Why is it that when you are single and ready to mingle you sometimes hit a dry spell where no one seems interested in you. The minute you find someone and become involved, you get approached all the time! It’s funny how men tell me that they get more attention from women when they wear their wedding ring.

What is it about taken people that makes them so attractive to everyone? Why does it seem so many are willing to be the side action?

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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