Will you care to take care an old maid sister?

I would take care of an old maid sister, even if she was as old as her 40's!

I have a question first. Well no, two questions.

1. Do you think that a woman in her 40s who is not married is an old maid?

2. Do you think that an unmarried woman of any age cannot take care of herself?

I am only asking out of curiosity, as I know not all cultures think alike.

As for me, I am in my 40s and not married. I don't think I'm old at all, and although I do hope to get married someday, if I don't, I hope that I will not need anyone to care for me.

In answer to your question, though, if it came down to it, I would take care of anyone in my family if they needed me to.

Why do you think you will have to take care of her? There are plenty of independent, self-sufficient older women in the world. Maybe your 'old maid' sister will end up being the one who cares for you?? None of us know what lies ahead...

It's a common thing in my country. My mom's 3 sisters are not married and one died two years back and we still miss her. As you say they are not in their 40s but 60s and 70s. We all love them and look after them. They don't feel lonley or unhappy because their nieces and nephews are there for them always when ever they need us. I don't mind taking care of the old and already doing that. It's not a problem.

I do understand your problem and it’s the same with all our near and dear ones. Very recently I have shifted to stay closer to my parents who are in their 60’s. though energetic and independent, a time will come when I will have to take care of them and like you, I am sceptical. Frankly speaking, our parents took care of us in childhood but there’s a gulf of difference between caring for an infant and caring for an aged person. For people like us, I think the best option can be to hire some help. I don’t know if you are married but I am and with my personal family and job, I doubt how much time I can be with them physically, no matter how much I want to be. Maybe I can visit them regularly and take care of banks and doctors and medicines, but I don’t think 24hr involvement would be possible by me.