My friend, who is only 29 was called a spinster not so long ago.  Out of interest I've just looked up the word spinster.  Here is the definition taken from dictionary.com:

spin·ster (sp n st r)

n.

1. A woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying.

2. A single woman.

Now what I want to know is what the conventional age for marrying is!  I read once that in the Victorian times a woman was considered to be a spinster if she turned 25 and was without a husband, or at least had a suitor in tow.  Thank god I don't live 120 years ago as I would be 2 years into my spinsterhood and would be considered too ugly or not fit enough to attract any man!  Doomed to be a spinster for the rest of my life.

I also read once about there being a shortage of potential husbands after WW1.  Many women struggled to find a man after so many had been killed at war.  I wonder whether even to this day there is still a shortage of men? 

In my case it would seem so…

Good Luck