
Saturday, August 25, 2012
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for this message from Bitter Betty
For those of you who don't know, I started this blog right after being told for the third time in my life that I am unmarriable. You read that right, UNMARRIABLE. The first time this assessment was made was when I was 14. It has always been one of those annoying little brain recordings that gets louder every time I end a relationship and it gets me thinking...what if boyfriend A was right and I AM unmarriable. Then, in 2005ish or something, another lovely gentleman told me I was "okay but nothing really spectacular" and went on to tell me that I'm not the type of girl someone marries. I had been seeing this guy for about 3 months and had never even gone on a real date. How are you supposed to demonstrate your spectactularity in someone's living room watching bad horror movies?! And finally, just recently, I was informed yet again that I was funny and attractive, but not the kind of girl anyone would marry. THIS particular jerk made that assessment after spending less than 10 hours total with me. Apparently it takes less and less time to determine my unmarriability as I get older. And here's where Bitter Betty gets me thinking ALL the time: If I'm not marriable, what qualities make someone marriable??? As far as stereotypical wifehood goes, I'm practically Stepford Wife material (minus the weird robotics). I am a domestic goddess - I love to cook and am reasonably proficient at it, I bake enough goodies that I started a business, I have designed and sewn almost every halloween costume I've worn since 2004, and I am an obsessive cleaner. Even when it comes to a modern take on wifehood - I renovated my entire apartment almost entirely by myself. I patched, I sanded, I painted, I lacquered; I helped lay down flooring and I built all the furniture I bought! Last summer I helped build a garage and did the shingling in a strapless dress. Yes, a DRESS! Add to that the fact that I am funny, thoughtful, and loyal and I'm like the whole freaking package! So tell me, dear readers, what am I missing? What qualities do I need to acquire to become marriable?
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1 comments:
Nothing. These "men" you keep finding are bizarre and stupid. They know nothing. Do not listen to them.
Go and re-read your post and remember just how strong, amazing and independent you are. Just how much you have in which to be proud and confident.
And then stop finding these jerks... ;)
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