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Over 30 And Single? Are Your Standards Too High?
Huffington Post UK ^ | 07/12/2017 | Kenty Lichtenberg

Posted on 07/12/2017 8:00:27 PM PDT by BJ1

The film industry has messed with our relationship perceptions, would you agree? We are constantly expecting to have the perfect, fairy tale relationship - like Hollywood ruined real life relationships didn’t it? We expect to have Chuck and Blair or Allie and Noah love story. But nothing is further from that truth.

We love to imagine that you will traditionally fall in love or that you’ll randomly meet your perfect “other half” in the back of a limo. Sure enough, you will encounter your peak and low moments, but in essence you dream of finding that special soul mate you are supposed to be with, right? We should be able to find our soul mate and have our own fairy tale. Unfortunately, when we look around, even for celebrities, that’s not how real life works because we simply do not exist in a movie/novel/episode, although I am pretty sure we would love that!

Often times you would hear men complain and vent that the women of today are too demanding and that everything revolves around them. We don’t date certain guys because we’re afraid they aren’t our type, and their usual question following this statement is: but how do you know what your type is before you’ve even been on a real date? As a teenager I guess it was acceptable to make a list of the traits that your ideal guy should have, but now as an adult women, we must learn to be less judgmental and more objective...

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KEYWORDS: feminism; generationwhine; highstandards; hookupculture; liberalism; marriage; mentaldisorder; postwall; savethemales; sexpositiveagenda
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Take a look at the pic of the author. It's amazing how entitled women are. Not only do they "deserve" a man, but they deserve a specific type of handsome/successful that suits their tastes.
1 posted on 07/12/2017 8:00:27 PM PDT by BJ1
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I don’t even have standards. It’s those women, they have standards. :(


2 posted on 07/12/2017 8:02:34 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Dalberg-Acton

Big boobs. That’s all I want. 5’11” would be even better.


3 posted on 07/12/2017 8:07:57 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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Reminded me of this classic. Woman asks for advice on dating website:

What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I’m articulate and classy.

I’m not from New York . I’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle class in New York City, so I don’t think I’m overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around 200 - 250. But that’s where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won?t get me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she’s not as pretty as I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

*Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars, restaurants, gyms
*What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won?t hurt my feelings
*Is there an age range I should be targeting (I?m 25)?
*Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east side so plain? I?ve seen really ?plain jane? boring types who have nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I?ve seen drop dead gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What?s the story there?
*Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?
*How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for MARRIAGE ONLY
Please hold your insults - I?m putting myself out there in an honest way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I?m being up front about it. I wouldn?t be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn?t able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a nice home and hearth.

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Dear Pers-431649184:

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.

Firstly, I’m not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here’s how I see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a crappy business deal. Here’s why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring my money. Fine, simple. But here’s the rub, your looks will fade and my money will likely continue into perpetuity in fact, it is very likely that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won?t be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation accelerates! Let me explain, you?re 25 now and will likely stay pretty hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy and hold?hence the rub?marriage. It doesn’t make good business sense to ?buy you? (which is what you?re asking) so I’d rather lease. In case you think I’m being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It?s as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So, I wonder why a girl as “articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful” as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K hasn’t found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then we wouldn’t need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you’re going about it the right way.
Classic “pump and dump.”

I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of lease, let me know.


4 posted on 07/12/2017 8:08:32 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Black men like white women. White women like asian men. Asian men like real estate.


5 posted on 07/12/2017 8:09:24 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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The film industry has messed with our relationship perceptions, would you agree?

Yes, because I drank myself silly in Vegas once and none of the working women looked like Elisabeth Shue.

6 posted on 07/12/2017 8:09:46 PM PDT by Malcolm Reynolds
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Well it is difficult to modify your height. But you can get implants. Best of luck.


7 posted on 07/12/2017 8:10:09 PM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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A Doc Watson sang ♫ I would sleep in the woods ♪ In a hollow log, before I'd stay with you and let you treat me like a dog.
8 posted on 07/12/2017 8:10:11 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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As


9 posted on 07/12/2017 8:13:44 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: BJ1

When I’m sober I have pretty high standards.

When I’m drunk at midnight I literally have no standards.../S


10 posted on 07/12/2017 8:15:25 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

I think you would look good in big boobs...your male boobs are quite underwhelming.


11 posted on 07/12/2017 8:18:54 PM PDT by cherry
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They’re welcome to continue their quest for the ‘perfect man’. As to myself, I (like many other conservatives, and particularly FReepers) went halfway around the world to find my ‘perfect woman’...which is a woman who comes from a culture where divorce is looked at as failure by friends and family, rather than an enrichment scheme. A culture where the wife understands that the person who wears the pants in the family is the one with the higher income (usually the male, in my case). And lots more, that we all used to take for granted...but now doesn’t even exist in Western Culture.

I do feel sorry for the guys that think they can find the ‘perfect’ American woman...yes, a few do exist, but a lot more will seem ‘perfect’, until they have you where they need you.

So, as we tell our kids, do not waste your time in this half of the planet, you will only be cleaned out, unless you are very, very, lucky. Look East...there’s loads of opportunities, for people (particularly women) who still believe in traditional values!


12 posted on 07/12/2017 8:23:09 PM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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Just used it on another thread, but felt it was appropriate here, too. :)

13 posted on 07/12/2017 8:30:22 PM PDT by SIDENET (My next tagline will be so awesome.)
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To: BJ1

Female and male department store
WOMEN...

A department store opened in New York City that sold men and a woman decides to visit it in search of a husband.
At the store’s entrance, there’s a sign outlining the department store policy.
The first rule states that you can only enter the store once.
There are six floors and on each floor you can choose a husband or elect to move on to the next floor.
You cannot visit a floor more than once other than to leave the building.
The woman visits the first floor.
The sign reads:
· Men with jobs.
She moves on to the second floor:
· Men with jobs that adore children.
She moves on the the third floor where the sign reads:
· Wealthy men that adore children and are very handsome.
She thinks to herself, “that’s a very good deal” yet moves on to the fourth floor:
· Wealthy men that adore children, are very handsome and help with the household chores.
She decides to move on as things are constantly improving:
· Wealthy men that adore childern, are very handsome, help with the household chores and are very romantic.
The woman is about to make her purchase but can’t resist moving on to the sixth floor.
There the sign reads:
· You are visitor number 31,456,012 on this floor.
· There are no men here.
· This floor exists as proof that it is impossible to please women.

& MEN…

Opposite this department store, another department store opened that sold women. The sign on the first floor reads:
· Women that love sex.
On the second floor the sign reads:
· Women that love sex and are wealthy.
On the third floor the sign reads:
· Women that love sex, are wealthy and have large breasts.

Not a single man has visited the fourth floor.


14 posted on 07/12/2017 8:32:20 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Elijah, Elishah, Daniel, Paul, and John were just too picky! They could have had a wonderful family life.


15 posted on 07/12/2017 8:41:34 PM PDT by EliRoom8
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Is the author that fat black broad? I though no one got married in the ‘hood, so she is definitely aiming too high.


16 posted on 07/12/2017 8:42:46 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: SIDENET

ABSOLUTELY! Like I’ve said before here, it’s all a PROBABILITY GAME. If you marry an American, there’s a 50/50 chance you wind up divorced. If you marry a person from a culture that values marriage more than they value a hook-up, then it’s a 90/10 chance that you stay married.

Pretty easy choice for me, at least.


17 posted on 07/12/2017 8:49:05 PM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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To: BJ1

We are constantly expecting to have the perfect, fairy tale relationship - like Hollywood ruined real life relationships didn’t it?


Nah. The problem also stems from early TV shows like Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, and similar sitcoms where young viewers got a very distorted view of what actual marriage is like. Although not many of us really expected mom and dad to sleep in separate beds and to wear pajamas.


18 posted on 07/12/2017 8:56:52 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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Cops
Counselors
Courts
CPS
Lawyers

ALL have been feminized as Weapons of Man Destruction. They teach that men are the enemy.

I think a lot of men retreat to video games because it’s the one place that hasn’t really been feminized, same thing with universities.

that’s why few our men are going to get go to college or get advanced degrees. You hear you’re a rapist or an abuser in training.

it gets old after awhile.


19 posted on 07/12/2017 9:00:15 PM PDT by gaijin
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There are zero upsides to being involved with or marrying a woman in america and a bunch of other countries. Its a contract only the man is held to, he has all the risk and she has none. Prenups can be tossed out by a judge if they dont like them so they are zero help to men. If you are dating one phone call from her to the police ruins your life forever.

Until things change for the better for men, for what you are promised to get, for the risk you assume as a guy, it just is not worth it at all.


20 posted on 07/12/2017 9:00:35 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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