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Ladies, singlehood’s not all doom and gloom; here’s some joy

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Being a bachelor is often looked at as an enviable title. In fact, something worth celebrating. Such men are seen as the lucky few who escaped the torture of a nagging wife and shackles of monotonous and boring family life. You will, in fact, not find anyone shedding tears for bachelors.

Ironically, when a woman chooses the same path, she gets judged. It’s a social crime. This is because everywhere you look, there is a celebration of wives and girlfriends, it does not matter if they are unhappy or if their men cheat on them or batter them senseless.

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