Category Archives: Choice Addiction

What could possibly go wrong?

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

I offered this as a comment over at Instapundit, in response to a post on the impending sexbot revolution. Time is the modern woman’s real enemy here, with technology merely enhancing the effect. By continuously pushing out the age of … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice Addiction, Finding a Spouse, Instapundit | 151 Comments

Fighting choice addiction.

Posted on January 18, 2018 by

To my future husband: I know you will be worth the wait! — Wendy Griffith, Age 53* Choice addiction is part intoxication with the process of judging suitors, and part fear of missing out on something better. The risk is … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice Addiction, Envy, Finding a Spouse, Wendy Griffith | 274 Comments

Someday we’ll laugh!

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Commenter Ofelas pointed out the absurdity of the main character in Cat Person imagining how much a future boyfriend would enjoy hearing about her having sex with other men: …she imagined that somewhere, out there in the universe, there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Person, Choice Addiction, Cracks in the narrative, Diary of Why, Finding a Spouse, Judging the performance, Rationalization Hamster, Serial Monogamy, Solipsism, Status of marriage, Turning a blind eye, Ugly Feminists, You can't make this stuff up | 299 Comments

Something wrong with the sluice box?

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

From our friends at the Daily Mail*: Too picky or just unlucky? Woman who rates every man she meets on a SPREADSHEET says she’s been on 77 first dates in two years… and won’t stop until she finds Mr Right … Continue reading →

Posted in Can't keep a man, Choice Addiction, Death of courtship | 260 Comments

A disappointing return to the strip mining pit.

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

The Daily Mail has an article about a 53 year old new divorcée named “Claire” who learned the hard way that her fantasy of divorce empowerment was just a fantasy.  Claire of course didn’t ditch her boring loyal dude in … Continue reading →

Posted in Choice Addiction, Daily Mail, Death of courtship, Fantasy vs Reality, Hold my beer and watch this, Post Marital Spinsterhood | 174 Comments