I have a bf, a child and a cat and I still eat alone(sometimes) at the restaurants or go biking (not every human in my family can survive 28 miles on a bike), hiking and kayaking. I don't see anything wrong with it. My mom is the same :) that's why we like each other's company so much! I don't go to the movies alone....because I like to watch them at home on Netflix. If I liked movie theaters I would go. My boyfriend can go alone without me if I don't want to watch something (I'm not crazy about movies made from comics books). I wouldn't do it in Russia though (that's why I love America so much) because a single woman attracts too much of negative attention. At least that's how it was in the past. Maybe it changed already?
I don't think you can really compare the life of a single American woman with that of a single Russian woman - esp. if they are in their 30's or 40's. I think each society views them differently, quite honestly. This is why I'm constantly shocked and repulsed to see so many comments on RuNet calling women past age 25 old, worthless, etc. I've never once felt that way in America. Not in my 30's and not now in my early 40's.
I know....Even my mom has to constantly explain why she likes to live alone.....in her 70-s! People always sticking their noses in other people's business. I dislike it so much!
Her friends are constantly trying to find her "a guy". Can you imagine the bf material there after age 50? It's more like nursing home candidate :) I'm telling her that they are simply jealous of her stable, worry free life, lol.
I think her options must be limited, given that the average Russian man still has a rather short life span, if I recall. My friends are also constantly trying to find me a guy...but they always fail and just deliver the worst options. :)) Sometimes I can't understand their reasoning, or why they think a certain guy will be a good fit for me. So mostly I stopped going on blind dates of this nature.
My mom is the same :) that's why we like each other's company so much! I don't go to the movies alone....because I like to watch them at home on Netflix. If I liked movie theaters I would go. My boyfriend can go alone without me if I don't want to watch something (I'm not crazy about movies made from comics books).
I wouldn't do it in Russia though (that's why I love America so much) because a single woman attracts too much of negative attention. At least that's how it was in the past. Maybe it changed already?
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It's more like nursing home candidate :) I'm telling her that they are simply jealous of her stable, worry free life, lol.
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