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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage | American Spinster Review
This post contains affiliate links. Please read our affiliate link disclosure to learn more. I first heard of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, by Ann Patchett, sitting in my car listening to NPR. I was on my lunch break from the grocery store, where I worked with some of the best co-workers…
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Spinster How-To: Finding An Apartment
American Spinster How-To: Your First Apartment Part I: Finding The Right OneSo it’s time to move out. Or at least, you want it to be time. Deciding on a place to live can be overwhelming. You don’t want to settle for the first empty unit in Cracktown, but you also don’t want to blow your…
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You Don’t Need What You’re Waiting For
If there’s one great secret wonder of being a spinster, it’s this: You can do whatever you want, whenever you want. And I’m not just talking about sex on the kitchen floor. Most of my friends talk about what they would do if they had a child, or if they had a girl, or if…
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Why You’re Not Selfish For Not Having Kids
Are childfree people selfish? This belief seems to be widely accepted, even though there’s not much evidence for it. The idea that not having kids makes you a bad person is harmful, and not just to childfree people. I believe it could sway people who don’t truly want kids to have them, and that doesn’t…
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How To Be The Cool Aunt
Who is the cool aunt? Lots of families have one. You may have had one growing up. That one, childless aunt who always gave the best presents. The one who, in contrast to all the other grown ups, paid attention to what you were saying and listened to your side in a dispute. The one…
