LIFE: The New York Times is so lame for this

The New York Times reports that more women in America are single (51% specifically) than married. They go on to explain that women are becoming less dependent on men and the institution of marriage, which is all well and good. But they chose to illustrate the article with a photo of a woman playing with her cat, and an older, divorced, heavyset woman--basically, two stereotypes of the spinster. A woman and a cat? Really?