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Before the 1970's in the U.S. it was not very cool for older women to be single. They were called "spinsters." According to the Meriam-Webster dictionary a "spinster" is an unmarried woman and especially one past the common age for marrying -- and one unlikely to marry. This term is not used so much any more. It was even worse for women to be divorced. They were referred to as "divorcees." It was a disparaging term and divorcees were shunned. It was acceptable to be single if you were a man. Older and younger men, as well, were called bachelors. There were few organizations to support single people in the 1970's, especially single women. But this began to change in the 1970's. One of the first organizations to support single women was one created by a university professor, Dr. Paul Reese. Dr. Reese got of tired working for others and decided to start his own company, which he named "Trellis" A Trellis is a structure designed to support vines and other similar creeping plants. Professor Reese liked the name Trellis because of the connotation of support. His goal was to create an organization that would support singles and give them encouragement in a society where they were struggeling to be accepted. So Dr. Reese began throwing parties for singles -- but parties with a difference: each party featured an intellectual component -- a lecture that would offer single people some food for thought. Topics included things such as: - Financial management. - How to survive as a single parent. - How to safely meet people of the opposite sex. - Using astrology in relationships. - Self-hypnosis In addition to weekly parties, Trellis offered discussion groups in people's homes. Soon after Trellis started, there was a Trellis event for singles every night of the week. These were small groups of single people gathering together to support one another. At first there was no competion for Trellis so it flourished. But as others recognized that there was, indeed a "singles market" more and more singles organizations sprung up. Probably due to intense competition, attendance at Trellis parties began to dwindle and eventually Trellis closed its doors. But later Dr. Reese and his wife Xioling became owners of another support organization called Professionals Guild. Today, Professionals Guild continues to host elegant parties and it offers single professionals a safe place to network. Today there are many groups that support singles. Some are even international and they also have a local aspect. For example. Meetup Groups provide an opportunity for singles as well as others to organize meetings based around a common interest. Meetup groups for singles are plentiful and provide an opporunity for everyone to network around common interests like golfing, hiking, single parenting issues, divorce, combined families, investing, ballroom dancing and more. External Links Professionals Guild http://www.pguild.com Meetup Groups http://singles.meetup.com/ |
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