Nothing could be further from the truth. Many of those people 1 are in zombie relationships, or are just waiting until the kids turn 18 to leave, or are emotionally stunted, because they’ve never had to do the hard work you’re doing right now. Try your best to avoid the Smug Marrieds™ you know, and start perfecting your snappy comebacks about why you’re still single. I was a fan of, ‘I don’t know; why do you think you settled?’ but I have a bitchy streak. YMMV.

1 But not all, to be sure. An awful damn lot, though. posted by culfinglin at 7:14 PM on [27 favorites]

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