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Honolulu Advertiser Essay about being a solo single male at a wedding reception Ken Rickard, a staff writer for the Honolulu Advertiser, writes this essay about the frustration experienced by a single guy in his mid-twenties when he gets an invitation to the wedding of a similar-aged friend. The challenge begins when the invitation reads "Kenneth Rickard and guest" but he knows he does not have a date to take to the affair. Click here for the link to the full essay.
Washington Post Essay on the Domination of Couples Paul Jamieson, a lawyer and musician who lives in the District of Columbia, uses this essay to vent his frustration at the way singles in their thirties are treated at weddings and other social events. Click here for the link to the full essay entitled "It's a Paired, Paired, Paired, Paired World."
Christian Science Monitor essay on Christian singles The Monitor published an essay in February 2001 entitled "Single happy people: bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life." Single Christians may find the essay interesting. To read the full essay, AASP members should click here.
Publisher Sasha Cagen writes about her experiences and feelings as a solo single in a society greared toward couples, parents, and families. To read the full essay, AASP members may click here. National Review Commentary on Al Gore and Singles To read the full commentary about how
presidential candidate Al Gore ignores single voters as he chants "working
families" over and over again, click here. Essay by Professor Laura Essig (Barnard College) To read the full essay, entitled " Same-sex marriage: I don't care if it is legal, I still think it's wrong -- and I'm a lesbian," click here.
Nellie McNeil is a columnist with the Times-News in Kingsport Tennessee. She is also a member of AASP. To read Ms. McNeil's recent column about "unescorted women" and why they should join AASP, click here.
Solo singles connect in volunteer program Christian Toto is a solo single who lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Tired of the usual places for dating, such as singles bars, Toto decided to try something different. He participated in a "Sweet Charity Volunteers" singles group. Toto found the opportunities and rewards well worthwhile. He wrote an essay on his experience which was published on February 17, 2000 in the Philadelphia Post Gazette. To read the full essay, click here.
Imposing unrealistic restrictions on a potential partner Susan B. Kaplan, a writer and lawyer who lives in Boston, wrote an essay that was published on February 14, 2000 in the Christian Science Monitor. The article discusses some of her friends who are solo singles. It seems that many of them stay solo because they are perfectionists when it comes to finding a mate. Kaplan suggests that they might want to lighten up a bit and let go of some of the rigid criteria they have for Mr. or Miss Right. To read the full essay, click here.
Single and Jewish, for a while or maybe forever The main story in the June 25, 1999 issue of the Jewish Times focused on the growing number of solo singles in the Jewish community. There is not as much pressure to marry as in the past. Some Jewish singles would consider marrying if they found the right person, but in the meantime -- or even in the longrun -- many of them are quite happy to be single. To read the full essay, click here.
Many of the 25 million solo singles are quite happy, thank you very much John Yemma says that society's image of solo singles being eccentric is off the mark. Many ordinary folks live alone. So did many famous people. Yemma gives examples of some of them and discusses how society's view about solo living is beginning to change. To read the full essay, click here.
"A Party of One on Y2K" This essay talks about the pressure felt by solo singles to find a date for New Year's Eve to bring in the new millennium. Some are desperate, but not the author of this article. Sure, she would like to be with friends, or maybe even have a date if that special person happens to come along, but she would rather stay at home with a good book and some champagne rather than going on a Y2K date with someone she hardly knows or is not completely comfortable with. A thought provoking piece. To read the full essay click
here. "Cross of the Single Goddess" The Honolulu Star Bulletin carries a regular guest column called "The Goddess Speaks." On June 29, 1999, the column was written by Mona Wood who is president of a public relations company. Mona used to feel frustrated when people would question why she was still single. And then she noticed that when she was in her late 30's, people stopped asking the question. This essay theorizes why such a shift of social attitude often occurs when women reach that "certain age." To read the full essay, click here.
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