But don’t be fooled! Living in the suburbs is not that cracked up as it seems to be! Everyone has its problems (we all have our neurosis – me above all) and I would say suburbanites (yep it’s word – inhabitants of the suburbs! Almost sounds like a disease!) have even more on their plates! Not only do they have their regular problems but they also need to spend their time working their brains off to make the mortgage, pay the municipal taxes that will allow them to mow the lawn, fix the roof, calibrate the pool, wash the car, shovel the snow or set up the Tempo, rack the leaves… … … to find themselves in front of the TV at 8pm because they don’t have the energy (it was spend taking care of the kids all day!) to go out for a drink with their best friend (that happens to be single and needs to mingle and meet new people)! I always kind of liked the suburbs, even defended it until… I woke up one day and all my best friends were in a relationship, had moved to the 450 (the suburbs), started having babies left and right and spending more time taking care of the lawn rather than having a drink with… little old ME. Yep! I’ve said it! The inept and selfish side of me has been awoken! At war with the suburbs! How is a single gal like me supposed to meet another single (and let’s not forget sexy!) lesbian to fall in love with and convince her to move to the suburbs if my friends need to give the kids a bath, tuck them in and are in bed themselves by 9pm… every weekend? Like I said, completely, totally and utterly selfish! I know! I know! Not everything is about… ME. Bummer!
But seriously, this is a series of articles about the upside (and downside) of being single, meeting new lesbians, and figuring out what “meaningful relationships” are all about! Feel free to share your stories, your worries or just your thoughts about being a single or not so single lesbian in Montreal (or elsewhere). ;)
Ally L.