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Signs That You are Destined to be an Old Maid

Are you wondering why some women, despite their impressive stature, remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying? This will tell you why.

For some ladies, being single is their choice. They have their own reasons why they decided to walk the path of singlehood and circumvent the course of marriage and parenthood. However, this is not true to some ladies. Despite their efforts to allure future husbands in their lonely life, it seems luck is not always on their side. Honestly, I have dated girls who are in this kind of dilemma. Based on my observations, below are the probable reasons why these ladies are destined to be single:

  1. They want to be the head of the family.

    Ideally, the husband should be the king and the wife should be the queen. A family with two kings cannot work effectively and will result to frictions. In the corporate world, you cannot have two presidents in one company. Some men are not interested on marrying someone who rules over them. Men prefer to be the president of the family and he prefers his wife to be her secretary or adviser. Of course, this is based on the assumption that all men are responsible individuals.
  2. They think like old maids.

    A future husband cannot enter your life if you already closed your door. If you think that you will be an old maid for the rest of your life, then stop wasting your time hoping. Men date women because they are searching for future partners. If a girl keeps on saying that she is destined to be an old maid (even if it is in a form of joke) during dates, she is actually throwing her chances of finding a future husband.
  3. They are intimidating.

    Men find it challenging to pursue a girl that they “perceived” to be intimidating. However, intimidation should always remain as an impression. It should be unconsciously erased in the minds of the wife-seeker after a few dates with the girl. Intimidation is like a candy wrapper, it serves as protection for that “sweet surprise”. Men expect that after opening the intimidating wrapper, a sweet and lovable candy should pop-in. If the inside candy is still intimidating, he will not eat it.
  4. They are self-centered.

    The “give and take cycle” is a requisite in any relationship. This cycle of sharing and returning favors will stop flowing if all arrows are pointing to you.  There is a truth to the saying that you cannot love other people if you do not know how to love yourself. Some men are not interested on marrying girls who mastered the art of loving themselves but have a hard time loving other creatures.
  5. They are so focused on their physical attributes.

    Have you ever experienced receiving a gift from someone that you did not appreciate? Imagine receiving an expensive fur coat on your birthday, but how can you appreciate it if you are currently living in a tropical island? Some women spend most of their time improving their physical attributes but forget about improving their internal qualities. All men are attracted to beautiful ladies, but not all men fall in love with them. If you want men to appreciate you, do not be a fur coat in a tropical island.

Being in a relationship is a never ending process. You have to constantly communicate, compromise, trust, and love each other. If you have these basic foundations, you will be friendlier to all the wife-seekers (or husband-seekers) out there.

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Comments (7)
#1 by Ruby Hawk, Oct 4, 2008
An interesting concept form the point of view of a male. Many women are single because the men they date are looking for a mother figure or even more likely they can't find a dependable man who will be responsible. Some women don't want to give up their independence.
#2 by goodselfme, Oct 4, 2008
This is truly a deep and truthful insightful write. You hit on many key points that I have observed in single women that are true.
#3 by Mary Contrary, Oct 4, 2008
You will probably receive a lot of discussion on this subject, but all in all a nice article I think! :)
#4 by liv, Oct 5, 2008
Any violent reactions will only reveal that you are an old maid!
#5 by Karen Gross, Oct 11, 2008
Some women stay as old maids, the ones who marry are just maids. (Why do brides wear white? So they will match the kitchen applicances!) Just kidding (but not about the maid joke). I think that many Christian couples especially have the wife as the spiritual head of the family because the husband won't or can't take on that role. We need more men to learn from the Promise Keepers' or similar men's organizations.
#6 by Leafygreens08, Oct 16, 2008
A very thought provoking article, Jashua. It's ironic that when I got divorced at 47 I thought finding a good man and future husband was going to be next to impossible. Not sure what I did that was so right but I found an even more wonderful man who couldn't get me to marry him fast enough. But I met a lot... A LOT... of losers who wanted me also who also wanted marriage. Was I a "sugar mama"? Not hardly! I just hope this helps women realize that as long as they want to get married, it's not too late. Just be picky and confident. That's what I did. :))
#7 by shore, Nov 19, 2008
maybe some become oldmaids because of their lifestyle of not having activities that would give them opportunity of meeting men.
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