BY CATHERINE TIEDEMANN MORRA '77, ELIZABETH TIEDEMANN MAASS '78 & CHARLOTTE TIEDEMANN PETERSEN '82
As three Princeton alumnae — sisters, no less — married to three Princeton alumni, we feel uniquely qualified, and even compelled, to respond to Susan Patton’s Letter to the Editor.
Our parents, apparently, hit the trifecta. What was our secret? Was it our mother’s etiquette and decorum classes? Our father’s admonition to earn a return on his investment? Our own desire to make Reunions that much more fun?
Sarcasm aside, we are dismayed at Ms. Patton’s suggestion that finding your life’s partner can, or should, be orchestrated. It’s one thing to be open to finding that partner and quite another to set it as a goal. We were each obviously open to it – probably thanks to having had the good fortune to witness our parents’ healthy marriage — but we each married a man we met at Princeton, not a Princeton man.
Ms. Patton’s advice strikes us a recipe for a failed marriage.
Finally, we are embarrassed by her elitist tone and aggravated by her decision to identify herself as “President of the Class of 1977,” with its implication that she is speaking for the class. At least one of us can assure you that she is not.
Sincerely, Catherine Tiedemann Morra ’77 Elizabeth Tiedemann Maass ’78 Charlotte Tiedemann Petersen ’82
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