OPINION: Boyfriend, engagement, wedding, babies: I’m 33 and tired of the pressure of 'next'.
Published on Mamamia
March 9, 2022
I was 21 years old and three bites into my bagel – extra pickles, of course – when I noticed a woman sitting at the next table, looking my way.
She was middle-aged, bustling with joy, and eager to start a conversation. I was… eating my bagel… and as anyone who has frequented the Melbourne institution of Glick's will know, bagels are a near religious experience and one’s full attention is required. Please.
Alas, she seemed pleasant, and so I smiled and chatted along. But before long, I could feel the conversation veering into different territory, and oh okay, yes, it’s time for the interrogation now.
“Are you married?,” she enquired with a smile, her eyes quizzing my face.