当我逐渐老去，结婚与否都变得无关紧要了。生活会证明我是不是该为此而焦虑。活到85岁的人大部分都只剩自己一个，这是很让人惊讶的事实——绝大多数人都会回归孤独的单身。其实，像我这样没有伴侣相互扶持的女人老了以后，更多地会终老在疗养院里，我们也比男人更容易被慢性病魔折磨。就算我没有被那种抽象的对孤独终老的恐惧吓倒，我也会因为看着自己渐渐地需要依赖那些看护者而崩溃。我那些已婚的和单身的女性朋友们还担心着另一件事情，她们觉得自己将来会给孩子们带来负担。31%的单身女性和30%的已婚者都不同程度地担心自己最终会变成家庭的累赘，而这种问题对我们这些人来说就不足挂齿了。

    I have stronger family relationship ties, and stronger social support systems than those happily married female friends. I do have a family. My mother lives with me, and I've got tons of friends, and we're very close. But, conversely, those who are married are always restricted in certain circles with his families, his friends, and his social doings which will gradually peel you off from your original world, from your "Life".

    其实比起我那些结了婚的女性朋友来 ......