Kudos to Boylan for the entrance

into this great rite of passage and for the well-written article bringing

to light the real dearth of social activity for the younger single girl

or guy.

I do happen to know what's

happening. I attended "Singles' Night by Laura" at the American

Legion log cabin a couple of years ago, and guess what I found yes, middle-aged

or older divorcees, not a guy my age in sight. The only other gathering

place we had was The Market which went bust, and I'm way too mature for

a place geared for snotty, self-indulgent teenagers.

Likewise as Boylan said, all

the boys I know have moved away, gone off to college or gotten married

or still in high school. I live in the suburbs where everyone is heavily

married, raising a family and little regards go to a single woman or man.

I have a friend, or acquaintance,

rather (he's in his early 30s) who backed me up on the meager singles

scene. To hear him tell it, I think his last steady went back to when

he went to school in Atlanta.

Other than church, very little

in Fayetteville is geared for meeting new people, and I'm not interested

in any older divorcees. How are we in the singles scene expected to mix

and mingle around here? Thanks to Mr. Boylan, for inspiring me to make

a social change.

J. M.

Name withheld by request