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"The sunset on the 4th was unbelievable! Could&amp;amp;#8217;ve been romantic, too, depending on your company! I went to Boston this past weekend to see my friends Shana, Jason, and their 1.5-year-old, Arabella. I adore all of them like crazy. On the 4th, Shana and Jason had an afternoon party. We bought balloons, mixed sangria, and moved furniture. They invited about five couples and their collective 8 children. Every guest had at least half a tot, and that makes sense&amp;amp;#8212;Shana and Jason are going to surround themselves with people like them. It&amp;amp;#8217;s just easier. If I lived in Boston, I might have asked the husbands at the party if they had any male single friends. But since I don&amp;amp;#8217;t&amp;amp;#133;I mostly drank sangria and played with the kiddies. (Why do I gravitate toward the littlest guests? No judgment? Easy expectations?) If I did live in Boston, I&amp;amp;#8217;m not sure I would have been invited to this party, which also makes me sad. Well, I might&amp;amp;#8217;ve been invited, but who knows what singles mixer I would have felt obligated or pressured to attend, along with a bunch of strangers? Thirtysomethings might notice that there are generally fewer parties to go to, since our friends are otherwise engaged with their babies&amp;amp;#8212;or even just with being engaged. And when you do go to a party, the male guests are unavailable. Like, all of the male guests. Ah, dating in your thirties. Do your best to find someone before you get here. P.S. I am 31-and-a-half years old today. I just realized! Arabella loves to strap on her helmet and wake up unsuspecting, hungover guests. Usually photos of fireworks suck, but this wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t too bad, if I may toot my own horn. Do you notice the availability of male guests at parties? Are the numbers dwindling in your circles? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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