To date around or not to date around??

I agree with this article.
It says women should 'date around' before they settle down.
It goes on to say that men do this naturally.
But us women strive for some strange noble idea that being a one-man-woman is the right thing to do.
This is arguable of course.
Since, although I agree with this article, I reconize myself as being the latter. Me and my silly idealist views! I realize how "passive" I am when it comes to this, so I sit there wondering if this person I am attracted to is not the 'total package' or even saying that I should keep my hopes low. How contradictory to my other idealist view of never settling for second best when it comes to the one. (ya I'm mixed up)
I was also thinking how there is still a stigma to a woman who 'dates around' - having many bfs at once..... ie. slut. Yes this article says we must banish the Bad girl idea.

Thinking about this I found it funny as I remembered that my mother - far from being anything close to a 'slut' in her time and actually being a 'devout Catholic righteous' woman, actually had 2 PROPOSALS!! YES 2! at the same time. She talks about it humourously now, saying - well yes she dated my father and this Dr. at the same time - nothing was BAD about it because she didnt do anything 'wrong' with them (ie- slept around or anything), she describes them as both were just good friends!! wow!!! How did she do it? She kind of laughs and says how she had to make sure the other did not find out about the other while she was dating them, sorta like how she was proud to be skilled at juggling her schedule around the other. Though, of course, eventually after the proposals they found out and yet still faught for her affection! And she said she, as a woman had the right to choose! She said it was good to have options. Sometimes my mother amazes me hehe.
No, I dont want to be the type of helpless gal that puts all her eggs in one basket, so to speak, - forcing the person they are with to be the right one and being blind to reality as well, but this dating around thing at the same time requires some sort of ...... deception doesnt it? And if anyone knows me I am the WORST LIAR EVER!!! You can practially see it in my eyes.

But none the less I still do agree with this article and I am sure that since I agree with it, I will try to take steps to increase my choices before narrowing them down --- ahem, I mean find some choices actually!! Oh how the river runs dry in this part of the city! Sheesh!
(ok ok I'm still not trying to blame the city for my singledom, really I'm trying!!! hehe)