A Confirmed Bachelor

I was going to do a switcheroo on the Order of Confirmation to officially confirm myself a bachelor.

I consider the Order of Confirmation Holy so I decided not to defile something I respect and believe.

I guess I am growing up.

What is “a confirmed bachelor?” Well, aside from being double-secret code for being “gay” here are some other definitions.

a confirmed bachelor – a man who has decided on principle never to marry.

Also, on Everything2

Confirmed Bachelor

The phrase, ‘confirmed bachelor’ typically refers to a distinguished gentleman, occasionally but not necessarily homosexual, that shows little interest in cultivating any sort of serious long-term relationship with a woman.

Confirmed bachelors commonly have very rich and visible social lives — we’re not talking about crotchety old men, rather, attractive, suave, sophisticated public figures who apparently have for their own reasons chosen not to tie the knot.

Well-known confirmed bachelors include Paul Lynde, Liberace, Leonard Cohen, and presently, George Clooney.

Women who fail to marry by a certain age have been known previously as spinsters or old maids. These titles should be considered depreciated, however.

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