Except it is not a joke. It is too real. Wanting and deserving are two different things.

Reading "Matrimonial Classifieds" in newspapers until 1990s in the land of arranged marriages (India) was a pure entertainment. Boy's and girl's parents would advertise for a match. Most girl's families would ask for a groom who is a educated with at least with a graduate degree, five figured income, at least 5'8", good looking and fair with his own house etc. But girl's details would be in small print - not finished high school, 4'11" to 5', dark and no job.

I have seen first hand examples of how boys and girls wanted the best in their prime and later compromised heavily when the prime was gone.

On the one hand, I can see ending up alone as the crazy cat lady being a sort of karmic justice for women who are too demanding about who they will date. On the other hand, it is a positive for all those cats, that they have a home and are loved, presumably. The point is valid tho, for men and women, that having unreasonable standards will ensure you ending up alone in the dating and mating game, unless you are very rich, great- looking, or both.

#LifeGoals

I question the utility and the motivation behind this post, finding it sexist and degrading. There's no evidence that this woman has numerous cats because she was too particular. Many women have goals that supercede being in a relationship with a man and this post undermines the legitimacy of that. My observation is that the most important thing about a man to a woman is how he treats her so yes, men with this type of sexist attitude are not going to qualify and they make lousy partners anyway. Being single is just as legitimate as being partnered and not a legitimate reason for personal criticism.

That's what old timey poor was like, if it was cold out the room was cold because in the 60's and 70's Americans thought insulation was a communist plot or something. So you wanted to stay in bed, and own a lot of pets, so if you got too cold you could just pull up another dog, or cat.

She's better off. At least she has standards.