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Why Is Society So Mean to Single People?
And what if we flipped the script?
I Should Have Told Him to Shut Up And Drive!
Every single word he said cut so deep into my heart it felt like it was leaking drops of blood into my stomach. It was nothing like I had ever experienced, and no matter what I said, he wouldn’t stop talking to me. He didn’t know his words were hurtful. He thought he was helping me get to the bottom of my problem — my singleness — but every word he said made me feel like I was sinking into his backseat.
He kept asking me to explain why I’m still single. He made me feel like it was wrong for a woman to be single at thirty. He kept interrogating me and no matter what I said, it wasn’t enough for him.
I should have defended myself more. I should have said more than I did. I should have told him to just shut up and drive!
He thought he was helping me get to the bottom of my singleness, but every word he uttered made me feel like I was sinking into his backseat.
