golfer – I guess the difference between my perspective of my friend’s email and your’s is that I know her. She is in not “wallowing in self pity” or “lashing out”. She actually sent an addendum to her email a few hours later which I won’t post in full as I’m not sure if she would want that. However, a few points she did mention:
…nor do I walk around sad and depressed (everyone how knows me knows I like to take advantage of my singlehood now!)
I did NOT write this because a mother said NO to me based on looks.
I did however write this because I am part of a shidduch group and I get to hear a lot of crazy questions mothers of boys ask. I also get shidduch calls about my friends and hear crazy questions (yes, I even got “what color hair does she have? NOT BLONDE, RIGHT??” )
And, I am single myself.
So for all those reasons, I decided to get it out there. Of course not ALL mothers of boys are like this. But for the select (few?) who are, I just want them to please realize what’s important in life.
I don’t know where you’re holding in life, but trust me. I’ve been in the shidduch system up until very recently. It’s crazy out there. It almost seems like everyone is playing “survival of the fittest”. It’s downright sickening.