The meeting yesterday was crazy. Needless to say, I did not want to get up yesterday morning, I was in the zone as far sleep goes. It was a beautiful day outside yesterday, and people were out and about doing whatever. On my drive to the hall which takes about 15 minutes or so, I couldn't but help notice all the couples running together, or biking together, or even other couples in their cars going whereever. When I got to hell, the hall and went inside, a couple comedians asked if I was prepared for the WT study, and they didn't mean whether or not I underlined it. They even encouraged me to leave after the public talk. It was all in good taste, nothing to get offended about. After the meeting a widowed brother was picking with me like, "Misery you got your pick in here!" I replied to him that he's in the same boat as me! He's right to a degree, some of them all I'd have to do is wink and it'd be a wrap. I don't say that to be cocky or anything, but that's just the enviroment created by the WT thats plagueing your average congregation.
We've got several single pioneer sisters who I hate to say it, but the chances of any of them getting married, anytime soon, are pretty slim. They're actually intelligent women, and I'd venture to say even attractive in their own ways, just not necessarily my cup of tea. It was kind of ironic hearing them comment throughout the WT study multiple times. There's another sister in the hall who's not a pioneer, has no intention on pioneering, doesn't comment, isn't on the TMS, and you know what? She came to our hall and got her a man in record time. The thing is she's very attractive, and she's an earner. She can make a living and support herself, which in these times is very desireable in a partner. Plus she's down to earth, you can actually talk with her about whatever. When I talk with her, she's not acting as if I'm interviewing her about her spiritual qualifications. I know all those single pioneer sisters are looking at her and it has to mess with their self esteem. Yesterday's WT study to me was offensive to single people in this organization. Even myself as a single man, who's holding off on a relationship, it messes with me occasionally, but I can deal with that. At the same time, I really, really feel sorry for the single women in my hall. They're like The Proles, or an unwanted caste of women, its crazy. This scenario plays out in congregations all throughout the States, if not the western world. Attractive women with something to offer beyond their looks, will get a man in these enviroments. Meanwhile there's a ton of single JW women, and JW pioneer women, so called spiritual women who have absolutely not chance whatsoever of finding someone in the org. Its sad.