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Lament of the Single Woman (Women & Marriage)
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| July 7, 2003
| Carey Roberts
Posted on 07/14/2003 1:34:12 PM PDT by Korth
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:34:13 PM PDT
by
Korth
To: Korth
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Radical feminists have succeeded in tilting the balance of marital power strongly in favor of women. And men, fearing that marriage may turn out to be a raw deal, have simply made other plans."Truer words were never spoken. What man wants to see all that he's worked hard for all his life go up in smoke just because his "wife" saw someone else that she'd rather have?
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:49:13 PM PDT
by
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To: Korth
an alternative hypothesis is the marriage market, like all other markets respond to supply and demand.
With far more females than males going to college and few college educated females are attracted to non college going males, it is a "buyers market" for males. Many females, not so many males and males no longer have to committ to marriage to get what they want.
Result, more males than apprear to be committment phobic.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:53:09 PM PDT
by
genghis
(lessons from vietnam according to ann)
To: Korth
This is how she describes young men: "Other than a 29-inch waist and a full head of hair, there isnt much to recommend the twentysomething male...He is living an extended adolescence an adult-olescence and every immature, irresponsible, self-absorbed thing he does is reinforced by the latest issue of his favorite mens magazine. What a coincidence. This is what the current crop of twenty-, thirty-, and fortysomething women are like. Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, and last but not least, ME.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:56:02 PM PDT
by
Lizavetta
To: RnMomof7
PING TO BASIC ARTICLE
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:57:56 PM PDT
by
xzins
To: nightdriver
What man wants to see all that he's worked hard for all his life go up in smoke just because his "wife" saw someone else that she'd rather have? OH! Its way more than that. Did you miss this:
Then, theres the feminist-driven Violence Against Women Act. Thats the federal boondoggle which has spawned domestic violence laws around the country that make a mockery of "innocent until proven guilty."
Im 42, Ive dated a women for 8 years. Been engaged for 2 years. She has two kids from a previous marriage. Even though I have known and trusted her for years Marriage scares the Beejeesus out of me.
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posted on
07/14/2003 1:58:07 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
To: Korth
It's interesting how many different perspectives there are on this. I guess I'm fortunate that I can view it as a curious social trend, rather than a personal issue!
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:01:49 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I'm a right wingnut, I admit it!)
To: Korth
They've gittin' uppitier an' uppitier ever since we passed that dang-fool 19th Amendment! /sarcasm
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:02:03 PM PDT
by
pogo101
To: Cacique
JUST SAY NO...TO MARRIAGE!!!
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:03:36 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
To: Korth
...as if the womans point of view is all that matters. You mean it's NOT?!...I've been hoodwinked...not!
FMCDH
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:03:43 PM PDT
by
nothingnew
(the pendulum swings and the libs are in the pit)
To: Korth
One of the main deciding factors of whether or not I would propose to my wife was when she made Chicken Gumbo.
It knocked my socks off, and I proposed a month later. lol
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:03:52 PM PDT
by
ItsOurTimeNow
("For great justice...")
To: Clemenza; Lazamataz
Paging Laz...Paging Laz.
FMCDH
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:05:07 PM PDT
by
nothingnew
(the pendulum swings and the libs are in the pit)
To: Korth
There is an excellent manual for women about men and for men about women. This manual covers the relationship from dating thru marriage, including tips on how to make a marriage last forever.
The manual can be found in an estimated 98.8% of all bookstores and is sometimes given away free to those in real need.
The name of this manual? The Bible.
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:09:36 PM PDT
by
Roughneck
(Starve the Beast!)
To: nothingnew
Xcrew marriage. I would not get married again if you were to hold a gun to my head and demand it of me. There are no positive attributes to marriage whatsoever.
I am going to save my shekels and move to a Carribean country. I am seriously looking at Trinidad and Tobago (which has an English language base, is one of the most prosperous Carribean nations, and has a pretty decent Constitution), and also the American Virgin Islands.
Sun. Sand. Waves. No B.S.
Xcrew marriage.
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:11:45 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(PROUDLY POSTING WITHOUT READING THE ARTICLE SINCE 1999!)
To: Pontiac
Marriage scares the Beejeesus out of me.
As well it should, but there's the tragedy. Marriage is a sacred institution that was given to us as a fortress for well-being, and leftist politics has defiled it beyond recognition. My first wife was a Californian who was all the nightmares described above and more. My second wife is a treasure that has lived most of her life in Latin America and has no use for what has happened to the land of her birth.
To: Clemenza
JUST SAY NO...TO MARRIAGE!!!You are my best friend.
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:12:27 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(PROUDLY POSTING WITHOUT READING THE ARTICLE SINCE 1999!)
To: Pontiac
Im 42, Ive dated a women for 8 years. Been engaged for 2 years. She has two kids from a previous marriage. Even though I have known and trusted her for years Marriage scares the Beejeesus out of me.It should. Relationships are immediately torpedoed by marriage. It sucks rocks in every way. DO NOT DO IT. Remain engaged.
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:13:43 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(PROUDLY POSTING WITHOUT READING THE ARTICLE SINCE 1999!)
To: Korth
How many articles can be written on this topic? All of them seem to talk about how these nice women just can't find a good man anymore.....
Sounds to me like this lady wants to marry a guy with 50 years of wisdom packed in a 25 year-old brain, and no rough edges.
And of course, both men and women see in all the media this idea that you can't have a marriage unless you're always madly in love and having spectacular sex with a beautiful partner.
It's all about expectations, and how we see our roles in marriage.
There's nothing here that a little churching-up wouldn't take care of.
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:13:50 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Korth
More frightening than the Violence Against Women Act are the child support laws. The pay-even-if-the-DNA-proves-you're-not-the-father law has to keep many young men out of play.
At the same time, eligible young women have been raised of the dumb TV show and they seem to suggest that they all are beautiful and deserve to be treated like princesses.
The comment about men's magazines is interesting. True, they portray the objects of male lust. But, in the absence of Miss July, ANY reasonably normal female serves the same purpose just as well. The threat is in the female magazines which, like TV, imprint very unrealistic expectations. Look at the very highpoint of the lives of most females, the wedding ceremony. After the wedding spectacular, it is down hill for almost every female.
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posted on
07/14/2003 2:14:37 PM PDT
by
Tacis
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