The Bachelor's Abridged Manifesto

I go to my regular doctor’s appointments without being prodded.  I do my own grocery shopping and buy healthy food (though I do have a weak spot for ice cream and M&Ms).  I exercise regularly.  If I suspect a health-related issue, I’ll take meds or, if necessary, call the doctor.  I pay my bills on time.  My home isn’t immaculate, but it is presentable.  I take care of a living creature.  My home’s decorated.  I’m a T-shirt and jeans guy, but I can clean up when necessary.  I do laundry on a regular basis, and I know how to iron.  I like to cook.  I wash my dishes as I cook.  I run the dishwasher on a regular basis.  I make repairs right away.  I have an active social life.  I have a lot of woman friends who I’m not trying to romance or bed.  I have male friends who I’m also not trying to romance or bed.  I was once on an app – for 30 days.  It was the most halfhearted stab ever, and I haven’t been on one since.

I’ve been successful in a field where most of the successful men are married; I just became a Full Professor at my university.  Most male fulls have a wife at home do to the aforementioned domestic stuff.  Instead of serving a nuclear family at home, I serve people out in the world.
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I am the Happy Bachelor.