悲伤解释：为啥你没有男朋友
<p>不知什么时候，网络上兴起了“剩女”这个词，就好像一大波大龄单身女青年一夜之间就成了上不得台面的剩菜。形单影只的女生，在成双成对的恩爱情侣面前，难免要背负一个“剩”字。难道真是需要一个男朋友才能拯救自己，洗脱“没人要”的标签吗?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span> <span word="after">after</span> 18 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="quaint">quaint</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metropolises">metropolises</span>1, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="mocked">mocked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> (<span word="I">I</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="say">say</span> ‘<span word="half">half</span> <span word="five">five</span>’, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> ‘<span word="half">half</span>-<span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span>’). <span word="My">My</span> <span word="apprehension">apprehension</span>2<span word="was">was</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="married">married</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="single">single</span>—<span word="though">though</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="trysts">trysts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rife">rife</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="blossoming">blossoming</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.3 <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span>, <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="selfies">selfies</span>4 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="and">and</span> ‘<span word="Save">Save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Date">Date</span>’ <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrilled">thrilled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twinge">twinge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="pity">pity</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Noah">Noah</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ark">Ark</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paired">paired</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="two">two</span>.5 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="late">late</span>-20<span word="s">s</span>?</p>
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