Why you're a single woman...Reason #19Share

by
Walt Charles

As part of my New Year's Resolutions for 2009, I have decided to be more honest to my friends. So this one is dedicated to my single 30-something friends who have found themselves without a man when they are really looking.

Here's one reason why you're single.

Same guy. Different name.

Of course, this is not aimed at bashing women. I would like to encourage you to pick someone new for 2009. If that guy has not asked you to marry him or, even worse, you're still wishing he would ask you to be his girlfriend - dump him in 2009! Don't even tell him. Just stop calling. Stop. Right now. Do it.

Then...pick someone new!

The easiest way to do this is to pick someone that does not quite match up on paper. You know what I mean - that guy in the office who is not quite that tall? Or the guy who may have eaten one-too-many cheeseburgers? Or the international exchange student who does not speak that much English? That guy. Most of these guys are one chromosome short of your perfect mate. Why not?

If you try, I promise you that you will learn something about yourself. You will soon realize that most people are really nice, and that you can live without some of the superficial requirements you have developed over years of bad decision-making. You will realize that great relationships are not hinged on his weight, his six-pack, his job or his teeth. Great relationships are based on everything but the physical.