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I rather like THIS old-fashioned approach:
A good woman is hard to find,
and worth far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her without reserve,
and never has reason to regret it.
Never spiteful, she treats him generously
all her life long.
She shops around for the best yarns and cottons,
and enjoys knitting and sewing.
She's like a trading ship that sails to faraway places
and brings back exotic surprises.
She's up before dawn, preparing breakfast
for her family and organizing her day.
She looks over a field and buys it,
then, with money she's put aside, plants a garden.
First thing in the morning, she dresses for work,
rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started.
She senses the worth of her work,
is in no hurry to call it quits for the day.
She's skilled in the crafts of home and hearth,
diligent in homemaking.
She's quick to assist anyone in need,
reaches out to help the poor.
She doesn't worry about her family when it snows;
their winter clothes are all mended and ready to wear.
She makes her own clothing,
and dresses in colorful linens and silks.
Her husband is greatly respected
when he deliberates with the city fathers.
She designs gowns and sells them,
brings the sweaters she knits to the dress shops.
Her clothes are well-made and elegant,
and she always faces tomorrow with a smile.
When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say,
and she always says it kindly.
She keeps an eye on everyone in her household,
and keeps them all busy and productive.
Her children respect and bless her;
her husband joins in with words of praise:
"Many women have done wonderful things,
but you've outclassed them all!"
Charm can mislead and beauty soon fades.
The woman to be admired and praised
is the woman who lives in the Fear-of-God.
Give her everything she deserves!
Festoon her life with praises!
Proverbs 31:10-31
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=proverbs%2031:10-31;&version=65;
P.S. Could it be that 'deliberate in the city gates' is ancient code for more men to be involved in FREEPING? ;^)
The secular left spend 30 years indoctrinating children against the traditional family and then wonder why those same children, when grown, don't pursue it. What really gets me is that they are so busy with their theoretical social agendas that they forget that actions have real consequences.
Yes, modern women seem to be very picky. Men are not. All a man wants is a deaf-mute with large boobs who owns a liquor store and a golf-course.
Too high? I don't know if I would want to be with any woman that what accept me as a mate.
IMHO, it not just case "asking too much" its a case of "not giving enough."
Marriage - its not about you, your "needs" or your ego.
What do you expect of a generation raised to believe that everyone is above average? Rag-picking?
I use neither. Antiperspirant?....You're supposed perspire. It's healthy for your body. Good'ol "Old Spice DEODERANT" works fine.
FMCDH(BITS)
We MUST stamp-out the evils of Lookism!
This is why our fairy-tales of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella should be replaced with Shrek.
You're not a princess, you're not marrying a prince. He's an ogre, and if you're really honest with yourself, you are too.
"mounting expectations factor heavily in the nation's declining marriage rate. '
He expected mounting, she declined. It was a short marriage.
Do you know hard it is to find a conservative guy nowadays?
I married the one I found who wasn't already married, engaged, or in a steady relationship. Being single and "independent" is over-rated. I got married later than I wanted to, but it took me awhile to find someone who didn't see being a conservative as a character flaw.
A successful marriage takes compromise, but her generation was raised to believe it is a dirty word. Marriage is about working as a team, but they were raised to think in terms of "I." Marriage is about consistency and companionship. Gen Xers crave change and value their independence.
Absolute BS. My generation has kept it's marriages intact far longer than my parents generation did. This is garbage.
How far do I have to go to read about "terrible American women" and the virtues of the "subservient foreign brides"?
>>"We live in a multiple-choice society, and our options are totally paralyzing us," Strauss says. "And because we have so many choices, we raise our expectations."<<
I am reminded of the scene from Moscow on the Hudson where a Robin Williams as a recent defector from Russia goes into a grocery story and asks "where is the line for coffee" they tell him the aisle number and when he gets there not only is there no line but dozens of brands in all kinds of sizes, he has a panic attack and wakes up on a stretcher. He is helped by a Cuban defector to adapt. He takes any job he can and works his way up while the security guard (the first American he met) stays a security guard and then becomes unemployed.
The lesson I took from that is not that choices are bad but that basic principles of adapting and hard work don't change.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087747/
I dislike both the people who complain about "too many choices" and the people who prefer Pepsi to Coke just about equally. I'd be more likely to shoot such people than marry one of them.