It Is Horrid To Smirk.

If We Can't Have Comedy Books Written About Aspects Of Womanhood Without Going Into A Panic Attack About It, Then We Haven't Got Very Far At Being Equal.

I Am A Child Of Cosmopolitan Culture, Have Been Traumatized By Supermodels And Too Many Quizzes And Know That Neither My Personality Nor My Body Is Up To It If Left To Its Own Devices. I Can't Take The Pressure.

Tom Has A Theory That Homosexuals And Single Women In Their Thirties Have Natural Bonding: Both Being Accustomed To Disappointing Their Parents And Being Treated As Freaks By Society.

In Terms Of Parenthood, I Think The Pressure Has Amped Up Massively Too. Some Parents Are Setting The Bar Ludicrously High In Terms Of Doing Things "right," And Seeing Children More As Products To Be Perfected Than Simply Children.

But If You Are Single The Last Thing You Want Is Your Best Friend Forming A Functional Relationship With Somebody Else.