"It's okay for you there's only one of you to look after." is a statement I hear quite frequently from married people.
WHAT! For some reason when I heard it yesterday it really irritated me.
I live in a 100 year old 'family' house. There's only me to clean it and do the maintenance. I have a large garden. There's only me to work in it and maintain it. I eat meals with the usual regularity of two people. There is only me to do the cooking. The difference is simply the quantity I cook. I do all the shopping.
When I go somewhere there's only me to do the driving. There's no "I'll drive tonight so you can have a glass of wine". When I go away I have to pay for double accommodation or a substantial 'single supplement'.
If I get 'flu or break a leg then there's just me to look after me.
On the plus side there's only one of me to consider if I happen to want to watch the television or radio. 😂
