Category Archives: Quick note

Acceptance

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

As we are emerging from two days of almost non-stop rain, I am emerging from my mourning to reach a point of renewed acceptance. This, too, is part of my life: The dark side, the painful side. I am struck, … Continue reading →

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Single and Searching?

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

An ad fluttered into my email box with the headline “Single and Searching: A Drama Therapy Group for Women.” I was going to let it slide as run-of-the-mill couplemania when something else caught my eye. It is using the “theatre … Continue reading →

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Your Relationships and Facebook

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

I have ranted about Facebook’s relationship status before: It forces us to make couplemanic choices. Now, thanks to Christina from Onely, there is a petition that tries to change that. Go sign it and then spread the word so that … Continue reading →

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Congress Brought to You by Its Corporate Sponsors

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

We knew that equality would go down the drain even further but does it have to happen before the new folks are sworn in? And this badly? And thanks to Democrats? The Deficit Commission appointed by the President thinks that … Continue reading →

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Singlism and Sexism Interact

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Reading an article on the underlying framework that can help evaluate affirmative action, I realized why single women are viewed so much more negatively than single men. It’s the interaction of sexism and singlism. Wasserstrom wrote in 1977 describing the … Continue reading →

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Facebook Relationships

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

I’ve been trying to figure out how to make the Facebook relationship status meaningful for me. It doesn’t let me write in what I want (single by choice), so I thought that maybe I could expand the meaning of relationship … Continue reading →

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