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Why is my friend single?

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Puzzledd · 26/04/2018 22:55

She is:

36
Attractive
Has an excellent job
Owns her own home
Very confident, friendly and chatty.
Interesting and has a lot to say

However she's only had one relationship since she was 21, it was for a few months and he ended it without giving her a reason.

She's very proactive on online dating, match.com events etc and I sometimes wonder if maybe she's a bit too much? I've never been in to that stuff so never seen her in action in that environment.

She's also incredibly generous and accommodating, to her own detriment actually.

She's been a bit down lately about being unattached and it remains a total mystery to my why she hasn't been snapped up.

She's big in to self improvement and is always up to something, she has a really busy social life.

Anyone similar or got any similar pals who might be able to shed a bit of light? I really want to help her but I'm stumped.

OP posts:
PebbleTissueScissors · 16/05/2018 11:17

Gamechanger

Oh and the thing about men not wanting successful women- absolute tripe as most of my female colleagues who are married/partnered seem to be with other doctors (consultants), bankers, finance, directors, lawyers.

It's not about not wanting successful women IME, it's about not wanting a woman more successful than him. So its fine if couples get together at law school or med school and grow together because in most cases due to child care, his career will outstrip hers and it's less noticeable if you grow together as a couple.

Women who are single and the absolute top of their game do find it hard to find men who are interested in them. Equally the newly divorced male consultant cardiologist won't be shopping in the equally successful female consultant cardiologist market for his new partner, he will be looking for someone younger and less successful who will worship him.

I work in this type of environment and have seen it repeatedly.

tierraJ · 17/05/2018 15:49

Haha pebble I'm hoping that newly divorced consultants really do want someone less intelligent as I'm only an HCA at the hospital!!

I have dated a few doctors, the last one didn't tell me he was married!!

I would not want to marry a doctor you can't trust them.

Intelligent men with good careers tend to get a bit above themselves ime & like to have mistresses.

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