Isabella Blyth of Gorgie, Scotland turned 106 years old on Saturday. She looks much younger, and attributes her long and healthy life to the fact that she's never been romantically involved.
This reminds me of an old joke in which the punch line reads, "Why would you want to?" Link -via Arbroath
The plucky pensioner, who celebrates her birthday tomorrow, has no regrets about living a life of abstinence and in fact believes it has made her physically and mentally strong.
Miss Blyth's niece, Sheena Campbell, who visits her aunt a couple of times a week, said they would mark the day with a cake, champagne and a reminisce about the past.
She said: "Isa is an amazing character and you wouldn't believe she was 106.
"She says that she has never felt the need for a romance and has never had time for a man. She had a high-powered job as a private secretary with North British Distilleries, which meant she was always busy.
This reminds me of an old joke in which the punch line reads, "Why would you want to?" Link -via Arbroath
Doc: Let's see.... do you smoke? Drink? Gamble? Run with loose women?
Man: No, no, no, and no.
Doc: You might live be 100, but why would you want to?
People that eat right, get plenty of excercise, don't smoke, don't drink and lead a chaste life, really don't live longer than the rest of us, it just seems longer.
Yeah, most of them are that way because of hormone deficiencies, but even so, they can live very fulfilling lives without the desire for romantic entanglement (from the story, the headline of "Resisting" romance seems rather misleading- I doubt she had to resist many urges for it). I'd wager that this lady has had very close friendships where she loved that person, even if it wasn't in a romantic way.
The title is a play on the saying "Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" (Meaning, the time spent apart makes you care for a person even more).
If people think she's missing out on something, then take a step outside of yourself and think if you missed out on what it's like to have a carefree life being unrestrained from such desires.
Love can be a beautiful thing, but it's not the -only- path to happiness.
She was a secretary at a distillery. Sounds like a thrill a minute.
Just because you CAN have sex, why does that mean you HAVE to have it? I've never understood that mentality.
Sexual promiscuity is not a boon to society, that's for sure.
I maintain my previous comment that working as a secretary is hardly a thrilling replacement for love: "File this Isabella. I'll take my coffee with two sugars, Isabella. You're an asset to this company, Isabella."