So, what gets me about all of this (and I agree that to even start down the road of who works harder is kind of a swamp of despair - even with 70+% of mothers working outside of the home), is that it is privilege and wealth that should be at issue.

Honestly, I really couldn't care less if the Romneys are wealthy, except for the fact that Romney's main policy points (that he will disclose) are for tax cuts for the rich. I honestly don't understand this. When you are just about as wealthy as God, WTF do you need MOAR MONEY?

Why? For what purpose? Why?

You have multiple homes, an upcoming car elevator, horsies, offshore bank accounts, isn't there a point where you don't really need MORE $$.

But also this. Spinsters were young! And also old, obviously.

I think I've told this story before, but my mom was 27 when my parents got married. The marriage license lists her as "spinster".

Twenty-seven! How on earth did she find someone to marry her??

(Kidding, obviously....)

Fortunately she found herself a "divorcé".

Heh.

I will note that when I met with a matchmaker at maybe 35, she said basically my only shot was divorced men in their late 40s, so. (Not that I am against them! But come ON. Not every man is looking for a woman 10 years younger.)

she said basically my only shot was divorced men in their late 40s

Is she in the right decade? That's silly.

I attended a wedding in a small Sicilian village of an American couple in their 40s. She was officially described as "nubile" [in Italian, noo-bee-lay] and he was "divorziato."

Speaking of weddings (?), the invites are out for my parents' anniversary party, and the RSVPs are rolling in. Is it wrong that I'm relieved by getting regrets? Somehow 50 people seems like way too many, but 40 would be fine.

OMG I AM STILL TALKING WITH THESES YAYAS ON FB WHO KEEP SAYING THEY ONLY WNT TO GIVE MONEY "Where they want" not where the evil nasty government chooses!

Um, maybe stop talking to them?