Marriage and the Aging Feminist
Lori Gottlieb wrote an essay in the March 2008 edition of the Atlantic Monthly entitled, “Marry Him! - The case for settling for Mr. Good Enough ” The premise of the essay is that it is a mistake for women to wait too long to get married. Looking at Miss Gottlieb web site , you can see that she is a 40 something petite white girl. While she is still attractive, I bet she was quite hot in her 20s and early 30s. However, when she dated at that age, she never found a man that measured up to her standards. As such, she found herself pushing 40 without a man, or a baby. Unfortunately, Miss Gottlieb decided to become an unwed mother. And she is just now realizing that raising a child without a father is not quite as glamorous as it is shown on TV and the movies. So choosing a man based on love is no longer a requirement for her. She is looking for someone to help her with her bastard child. As she wrote: Even women who settle but end up divorced might be in a better position than those of u...