I read A Single Thought all the time, because my next book's protagonist is a thirty-ish single female, and I'm trying to get a better handle on what makes them tick. Generally, I find it entertaining and interesting.
However, a recent column included a bizarrely hypocritical (and funny) statement. She begins by talking about she has four make-or-break issues with guys. She makes a few slight consolations, trying to imply that she's not OCD, but says these things:
Why should I be with a man who can’t take care of me properly? I do a great job of taking care of myself now and I won’t settle for life, let alone eternity, with someone who does a second rate job of it.
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Men need to step up to the plate and be good enough for the women. I can’t remember the last time I actually met a single man who was not only good enough, but also smart enough to be asking out women.
Her four issues are these:
1. Dependibility
2. Fingernails
3. Blushing
4. Shower Curtains
So, after making these statements, and presenting herself as an extremely particular person, who likes things just a perfectly certain way, she makes the following rant about men:
I actually do meet “good enough men” upon occasion. They just tend to be the same exact men who are too busy to be dating, or too focused on finding a perfect conifer that they miss the trees for the forest.[/b]
Hello pot? It's kettle. You're black.
I've read and re-read the paragraphs, and I swear she doesn't mean this tongue-in-cheek. (Or, if she does, it doesn't come across that way.)
Here's the full article: read it, because maybe I'm wrong. http://www.ldsmag.com/singlethought/060510curtain.html