I won't be one of those girls.

Even if/when I get married (the relative weight on either side of that slash is debatable ... a whole other issue), I can't imagine enjoying the kinds of conversations I sometimes hear. Verbal fluff of the social variety. Who so-and-so is going out with, followed by which couples you go to dinner with, and did you hear about their new house?

Don't get me wrong. I like conversations. I even like hearing news about people I know but may not have seen lately. But there ought to be some substance in the conversation. There ought to be a reason you're telling me. If not, let's talk about something else. There are plenty of interesting topics in the world -- movies, music, politics, world events, the latest advances in science, the Razzie and Darwin Awards . . .

So I won't be one of those girls, standing in the corner of the grocery store talking about nothing for half an hour. If it's your idea of a good time, it's just as well that I'm single right now, and therefore have nothing to say. The world I live in seems to be a different one.