Why do married women look so sad?

[Anonymous]

I'm always snappy when I repeat myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually WANTED to see a happy couple so I could be inspired and hope to one day be just like them.

You went to the mall looking for happy couples to be inspired by? At this time of year? Excuse me a minute while I clean up the coffee I just snorted all over my desk.

You should definitely generalize that seeing a few unhappy couples at the mall means that all married women are sad. It's a great start to a much needed scientific study. Call CNN.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did the married women have kids? I have to say, while I love my kid to death, going to the mall with her is hell. She gets annoyed quickly, and wants to wander around. I never have time to try anything on, much less spent some time deciding what to get. So if we all go to the mall as a family, I'm usually kind of unhappy knowing I won't have as much time to do what I please. When I go by myself, I bet I look ridiculously happy

Some of them did, some of them didn't, or didn't have kids with them at the mall. The one that looked annoyed by the check out line didn't have kids with her and she was the saddest looking one (and, I gotta say, she was soooo pretty).

[Anonymous]

Heard many years ago about research showing that men who were married were more mentally healthy than men who were not. And that women who were married were less mentally healthy than those who were not.

Caveats. Heard about it a long time ago and I'm sure much newer research is out there. Also I actually never read the research itself. Just saw media reports about it.

Hmmm....I'm married and if I were at the mall by myself I'd be torn by two feelings: 1) I hate being at the mall so I'd be grumpy 2) but being at the mall by myself means I would be free to go do something by myself so I might be happy!

[Anonymous]

This is a tad off-topic, but it's interesting to see how many mall-haters there are (myself included), considering how darn crowded the malls are!

Thank God for online shopping. Long live bluefly.com and zappos.com!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the married women were sad because they wish they were home with their husbands instead of at the mall! OK, probably not, but shopping is no fun for me anymore, it's just another chore. I used to LOVE to shop when I was younger and single. Perhaps it was because even though I had a much lower income, much more of it was disposable (and back in the days, looking good was more important than having savings). Even though we are comfortable financially now, buying, say those new pair of boots, doesn't mean as much to me as it once did. I just don't get the "thrill" of new purchases anymore. I'd rather save the money for college tuition, an addition or our house, a vacation, etc. Anyway, I probably don't look super-happy while shopping even though I am a happy person. There's just other things I'd rather be doing. And I must say, with the exception of one who is in a horrible marriage, my married friends seem a lot happier generally than my single friends.

Thank you, your post made me smile.


Coffee snorter, not so much.

[Anonymous]

Okay crazy bouquet lady. Did you get bored or something now that your bouquet troubles have solved?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a tad off-topic, but it's interesting to see how many mall-haters there are (myself included), considering how darn crowded the malls are!

Thank God for online shopping. Long live bluefly.com and zappos.com!!!!!

Amen! Click, click, click, gift-wrapped and sent directly to the recipient. I love it.

[Anonymous]

I like my husband AND I like the mall! Didn't go this weekend though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay crazy bouquet lady. Did you get bored or something now that your bouquet troubles have solved?

[Anonymous]

Well, I cannot imagine anything sadder than being at the mall with my husband.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay crazy bouquet lady. Did you get bored or something now that your bouquet troubles have solved?

Don't even know who bouquet lady is, but I'm not her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, I cannot imagine anything sadder than being at the mall with my husband.

OP here: Maybe that's what it is... Not the fact that they were married, but that they were married AND had their husbands with them.

[Anonymous]

Because marriage is torture. It was for me anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to the mall this weekend and as I was walking around, window shopping, trying things on, etc, I spoke to a few women and I later realized that a couple of them (the separated/divorced or single ones) looked way happier or at least more content than the others. As I tried a pair of boots on, the woman that sat beside me looked so miserable. I just wanted to give her a hug. Later in line to pay for something else I saw this one woman talking to her husband as she was trying to decide what items to buy. She looked displeased and annoyed. What gives? As I think back I want to remember a happy couple that made me smile, but I can't think of one.

By the way (since I know people are going to ask), I know the women were single (the ones that were) because they said things like "since the divorce" or "my ex husband...")

LOL. You need a hobby besides shopping and sizing people up while pulling on your boots.