All the Single Ladies

Wow I'm realizing that this The Atlantic magazine is pretty amazing and how lots of great articles/talented writers, that are in the same mental space as me, I will definitely keep my eyes out for future reads. The article below was actually reminscient of a conversation I had with my dad about last weekend. In his head, he says he wants me to be successful. He then names successful people in our family, all in their 30s with no families. I tell him I dont want that. He recoils and says I hope that you won't just settle. He tries to start sentences with "If you were a man"...or "I was able to have kids, work, and go to school at the same time", he gets cut off. None of those can apply to me. I'm not a man and he was able to do those things because my momma had us.

Really, we have been fooled into this idea that we deserve better and should have the opportunity to make our own choice, I won't just settle, but I also won't live with this improper thought that someone is not good enough for me. It is about weighing what you can deal with, and what you can't and finding someone that is that.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/all-the-single-ladies/8654/

Check it out.