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(Why) Is "Spinster" a Four-Letter Word?

5/17/12 10:31am by eleanore
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I am a single woman with no kids. I've been that way all my life. It's by choice, so it's a fine place to be. Eons ago, I would have been called a spinster. Or an old maid.  Old Maid sounds much too heavy, plus I'm reminded of the card game of the same name where the Old Maid is the last thing one wants to be. If you end up the Old Maid in this game, you are the loser. Some might also say this is true in real life.    Read more >

Mother's Day on Steroids: A Contrarian View

5/12/12 9:47am by eleanore
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Over the past couple of years it’s been clear to me that holidays have become of monumental importance in the American culture. Christmas—December 25—is an entire season. When I was a kid, talk of Christmas began a week or two before the big day. A few years ago, stores began to trot out Christmas decorations on November 1, as soon as the Halloween pumpkins were put away. Last year, though, I noticed a number of stores selling Christmas wreaths right alongside Halloween masks. The Christmas season now begins in October.    Read more >

Divorce Envy? Yep.

5/4/12 6:26pm by eleanore
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Sometimes I am jealous of divorced women. Oh, not for the reason you might think; not because they've had at least one husband and I've had none. I feel jealous of divorced women because they have more social capital than I do. They exist on a higher rung on society's status ladder than I do because I am an eternally single woman with no kids -- a spinster. By choice. There. I said it, I own it and life is good. I've built a pretty nice life for myself but people still look askance at me and my fellow spinsters from time to time.  Read more >

Living Together with Separate Bedrooms: Good Idea or Bad?

5/1/12 10:00pm by eleanore
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When I tried to imagine what it would be like to be married, all I could think about was having -- at the very least -- my own room. My best friend thought I was crazy, telling me some of the best and most intimate conversations happened in bed between couples. Dr. Phil even agrees separate bedrooms are a bad idea, so then why do one in four U.S. couples have separate bedrooms? What do you think -- are separate bedrooms helpful or more likely to hurt a relationship?  Read more >

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eleanore
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October 2010
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Author, The Spinsterlicious Life: 20 Life Lessons for Living Happily Single and Childfree writing about the joys and curiosities of being a single, childfree woman-of-a-certain age in NYC, I'm running Golden Door Consulting, my marketing communications and consumer research company...or walking my dog...or riding my bike...or eating at one of the thousands of fab restaurants NYC has to offer...or putting my passport to good use.  (Travel is my passion).

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Consumer Research
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