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Where have all the good men gone?
MSNBC.Com ^ | Jan 24, 2003 | MSNBC.Com

Posted on 01/24/2003 2:06:11 PM PST by Bobby777

Jan. 24 — Today in America, there are three times as many women between 30 and 34 who have never married than there were in the 1970s, which helps explain the popularity of singleton books and movies like “Bridget Jones’ Diary” and TV shows like “Sex and the City.” So is it cool to be over 30, sexy, single and smart or are such women too smart for their own good? In her new book, author Barbara Dafoe Whitehead explores “Why There Are No Good Men Left.” She discusses the book on “Today.” Read an excerpt below.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fatherhood; feminism; man; men; parents; woman; women
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As one woman told me, “I want to experience everything twice, once for myself and then again, with my future husband.”

interesting ... is it better to be the first guy or the second guy here? ...
1 posted on 01/24/2003 2:06:11 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: Bobby777
I guess maybe she wants to accomplish it all alone first and then with a husband ... (?)
2 posted on 01/24/2003 2:07:15 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: Bobby777
It also explains why a number of American men are .... investing ... in Russian wives. =)
3 posted on 01/24/2003 2:07:29 PM PST by PokeyJoe (I met death once, I told him to take a number and wait in line with the other a$$holes.)
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To: Bobby777
Where have all the good men gone?

Free Republic!

4 posted on 01/24/2003 2:07:31 PM PST by areafiftyone (The U.N. is now officially irrelevant! The building is for Sale!!!)
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To: Bobby777
Definitely not the husband. What happens when she decides that she wants more than those two experiences?
5 posted on 01/24/2003 2:08:16 PM PST by Paul Atreides
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To: Bobby777
Women of that ilk are just too damn boring to bother with anyway.
6 posted on 01/24/2003 2:10:21 PM PST by Glenn
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To: Bobby777
As one woman told me, “I want to experience everything twice, once for myself and then again, with my future husband.”

interesting ... is it better to be the first guy or the second guy here? ...

It is better to be a different woman's guy.

7 posted on 01/24/2003 2:10:55 PM PST by arthurus
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To: Bobby777
We're married.
8 posted on 01/24/2003 2:11:03 PM PST by Centurion2000 (The meek shall inherit the Earth. The stars belong to the bold.)
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To: PokeyJoe
my buddy said he saw one show where they checked out the Russian wives thing ... said ZERO out of 100 marriages survived the first year or two ... were they slanting the truth or was is accurate I wonder? (I'm sure I can't read someone's mind if they're thinking in Russian ... maybe it would have to be a reverse "Firefox" ... if you want your husband to respond, you must think in English) ... hehe ...
9 posted on 01/24/2003 2:11:07 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: areafiftyone
LOL ...
10 posted on 01/24/2003 2:11:27 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: Paul Atreides
that's what I was thinking ...
11 posted on 01/24/2003 2:11:54 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: Bobby777
Southeast Asian women. They are not yet westernized in attitudes. They are beautiful. They are smart. They like being women.
12 posted on 01/24/2003 2:12:53 PM PST by arthurus
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It is better to be a different woman's guy.

yep ... have to agree ... one gal told me she got rid of her husband because he told the same jokes all the time ... while I can appreciate the predictability of such, it would seem the guy would have had to hire a joke-writer ...
13 posted on 01/24/2003 2:14:04 PM PST by Bobby777
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To: PokeyJoe
It also explains why a number of American men are .... investing ... in Russian wives. =)

The only way to screw up worse than a mail order bride is to mary a hooker or a topless dancer. (is there a difference?)

So9

14 posted on 01/24/2003 2:14:08 PM PST by Servant of the Nine (We are the Hegemon. We can do anything we damned well please.)
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there are three times as many women between 30 and 34 who have never married are feminist looking for a man who they can use as a doormat.
15 posted on 01/24/2003 2:14:14 PM PST by jgrubbs
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To: M. Peach
Your kinda thread ping!
16 posted on 01/24/2003 2:15:17 PM PST by ErnBatavia ((Bumperootus!))
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To: jgrubbs
You know how men are like tile floors?

If the woman lays them right the first time, she can walk all over 'em for life :o)
17 posted on 01/24/2003 2:16:03 PM PST by Poohbah (Four thousand throats may be cut in a single night by a running man -- Kahless the Unforgettable)
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To: Bobby777
Maybe because people are living longer? If the average life span for women is approaching 80 with many living longer, I'm not surprised that women don't want to "settle down" at 21.

Cohabitation plays a part too. For guys, why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free?

Also, many marriages in the past were informally "arranged" parents would prod son to introduce himself to parents' friend's daughter. Now, for the most part, the kids are on their own.
18 posted on 01/24/2003 2:17:50 PM PST by jjm2111
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To: Bobby777
Where are all these single women between 30 and 34?
19 posted on 01/24/2003 2:18:56 PM PST by SoDak
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Men now see the way the tides are running in divorce and family (custody) courts, and don't see a need to give half of their stuff, plus alimony, plus child support, to someone who will "go find herself" after a few years.

I'll bet it's a lot easier to find yourself when someone else is paying the freight.

20 posted on 01/24/2003 2:19:05 PM PST by Jarhead_22
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