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I'm
sorry that you had to be subjected
to that other woman's hostility
and rage. I agree with you that
feminism is about making it
possible for everyone to have
the ability to make choices
in their own lives - that includes
the choice to marry or stay
single.
Historically,
women didn't have much of a
choice when it came to marriage
and children, but that is all
changing - thankfully, and now
women can choose marriage and
children without feeling like
they must. However, I think
that women are still too often
vulnerable to tradition, but
the fact is that society hasn't
changed enough yet to make not
marrying and not having children
as acceptable as doing so is.
This is just the result of evolution
taking longer than expected.
I do think we are getting to
this place, but not yet.
As
for dealing specifically with
this one woman, I think that
you could perhaps find something
in her life that you wouldn't
choose, as a way of making the
point that not all feminists
have to agree, but we do have
to agree on a process, which
is making choices about our
lives.
P.S.
The other possibility is that
she really wants to be married,
but felt like that choice was
denied to her by another feminist
who told her she "shouldn't"
and therefore, she feels compelled
to pass on that "information."
—Amy
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