Aging
Illustration★★★★A woman wrote a letter to the “Dear Abby” column. “Dear Abby,” she said, “I am forty-four-years—old and never been married. As the years go by, I feel more and more lonely. I Agnosticism 9 would like to find the right man to marry. At my age, I would like to meet a man with no bad habits.” To which Abby replied, “So would I!”
The point
A 44-year-old woman seeking marriage without bad habits gets Abby's witty reply: "So would I!"—commentary on aging and the expectation of perfection.
Audience
Adults
Tone
Humorous · Reflective
To tell aloud
under a minute · 65 words
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