The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-17
Girls Who MakeBaCheIOrS
The Reason Why So Many Men
 Don't Marry.

Very unkind, and sometimes very harsh, are the remarks which one often hears pass about those members of the sterner sex who will persist in remain ing in a state of single blessedness. They are not performing their duty to the state; selishness and indolence are two of their main characteristics, while gayety and dissipation are their chief objects in life. These and many other accusations are continually being hurled at those men who refuse to be drawn into the realms of Hymen.
 There is doubtless a certain amount of truth in each of the accusations, but they are not always justifiable. As a matter of fact, men who, actuated by selfish motives, remain bachelors from choice are by no means numerous. It is few men who do not recognize that it is their duty to marry. In fact. one might go so far as to say that marriage is as much a natural ambition with them as 1t Is with the opposite sex. Why, then, the disappointed spinster may ask, do so many men remain un- married if only few do so from choice?
 For practically only three other req sons. First. there is the man who re- mains a bachelor because of a disap- pointing love affair. when, having failed to win the girl on whom he had set his heart, he remains true to his first love and refuses to allow another girl to supplant her in hIs affections. Then there is the man who has never met Miss Right and will not ask girl to marry him whom he does not really love- The remaining type Of bachelor is one who outnumbers all others. lie is the man whom girls have made into a bachelor. In other. words, they nave spoiled his opinion of the falr sex' anu he comes to the conclusion that It would he hest for him to content himself with his male friends rather than risk ms happiness with daughter of Eve.
 Tnnuiries among few bachelor friends recently led to the discovery that uls- annointment in the fair sex cnlehy arises from lack of womanIy mooesty and dignity. And there IS no sainsay ,ne inc fact that a great many sirls .lr,,,a .As davs by no means add to the repu- tn+;on which their grandmothers gained for tr11e womanliness. Times, ol course, lave changed, and 4O or oV yetls sss' aso girls were not idnted nioedu them without which is now staisSo
 conllt1hr conn there Is a disposition on the part of many presenl-aay eriI esnd by so doine .hav lower themselves Tn the estimation tile; s fhe opposite sex. Which type or glri do you think men are most afefacteo fsiis to ro- ,S vou with the fact, polh by her pi,iords and actions, that she displses the laws of Mrs. Grundy' or the giri siap Wno nr@fers to enjoy her pleasures III q qulet Panner and strictly according to the i,les as to what is becoming ana Whas is Tnheconling conduct on the part oi a young woman ,,..xo. .,,,,.,, haiiS and theaters at nighttime in com many with any male lrlenq WIlo olLels to take her, Will IlIl ,S wl'n and dnyoI ytsIlS in that hold free and easy manner Whlch is only warranted by long ana lneiinaie a iHii', acauaintanceship may De Noteu su,, ;ear, 1o,y eSrr' for the time being py some nayn ch Sir,t she disgusts the majority. ohe ,nalres herself cheap In tneir eyes' gnu thaS nitv the man she marrle5i TOT tnsy argue that if she mas ayomanly sn pride be- anu sdra n,arriage. she is not nkely to saiiaa s,ia if afterwards, ana, nioi tSe ho1naee of scarcely be content WlAn e.o .cci,Sf9rned one man when sAe Ao'
 to that of many o of a ,fr,
 Then again, take the case ol q SlLi Sh who possessing someWna. cou o i,'sa e'iIr, E., nature, finds her greasssh ig,,ests she can make. tne Ht Iast she meets the man Who realy peins her love. Probably ne mas soii,9 nF affectfon for her; 5 6ua ntber .ne men are con ttnV,.1its HoW before his mind. They prevent  him proposing or eniflVass for e a fears % the warmer Ii than meted lrsd"et out to others; And ssr sss09sa sSa ss bssssf hm S
 %aa fG nsPIS Ss9er %st5ss' else ssa out Ss tne sl r,hich1 in all probability sns gSSid ac 4s,sRa sI@Dlss Gs RshSfS shsf @sSs have the past e1tins entihn down to bachelorhood.
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 ssaTs knowisa Sas been shattered they be be esrsmsflS sfrad rhere as ehsi is always realms ;Ssa or jn massiid their mind that women are not what they aa seem ana SacSelors rathsr they they prJteh pp;slt their happiness in life part; nership Therefore, spins.eIis i5 anv wnV way sse, sho,,Id first consider whether they them selves are not to blame to 9 gTeat eA- l tent for the existing state Of thlnss-