For the best experienceDownload the Mobile App
App Store Play Store
Dear Annie: Readers share snappy comebacks to obnoxious questions older singles get about marital status
Dear Annie: Readers share snappy comebacks to obnoxious questions older singles get about marital status
Dear Annie: Readers share snappy comebacks to obnoxious questions older singles get about marital status

Published on: 03/16/2025

This news was posted by Oregon Today News

Go To Business Place

Description

Annie Lane writes the Dear Annie advice column.

Dear Readers: Many of you wrote to me in response to “Independent and Irritated.” This 65-year-old single woman was struggling with how to reply to people who questioned why she never married despite her older age. So many readers wrote in to share their own similar experiences and suggest some wonderful replies to an invasive and awkward question. Here are some of my favorites I wanted to share with you.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2025/03/dear-annie-readers-share-snappy-comebacks-to-obnoxious-questions-older-singles-get-about-marital-status.html

Other Related News

'Your 2 Cents': Ballot measure would give Portlanders a say in part of city budget
'Your 2 Cents': Ballot measure would give Portlanders a say in part of city budget
'Your 2 Cents': Ballot measure would give Portlanders a say in part of city budget

09/30/2026

The initiative would give Portland residents a direct role in deciding how 2 of the citys ...

Repeat DUI crashes raise safety concerns for Vancouver homeowner: 'God forbid, somebody dies'
Repeat DUI crashes raise safety concerns for Vancouver homeowner: 'God forbid, somebody dies'
Repeat DUI crashes raise safety concerns for Vancouver homeowner: 'God forbid, somebody dies'

09/30/2026

A third major crash in six years sent a suspected impaired driver through a fence and into...

E-bike crashes involving young riders prompt Oregon lawmakers to weigh safety changes
E-bike crashes involving young riders prompt Oregon lawmakers to weigh safety changes
E-bike crashes involving young riders prompt Oregon lawmakers to weigh safety changes

09/30/2026

Lawmakers consider education enforcement speed limits and possible insurance as deputies u...

Oregon Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 4 results for Sept. 29
Oregon Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 4 results for Sept. 29
Oregon Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 4 results for Sept. 29

09/30/2026

Check your tickets for Oregon daily lottery draw games here

Semi-truck driver struck and killed while broken down on side of I-84
Semi-truck driver struck and killed while broken down on side of I-84
Semi-truck driver struck and killed while broken down on side of I-84

09/30/2026

A semi-truck driver was killed while attending to his broken down vehicle on the shoulder ...

ShoutoutGive Shoutout
500/500