Single people are so disrespected in society. No piece of art embodies that idea better than season 6, episode 9 of S*x and the City. In this episode, Carrie goes to a party at a no-shoes household. When she goes to leave, she finds that her $400 shoes have been stolen from the pile of shoes that tends to accumulate at parties like this. The host offers to pay her back for the shoes until she learns how much they cost. The host says that because she has kids, she cannot imagine paying that extravagant a price for a pair of shoes. She gives Carrie a check for less than half the value of the shoes and sends her on her way. Married people with kids are validated for their bad financial choices as long as they go towards the so-called good of the family, but single people get the brush because their investments are silly and selfish.