Is it just us, or is the Observer part of a secret plot to make single women go insane? We'd just gotten over this morning's piece on women freezing their eggs (which we're casually referring to as OMG Freeze Your Eggs Now Before You're A Barren Hag) when we were unfortunately directed to the paper's coverage of recent engagements. According to the piece, 23 year-old Courtney Smith, a wholesale sales manager at the always-fabulous Hollywould shoe boutique, is giving up her fabulous, fashionable life in Manhattan to marry her fianc , J.J., who lives in Houston. Just like that.

Hmm. Something doesn't seem right here...

While we know plenty of ladies who get married that young, very few of them reside in Manhattan and none of them had a gig (like Courtney) that they'd drop in favor of life in Texas. So why is the Observer treating this kinda-odd situation like it's the sweetest, most normal thing on earth?

Perplexed, we got in touch with Courtney, reportage-style. And here's where it gets funny: Courtney claims she made it clear to the Observer that the couple was unsure of where they would live and, even more interestingly, her fianc has employment options in New York. Huh, the Observer never mentioned that. Courtney also added that, when the fact-checker called her, the Observerbot exclaimed, "Wow, we are the same age! I need to get the whip cracking."

Do we see a pattern here? Or are we just crazy from the stress of spending all day freezing our eggs?
Countdown To Bliss [Observer, 2nd item]
Earlier: The Woes Of Being A Professional—Yet Fertile—Woman
UPDATE: We spoke with Anna Schneider-Mayerson, the reporter who wrote this piece. Anna says, "I just spoke with Courtney; she told me she was very happy with the item and that a thank-you note is in the mail."