For example, a young Christian woman named Frances relates: “By the time I reached the age of 23, it seemed that all my friends had got married, and I was left alone. ”
لكنّ هذه المشاعر تكون حادّة بشكل خصوصي عند النساء اللواتي لم يتزوّجن قط ،‏ الأرامل ،‏ او المطلَّقات .‏