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Singletons are beautifully self-contained units. Don't drop those decadent evenings-for-one, where you eat Lindor in a thigh high boots bubble bath while Joss Stone croons sexily in the background. Six of them were married with babies while the other two, including me, were single. This means retaining your personal e-mail platform shoes address, no matter what - none of that business or, worse, using his e-mail address when you go on maternity leave.
So stand by your man, by all means - but also stand thigh high boots by your thong and all it signifies.. peep toe shoes Eight successful, intelligent women around a dinner table during a girls' night out last year. Be mysterious, keep wearing your 'get lucky' underwear, go out whenever possible instead of staying in, take salsa classes, stilettoes keep flirting, act as though life holds infinite possibilities (it always does) and never, ever stop coordinating your handbag with your outfit, okay. They say 'Yeah, why not?' to impromptu invitations for road trips and yachting regattas.
The truth is, while hitched women buy houses, have babies, choose lounge suites and generally keep the economy going, single women do other things - such as, you know, travel Asia alone, write books, change peep toe heels the world. Attached women wear beaded slipslops with their beige ladies shoes cropped pants.)
And please, girlfriends, don't lose your identity. (She's a high-powered attorney - who knew?) While the others tut-tutted and contributed their own faecal horror stories, my fellow singleton and I exchanged looks of desperation. (Hello, how can stiletto heels your friends send you top-secret girlie gossip and photos of hot, topless men if your guy is all over it like a rash?)
Hooray for the single life, for freedom, spontaneity and self-expression. platform sandals If you'll allow me to generalize for a moment, single people push stilettoes boundaries. You kind of need it, whether you're on your own or part of a twosome.
(Why are those always the first to go. Couples opt for comfort over platform shoes experience, checking into B & Bs so they can watch DSTV in their matching waffle-weave bathrobes. They refuse to deal with it,' one said disapprovingly. Never stop wearing impractical high heels when the occasion calls for it. Between starters peep toe pumps and mains, the conversation shifted from complaints about domestic workers to the consistency of baby pooh. 'My sister in London says Ronnie's playgroup phones her to fetch him if he has a hint of diarrhoea in his nappy.
Isn't it time they were recognized for their contribution to society. Single girls ask you, 'Should I get a belly ring or hair extensions for summer, or both?'
Your attached friends muse, 'I'm sexy lingerie high heels wondering whether to go for the aqua mosaic or the travertine splashback in the kitchen.' When single friends arrive at your place for girls' night they say, 'Excuse me while I find myself a cocktail.' Attached women say, 'Sorry, I have to SMS Thabo so he knows I've arrived safely.'
A Single-Minded Approach
Since I'm now, peep toe pumps thigh high boots ahem, in quite a serious relationship - which I am rather enjoying, by the way - I've taken it upon myself to bring to coupledom the life lessons singledom taught me. Eventually, she and I huddled together, topped up our wine and began discussing the demise of America the superpower. And if you don't want to end up as one of those saddo couples who spend weekends watching DVDs in tracksuit pants and Crocs, listen up. Single women wear tiny, jodi knickers and make time for manicures; women in couples prefer sensible cotton briefs and claim they're too busy for self-indulgence.
Attached people look nervous and reply, 'Weeeell, I'll have to check with Chariot first and let you know.'
Singletons happily camp at music festivals, falling into their tents at 6am. It brings commitment, sharing and stability, and probably turns us into better people.
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