On Giving Up Dating

The nightmare of every woman, ending up alone, sounds like a field of daisies when I think about what its alternative entails. Dating requires such enthusiasm for meeting men, such optimism, that more often than not it leads to disappointment. The time and energy that I’d have to put into many men to find just one suitable partner feels a more worthwhile investment when spent on my friends, my family, my career, or my general happiness.