Leslie Talbot is the founder of www.singularexistence.com, a website that has gained a passionate following among singles everywhere. A business writing consultant who has burned through more jobs than she cares to admit, Leslie works an ungodly number of hours each week because she is barren, childless, and completely unable to separate her professional accomplishments from her emotional self-worth. Also, because she is afraid of getting fired. In what little spare time she has, she enjoys watching television, playing with expensive hair-care products, and drinking large quantities of apple martinis (even though her publicist advised her to not admit to this because apple martinis are 'soooo 2005'). Leslie hates shopping for anything other than home electronics, has not bought a pair of designer shoes since her last job interview, and lives in her own apartment in Boston with no intention of getting a roommate.