Thanks for the laugh.
Methinks poor Maureen (isn't that eye wash?) has that back asswards.
I believe that should read ... "Women who think they are intelligent are not able to get married".
Posted on 12/22/2005 8:37:43 AM PST by Sonny M
DEAR ABBY: Several of my friends and I were bemoaning our status as single women in our late 20s/early 30s, and discussing an article we had read in The New York Times about how smart women are less likely to get married. We'd all like to find Mr. Wonderful and be married. But if we have to curtail our professional success, financial wherewithal and IQ to do it, how can a person even begin to do such a thing?
I have a feeling you'll say to be ourselves and it will all work out, but thus far it has NOT worked out, and we're starting to worry. Personally, I think we'd be better off to take jobs as "administrators" in a large company somewhere and hope for the best.
Help, Abby! What's the answer for smart, fun women who have their acts together? How can we best poise ourselves to find true love while being true to ourselves? -- LOSING FAITH IN FINDING MR. RIGHT
DEAR LOSING FAITH: The truth is, there are no guarantees that ANYONE (male or female) will land a mate. It isn't easy these days because people are commitment-phobic. And this applies to individuals at all economic and educational levels, not just you at the top. Pairing off is often a matter of luck and timing -- being in the right place at the right time.
Eligible members of both sexes can be found in places of common interest -- places that are intellectually rewarding, culturally stimulating, athletically challenging or financially advantageous. As to whether you should downgrade your job level in order to appear less "threatening," I guarantee that if you don't take financial care of yourselves while you can, you will regret it later. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, you could fool some of the bachelors some of the time, but you couldn't fool all of them all of the time.
There are worse things than not finding Prince Charming, and one of them is spending your life pretending to be something you're not. So my advice is to stop reading defeatist newspaper and magazine articles. They'll only make you desperate, clingy and depressed -- and none of those traits is attractive to either sex.
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I recently had a baby. We chose a mature, Christian couple to be our child's godparents. However, my brother-in-law is infuriated over the fact that he's not the godparent. He has disowned my husband and wants nothing to do with us. Behavior such as this in the past is part of the reason he wasn't chosen. However, I need to know this: Did we have an obligation to choose him as a godparent? How should we handle his immaturity and controlling behavior? -- NEEDS TO KNOW IN OHIO
DEAR NEEDS TO KNOW: A godparent can either be a relative or a close friend, and you were not obligated to choose one over the other. Your brother-in-law may be hurt that he wasn't chosen, but his subsequent behavior has been so childish that it's apparent you made the right decision. The way to handle his immature and controlling behavior is to forgive him for it, and go on with your lives.
CONFIDENTIAL TO EDWARD PHILLIPS IN MINNEAPOLIS: Happy Birthday, baby brother! I hope you're enjoying your special day.
The boob job, fishnets and stilettos work for me! (As long as you gots the brains to go with them)
You've met several intelligent, funny, professional, educated, and good-looking Mr. Wonderfuls over the years. You shunned and rejected them all because they weren't Mr. Perfect. Grab the next Mr. Wonderful you can, because Mr. Perfect does not exist.
And thanks for not returning my f****n' phone calls.
Signed,
MR. WONDERFUL
But, think of all the single moms who wont get that multi- thousand dollar earned income credit return each year (even though they paid little if any Fed Tax). The horror!
My wife is smarter than me, has more advanced degrees than me, makes more money than me. I'm very lucky to have found her.
Hint to Dowd: Sanity is my first litmus test, not brains or beauty. Too many women I dated were emotional hysterical psychotic nightmares. The reason no one wants to wake up with you in the morning is because they don't want to deal with your BS on a daily basis.
Women who declare themselves as smart are really saying to potential mates that they are competitive and disagreeable. Smart women don't have to say they are.
Short of brain trauma one cannot curtail one's IQ - it will still show through, just as one could not become shorter without amputating one's legs [or head].
Whoops wrong thread, please ignore #83.
You forgot to mention how most single women in the 30+ range seem most interested in the size of a guy's wallet.
"...all he can find are liberals who think they're smart but aren't..."
That perfectly captures liberals!
Well, you can start by not showing off your size 15EEEE feet in BRIGHT RED witch-shoe heels.
Most of the young women today need to read Dr, Laura's Care and Feeding of Husbands,
The ones I know are so smarmy and belittling, I prefer to see them very little. It's amazing that their hubbies put up with them.
I shall pass that on to him. I'm pretty sure all of them shave but I'm not sure about the "hate Bush" festival. LOL
Thanks for the laugh.
Methinks poor Maureen (isn't that eye wash?) has that back asswards.
I believe that should read ... "Women who think they are intelligent are not able to get married".
Who, that skinny guy? :-)
Um, thats horsecrap. Men like marrying successful women. Thats just an excuse for not being likeable.
You know what this reminds me of? Democrats complaining that the reason they can't get elected is because they're too smart for the voters.
Oh my, Its the rabies poster child.
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