Thanks for commenting, Suze. I was starting to feel like a freak of nature. Ok, not really -- of course I know there are other never-marrieds out there.

I have a friend that tells me when I get all "meaning of lifey" that I deserve to be ignored -- she's really kidding but I did pester people about it in the past.

It must be interesting to be living in another country. I'd be very interested in hearing about those questions of identity and culture because I bet they're extra-interesting at midlife. I hope you'll post about it.

I wonder if people haven't responded to this post because not a lot of single/childless women read LifeTwo, or whether there's an element of shame or embarrassment involved. Or maybe the whole "meaning of life" question threw people off.

--Catherine http://ourladyofperfection.blogspot.com