[Fair Paul]

I totally agree. When I saw my sister over Christmas she asked me why I don't actively date anymore. I told her that hers was a gender in decline (a broad brush, I know). I think she's still fuming at me.

[cjshapi]

I'm single and (gasp)40. I cannot imagine what these women are thinking, registering for gifts. Who thinks she deserves to have friends and family buy them specified items, just because they exist? Guess it's the selfish ones amongst our gender.

It's just plain embarrassing sometimes.

[ErnBatavia]

I told her that hers was a gender in decline

Well, there's always the alternative...the gender that's all the rage:

[JoeSchem]

I told her that hers was a gender in decline (a broad brush, I know).

Nothing that the collapse of civilization can't fix. When there's no welfare or aliminony, and the wolves don't care about sexual harrassment lawsuits, they'll start acting respectful and even maybe submissive again?

Ever notice how female independence these days is strictly a construct of Big Government -- with men as the subsidizers?

[pctech]

All the good ladies are just too hard to find, and when you do they're married already. I know some ladies who I would just go gaga over, but they're all spoken for. Of course, no one wants anything to do with a 43 year old divorced male who looks older than he really is. Unfortunately for me, grey hair is prominent in early life. And the beard don't help alleviate that. I had some lady tell me I looked like Kenny Rogers. Still haven't figured out if that is a bad thing, yet.