Sex and the Single girl

This reading was very intriguing and hilarious. It seems as though, that many things that were mentioned were quite true. I can actually agree with them. In the reading “Sex and the Single Girl” it describes the life of being single and the life of being married. During the time period of the 1950’s females were supposed to be married at least during their 20’s if not, it would be difficult to find a man. The author of this reading actually proved that theory wrong by getting married at the age of thirty-seven. Being married in your 20’s was the norm during that time period, which many women found difficult to accomplish.

      Women believed that as you get older your looks start to diminish and you are not as lively as you once was in your 20’s, so they wanted to get married early.  Finding a husband is all they worried about. The pressures that a single woman had, was a bit ridiculous. Why did they have to be married at a certain time? I believe that finding the right person to marry takes time and patients. It was said that
         “She may not be psychologically ready for marriage; there is no available husband for every girl at the time she wants one; and her years as a single woman can be too rewarding to rush out of.” (p.4)
         This I believe is very true. There are certain things that you have to have before getting married. I may not be married, but in my opinion I feel like you have to have the mindset of being ready to be committed to one person, and as mentioned before know that that the person you want to marry is the right one for you. You definitely do not need to rush into anything. Yes it is true that as you get older and you are not married it is like you feel the need to rush because you do not want to be forty and alone, but maybe it is not their time. They do say everything happens for a reason. For some people being single was not a problem.
         Being single during this time period may have seemed bad, but according to the reading being single seem to have its advantages and disadvantages. Majority of the reading seem to be focused on the advantages of being single. Even though the author was married she felt as though being single was not a big of a problem as many others would think. Single woman were free to do as she pleased. She worked hard, spent money on herself, had a lot of time, was not tied down to one person, and had this particular attitude. They were even wanted by single and married men. To the married men ,single girls were called the “The Girl”. Single females were attractive because they were not married.
          As mentioned before i do agree  with what she said about single women, same can go for single men. At a point in your life being single may not seem like a bad thing, but as you get older it will be a bit lonely. Then and there you will want to have that special someone to come home to. This is something many may dream about, but does not mean you have to rush into it. The right person will come at the right time. Everybody need somebody, in my opinion you can not live without them. Many may say you can, but it will probably be a lonely life. There is nothing wrong with being single, but there is nothing wrong in being married when you feel that you are ready to get married and have kids.