What is the difference between an old maid and a spinster?

To answer your question in the title, an old maid is a woman who never married. Spinster was another word used to describe such a woman, but it also designated her job. When people used to live together as extended families under one roof, a maiden aunt made herself useful by spinning yarn or thread for making clothing. Before the industrial revolution, making clothes was a much more tedious, time-consuming process. A Spinster might also provide other vital household services such as babysitting, food preparation and nursing the sick.

As far as the concern you express, i'm not sure. I married at 30, for love, and had two children, who now as adults give me great joy. The marriage was unhappy and ended, though. I don't think it's a good idea to marry or cohabit if not in love. But there are no guarantees. It's a leap of faith. In my case my happiness came from the children, not from the marriage. But it was very worth it.

I think people can be happy and lead wonderful lives without a relationship or children. We're nearly all of us missing some big piece or other of the picture-perfect life. I found the trick is to have gratitude for what is going well. I think it's the secret to contentment.

Hope that helps.

There is no difference.

Do you know the difference between an old maid and virgin?

The virgin uses Vaseline and the old maid uses Poli-grip.

Isn't an old maid unmarried and a whore like Alice on Brady Bunch, but a spinster is unmarried and gets no sexing like Mary Poppins?

OP,

In "Old Maid"

The Dealer, can be any player who shuffles the pack and deals them around, one at a time to each player, until all the cards have been handed out. Players do not need to have an equal number of cards.

The goal is to form and discard pairs of cards, and not to be left with the odd card (a queen) at the end.


*I've never played Spinster.

The amount of fruit flies on her old rotting cherry.

me!

wow I learned something here.

I always thought the old maid never married but the spinster, never married either but played around ...

A spinster is an old woman who is a DJ , hence , spinster

An old maid cleans your house

A spinster is an old woman who is a DJ , hence , spinster

An old maid cleans your house

btw--no diff to bill either

Teetotalling is a word usually associated with them.

Count your blessings.

I am alone, by choice, and will always be alone.

Men have been nothing but trouble, not only for me, but everyone I know.

Since I left men alone, 10 years ago, my life has been nothing but peaceful and I am finally financially secure.

Do you think its true that age is just a number?

A couple of million dollars....

"Spinsters" generally have the same female roommate forever.

They are the same as "Confirmed Bachelors"

Now they have parades.

Lol! That sounds like me

Different Times

Different Terminologies

Same Shit.

Hint wall of text is non attraction.

AC just took the long way around saying "Lesbian Aunt".

I had a wonderful Uncle Jack who was a "Confirmed Bachelor", cuz "Gay" was taboo.

Same works for "Spinster".