The Smell

I read an article a few days ago that said that when women turn 27 they start to lose the smell that attracts men. Although, featured in a highly regarded free evening paper, I imagine the article caused much panic amongst the late twenty something year old women. The same women who dread the Sunday morning question “well did you meet any potentials last night” or the “why is it that you are still single?” questions. The question most loved by singletons and only ever asked by non-singletons. Apparently now I can blame the smell...

After the initial fear that went on in my head and the irrational text message that I sent my younger, happily coupled friend, who offered to give me some of her smell now that I am destined to eternal singledom due to being smell-less, I realised that this news for me, wasn’t a panic but in fact a big relief. Does it mean that I have finally stopped releasing the smell that seems to attract every miss-fit, racist, downright odd man there is? After 10 years of “proper” dating can I not attract but repel these social inept male species who think they are god's gift to women?

So all this got me thinking about how many stories I have from dates and men that I have encountered and this is why I have started this blog. To let people understand why it is “that I am still single”, to allow other singletons know they aren’t the only ones and to hopefully make a few people laugh!