back here to leave a comment. You know … Continue reading
Posted in being single, childfree, dating, divorced women, eleanore wells, getting married, Happily single, never married, Oprah, single women, spinsterlicious, Uncategorized Tagged Luscious Life, spinsterlicious, Yolanda Shoshana 1 Comment
Her Husband, The Jerk
Last weekend I went to a dear friend’s birthday party. It was held in her big, fabulous house in the suburbs. It being in the suburbs is relevant only because that’s where I’m most likely to find parties made up of all couples…and me. Actually there were two other single women there, but we were a … Continue reading
Posted in bad husband, being single, single women as femme fatale, unmarried 21 Comments
How Many Ways to Be Single? (A Guest Post)
Lately, my dear friend, Debra, has been thinking a lot about the many single women she knows, the ways they are single (e.g., never married, divorced, single moms) and what it all means. Here, let her tell you… In her own words: Last week two very similar things happened virtually simultaneously. While talking on the … Continue reading
Posted in being single, Debra Collins, single mothers, spinster, spinsterlicious, unmarried 9 Comments
Wedding Survival Tips
I’m wasting a perfectly good Saturday this weekend to attend a wedding. I always have such mixed feelings about these things. The bride and groom are good friends of mine and I’m happy they’ve found each other (a Match.com success story), but weddings usually bore me: it’s like watching the same play over and over, … Continue reading
Posted in being single, Going Solo, I hate weddings, Meredith Goldstein, spinster, spinsterlicious, The Washington Post, weddings 10 Comments
Two Weekends in a Spinsterlicious Life
Oh, the Spinsterlicious Life. It’s a mixture of all things good and interesting in life…and delightful juxtapositions. Weekend #1 Last weekend, I spent some time with three fab single ladies and it was just refreshing to see each of them doing their own thing, having crafted pretty nice lives for themselves. I see this all … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong With Separate Bedrooms?
A couple of weeks ago I ruined an almost-date. I was standing in line waiting to go into an event when a guy standing behind me, struck up a conversation. We chatted for quite awhile and eventually got around to his divorce. I don’t recall the details but I do recall his look of horror when … Continue reading
Posted in being single, Dr Phil, Going Solo, Oprah, separate bedrooms, spinsterlicious 34 Comments
The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone
As long as I’ve been an adult, I’ve loved living alone. I got my first apartment shortly after college. It was a cute little studio apartment that had very little furniture: a bed frame and mattress, a table set, and a tv that sat on milk crates. It was like heaven to me. I’ve had roommates … Continue reading
Posted in being single, Eric Klinenberg, Going Solo, living alone, solo living, spinsterlicious 31 Comments
Spinster-minus-licious
“I am so over this single thing”. This is a text message I received late the other night. The sender is my good friend, Jackie, who would appear — from the outside– to be the epitome of Spinsterliciousness (even though she, technically, isn’t a Spinster). She’s a good-looking chick, a well-paid marketing executive who takes … Continue reading
Posted in being single, La Femme, spinster, spinsterlicious, Van Gogh 7 Comments
The Blessing That is a Curse
I look a lot younger than my age. I feel I do but, more importantly, lots of other people feel I do and they tell me so all the time. Now, one thing I’ve noticed is that everybody tells a woman over 40 that she looks younger than her age…even when she doesn’t. It’s kind of … Continue reading
Posted in age discrimination, being single, looking young, spinster, spinsterlicious 5 Comments
There is No Debate
What does Charlee– marketing communications whiz and long-time friend– think of all this single vs. married talk? Well…I’ll let her tell you: In Charlee’s words: Ok, I understand it. I have often indulged in it. I’ve probably heard every angle and argument for both sides of the issue. So it should be no surprise when I … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, being single, Charlee, friendship, married, spinster, spinsterlicious, travel, women 2 Comments
The Break-up Text (Also Known As -”Yeah, I’m a Punk”)
Photo: Courtesy buzzstoc.com There was a Sex in the City episode a few years ago where Berger broke up with Carrie by Post-it Note. That is, rather than telling her to her face that he wanted out of the relationship, he wrote it on a Post-it Note and left it for her to find the next … Continue reading
Posted in being single, break-up text, Kelsey Gramer, Sex and The City, spinster, spinsterlicious, text 3 Comments
Making Hannah Spinsterlicious
My friend, Hannah, is a Spinster like me. Unlike me, though, she really hates it. It makes me a little sad that she does, because I think she’s got a pretty good life in so many respects. She’s cute (some guys even say “hot”), has an active social life, a good-paying full-time job, and a side … Continue reading
Posted in being single, eleanore wells, Hannah, lip gloss and high heels, spinster, spinsterlicious 6 Comments
Is It The Way I’m Wired??
I’m not anti-marriage. In fact, I think marriage can be something really great…when it’s right. And I guess that’s the thing. It seems really hard. I think it was Bryant Gumbel, during a recent stint co-hosting The View, who said a person has to “really, really, really want to be married for it to work.” (Two … Continue reading
Posted in being single, eleanore wells, spinster, spinsterlicious, the way I'm wired, woman of a certain age 11 Comments
Spinsterlicious? Yep
The Spinsterlicious Life; my musings about the realities and joys of being single, child-free, and not mad about it. Here’s how this whole thing got started. I ran into a woman I knew from years ago at a party and before I could answer “How are you doing”, she asked me “Are you married, yet”? I’m … Continue reading
Posted in being single, childfree, eleanore wells, spinster, spinsterlicious, unmarried 9 Comments
