Dear 35 Year Old,

I know you're wondering why I haven't texted back in a while or picked your phone calls. I needed to take some time to take in what you told me in our last conversation. I am still having a hard time believing it. Are you really 35? Life has been good to you; you do not look a day over 25. Here I was thinking how lucky I was to have met a 25 year old who lived in his own house, drove a good car AND was single! I should have known it was too good to be true. You are 35! And unmarried! I have only one question, what's wrong with you?

Even at the market, good things are snapped up really quickly. Such is life. So the fact that no woman has snapped up a catch like you raises a few lot of eyebrows. What is wrong? What's the problem?

Do you have commitment phobia?

In the time that I wasn't texting you back, I gave myself a lot of excuses as to why you aren't married. Top on my list was that you were a commitment-phobe. But I recalled you saying that you've been in long-lasting relationships in the past. Plus you belong to that chama with kina , surely that must mean you are not afraid of commitment, yes?

Are you a serial player?

Now that commitment phobia was struck off the list, I toyed with the idea that maybe you are a serial player. A 21st century Don Juan. I haven't been through your phone so I can't know for sure, but I think you are too busy to be a player. You only have one off day and even then you're always busy taking care of your ushago businesses. Being a Don Juan needs a lot of time. I doubt this is so.

Do you have a broken heart?

Did someone break your heart in the past? Did someone hurt you so much that you swore off marriage? Are you yet to deal with the emotional wounds inflicted by some witch from your past? If you are then you must be a pretty good actor.

Are you gay?

It's okay. I'll understand if you are. But I will be quite displeased because you led me on. I see the way you look at me and the promise in your eyes. Surely that isn't the promise of a gay guy. Am I your beard? Just be honest. I can take it.

Are You severely flawed?

Or maybe you have such character flaws that no woman can put up with. Again, you must be a really good actor because I am yet to see any character flaw that would drive a woman away. Well, there is that thing you do when you're eating but I doubt that's enough to make someone not want to marry you.

Are you seriously stingy?

Are you so stingy that you wouldn't want to consider sharing your resources with someone for the rest of your life? You are quite generous even to those fake street beggars. Or was that just to impress me?

I'm drawing blanks here. Help me out. Why are you 35 and unmarried? Or am I overreacting?