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Today, I swerved to the side of the road to call in to a radio show that was asking the question, would you vote for a presidential candidate who never married? Senator Lindsey Graham, a lifelong bachelor, just announced his candidacy, and the host (and some listeners) made it clear that they would not be in favor of it. They suggested that married people have a fuller life experience, are better at compromising and understand more about the American family. As you can imagine, my head was exploding. It took awhile to reach the call screener. I told her how single people have a life experience that’s full, just different. We’re often more nimble, better at creating networks of support, and have learned how to stand up for ourselves, even when going against the cultural norm. The screener loved it, and she was about to put me on the air, but the segment was wrapping up.
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