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Why Women Are Rejecting “Perfect” Men
ironshrink.com ^ | September 18, 2014 | Shawn T Smith, Psy D

Posted on 02/07/2015 8:01:13 PM PST by ransomnote

A few weeks ago, psychologist Randi Gunther discussed the fact that women still initiate the majority of divorces, even after men dutifully followed women into the new millennium.

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. We men learned how to change diapers and cook risotto. We learned to watch for barely perceptible nods of approval before opening doors for women. We even learned to manscape, for goodness sake.

Women were supposed to be happy with the new variety of men. Yet they are divorcing us just like they divorced our insensitive forefathers. Professor Gad Saad reported that American woman initiate 69% of divorces; the most recent British statistic is 72%.

Dr. Gunther, who specializes in repairing relationships, described some of the unhappily divorced men she meets in her office:

“I am currently dealing with several of these great husbands. They are, across the board, respectful, quality, caring, devoted, cherishing, authentic, and supportive guys whose wives have left them for a different kind of man.”

Who is this “different kind of man,” and why do women quit their marriages to pursue him? Dr. Gunther continues:

“The women I have treated who have left their husbands for more ‘masculine’ men believed that their new relationships would be able to both excite and nurture them.”

Clearly, this new stud is virile. He’s exciting. He possesses something that the “perfect” husband does not.

Dr. Gunther didn’t say it, but I will: it sounds as if many of today’s perfect, sensitive, cherishing men are… how shall I put this… boring.

Who can blame women for being bored with men these days? Far too many of us have lost our masculine fortitude. That fortitude has nothing to do with being dominant or avoiding vacuum cleaners. It’s a product of solid values and strong backbones.

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KEYWORDS: divorce; marriage; masculinity; values
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To: Nepeta

lol


141 posted on 02/09/2015 3:54:05 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Lazamataz
Oh come off it, Laz! Everybody knows where you spend most of you time!


142 posted on 02/09/2015 4:28:19 PM PST by uglybiker (nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
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To: Nepeta
Do you like Chinese costume epic movies with casts of gazillions?

The marriage is off.

Irreconcilable differences.

143 posted on 02/09/2015 4:42:14 PM PST by Lazamataz (With friends like Boehner, we don't need Democrats. -- Laz A. Mataz, 2015)
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To: uglybiker

I prefer the XXX version.


144 posted on 02/09/2015 4:42:42 PM PST by Lazamataz (With friends like Boehner, we don't need Democrats. -- Laz A. Mataz, 2015)
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To: Lazamataz
The marriage is off.

You're going to miss some great movies. Just ask my cats.
145 posted on 02/09/2015 5:17:26 PM PST by Nepeta
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To: Nepeta

LOL


146 posted on 02/09/2015 7:04:05 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: ransomnote

bookmark


147 posted on 02/14/2015 2:34:53 AM PST by Steve0113
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