 Christine A. Colón and Bonnie E. Field , two single women in their thirties , expressed their frustrations with the Ludys ' book in Singled Out : Why Celibacy Must Be Reinvented in Today 's Church . Colón , an English professor at Wheaton College ; and Field , a former English professor at Wayland Baptist University , criticize Leslie Ludy 's account of her own wait for God to bring her a romantic partner . They argue that " the language Ludy uses to describe her time of waiting and trusting implies a difficult and long struggle that is finally rewarded by God " and suggests that a long wait results in an even greater reward , a concept that Colón and Field , despite acknowledging as commonplace , disagree with and trace back to William Shakespeare 's Cymbeline , which states " the more delay 'd , delighted . " Singled Out suggests that , because Leslie was only 16 when she met Eric , her story is unlikely to inspire hope in older singles . 
