>>The family living together and pooling their money to pay for the family home starts to look attractive.<<
Assuming all are working an not waiting for the “right job” there may be something to be said for that.
The article implies otherwise. And how does that explain the disparity between men and women? I can’t believe men are hit twice as hard...
Loss of blue collar work is the reason for a lot of the disparity. Construction, manufacturing, trades, etc.. all were gutted over the past decade.
Women almost always go for white collar work. Nursing, dental assisting, paralegal, etc. And those jobs have not been hit (although I think it’s starting to become saturated in some locations).
Also more women than men are graduating from college. In 1970 the wife made more than her husband in 1 out of 25 households. Want to guess what that number is today? 1 out 4. Women have closed the wage gap in a massive way.
It will be interesting to see how society handles all this. Because by the next generation, women will be making more money than their husbands if the trends continue.
I think women try harder to stay independent, because (as I said in an earlier post) mothers and daughters tend to have a relationship quite different from mothers and sons. From what I've seen, a son can do no wrong and a daughter can do no right. Personally, I am convinced that for that reason, largely, women will take jobs that are "beneath them" more readily than a spoiled prince will. We will also get roommates, give up the car and ride the bus if there is one, cook cheap meals, and basically suffer privation more often than young men will. From what I've seen young men these days have a pretty lofty sense of what they deserve, and a very definite attitude about what they won't "settle" for.
Women, on the other hand, will put up with just about anything to avoid going back to Mo-ther. You can also see this female humility - for better or worse - in most women's dating habits. We are doormats, by and large.
You are not very logical. That is the nicest way I can say it. Men were hit much worse in this down turn. That is the facts.
I hope u never need a hand from your family. I hope even more your family never needs help from you until you learn humility.
I suspect your under 35 and still live in a world not touched by true adversity. Maybe you are that rare person who overcomes everything without help from your friends and family.
I was like that, cocky, until I needed help. I’m a better MAN today.
Illegals (construction), outsourcing (IT departments and tech), greenism (manufacturing), housing market (construction).