Posted on 02/28/2008 8:28:50 AM PST by Kaslin
As for the "higher status symbols" I would guess that means the expensive gold wristwatch, imported leather shoes, the always-ready table at trendy downtown hotspots...in other words, trinkets whose sole purpose is to signal to others that you have money to throw around.
Please add me to the evil women ping list.
God Bless you...I married the first time at 27 to a self centered professional woman, the second time to a professional woman at age 43. The second wife was a wonderful woman that developed bipolar disorder and I lost her...at 55 I am rearing a ten year old daughter alone. It has been very difficult dating this third time around. Once one has had it good in a marriage, its hard to lower the bar.
It's not uncommon. A friend of mine, very handsome and successful, at 50 is still unmarried. He was ready in his 20's, but his girlfriend at the time wanted to find herself
Since then, he found he could get all the female companionship he needed, without need of marriage. At 40+, guys don't want to think about paying kids college tuition at an age then they should be planning their retirement options.
The best time to get a guy is in his mid 20's, before all the good ones are taken. Women who wait til their 30's will either find guys that are too soured by divorce, guys who have discovered that they can get laid without the hassles and obligations of marriage, or guys that are too screwed up to make a good spouse
In Hebrew Eve was called ezer kenegdo , which can mean either "helpmate" or "opponent." Depends on the character of the female.
In Hebrew Eve was called ezer kenegdo , which can mean either "helpmate" or "opponent." Depends on the character of the female.
Whoops. Posted twice. Sorry.
Waaaaay better than most of these threads...lighthearted, humorous, engaging and civil. Well done...and if any of you do actually meet...well, I just love happy endings.
:)PaMom
I'm married 23 years to my first and only wife. But, yes, guys who were scorned in high school by girls who only wanted the quarterback, have an element of Schadenfreude over these high-expectation women reaching the expiration of their shelf-life with little to show for their pickiness.
Because that's who the article is talking about -- the women who felt they were too good to give the time of day to the guys who were actually available, or who used available guys while always on the lookout for the "bigger better deal" (as one of my other single friends puts it)
You’re both on it!
They're out there. A friend of mine, when he was a 20-something construction worker in great shape, had a succession of older (30's to 40's) women who let him live with them and were happy to pay the bills. That's the key. As long as you are willing to pay the rent and buy the groceries, there's lots and lots of young, fit guys who would be happy to move in with you. If you want intellectual companionship as well, there's plenty of grad students who would probably enjoy not having to live off their little stipends
That's not what Brandi said the last time you wore out the Playboy Mansion 8-)
My niece met her husband there
Ok - I’m a 39 year old male, straight, single, steady job, don’t drink, smoke or run around. Do I like being alone? No! Am I going to get married? Probably not.
God bless the man that can stay married. The last marriages to go the distance in my family were my grandparents. For me, I see a 50% chance it will fall apart before 5 years are up. I am told 80% of foreign wife marriages make the 5 year mark, but I’m not rich or good looking. I see most of the assets, my 401k and the kids (and child support) going to women in a nice divorce, if it is a mean one my right to keep & bear arms is gone too or worse.
I think 50 years ago I would of been married with teen kids by now. Now, it is a suckers bet for a man to get married. Those 30 something women want a man, build a time machine.
I’ll sell you a jug a bitter for a $5 bill.
Believe me, guys in their 20s have discovered they can get laid without the hassles and obligations of marriage.
I think you are right in many respects, but as a woman who does earn a good salary, I have got to say that more than one man has refused to seriously date me because I earned more than he does. I remember being very hurt when a teacher I had gone out with broke it off because he wanted to earn more than the woman in the relationship. That, I think, is something men have to get over.
Those tattoos above the butt dont help out either, ladies.
No, the men in their late 30s are looking for women in their late 20s.
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