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Why should women settle for Mr. Right Enough? — Newsday.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

BY MEGHAN DAUM <\/span>|<\/span> Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2008<\/span><\/dl>\n
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…by all means, if you’re truly listening to yourself rather than buying society’s relentless parenthood sales pitch, have a child, find a mate or both. But when it comes to Gottlieb’s case for “settling” at all costs, I can’t help but wonder if what’s missing from the prototypical unhappy single woman’s life isn’t a man or a baby but an imagination.<\/p>\n

There are infinite ways to define a fulfilling life. Why enshrine the one whose accompanying illustration shows a marriage certificate and a baby stroller? Talk about settling.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/dt>\n

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