Anna Pasternak is concerned that men are becoming "more exacting, arrogant and demanding than we [women] could ever be, and who have this vile presumption that they are some kind of sought-after prize that we would be so lucky to 'get'".
Included in her evidence for this proposition is this:
The funny thing about "picky" people is that if they can get away with being picky then it's not really a problem for them. If someone, on the other hand, finds themselves perennially single that is a powerful indicator that there is a problem with them. Yeah, you can get unlucky for a while—just about everyone does—but if you find yourself still single in your forties that is a very strong indicator that there is something wrong with the way you live and the character you have formed.
Included in her evidence for this proposition is this:
... when I look around at my girlfriends - bright, attractive, successful, fabulous women in their 40s who are single — I sincerely begin to wonder: Is there even one solvent, kind, desirable, heterosexual single man in his 40s left in Britain?Because it's not even remotely possible that the sort of woman who goes on detox holidays in Morocco could be a high-maintenance nightmare?
My friends and I have a horrible suspicion that the answer is no.
The topic was much debated when I went on a detox holiday in Morocco at Easter with nine single women, ranging in age from mid-30s to late-40s and all looking for love.
The funny thing about "picky" people is that if they can get away with being picky then it's not really a problem for them. If someone, on the other hand, finds themselves perennially single that is a powerful indicator that there is a problem with them. Yeah, you can get unlucky for a while—just about everyone does—but if you find yourself still single in your forties that is a very strong indicator that there is something wrong with the way you live and the character you have formed.
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