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