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And on the issue at hand: boys are not growing up to be men anymore. Why should they? Women are all independent and want to be the breadwinners... why shouldn't the man stay at home, take care of the kids and play video games? I'm a traditionalist when it comes to men. I want to be the breadwinner. Problem is that women are stubborn and don't like that I push back. I've railed on plenty of male vs. female issues as of late. I don't need to get into it here.

You've really hit on something here. I'm a couple of months away from finishing my first year of medical school and it is really interesting to observe the choices of the 20something ladies in my class when it comes to dating/marriage.

You can count the number of people in the class who are dating each other on one hand. However, it is not as if these women are bypassing future doctors to date intelligent or successful from other fields. I'd say about half of their spouses/boyfriends have a four year college degree in a nontechnical field and push pencils in lower management. I'm guessing the other half haven't even finished college and work on road crews, do landscaping, work at rental car counters, etc.

You can count the number of people in the class who are dating each other on one hand. However, it is not as if these women are bypassing future doctors to date intelligent or successful from other fields. I'd say about half of their spouses/boyfriends have a four year college degree in a nontechnical field and push pencils in lower management. I'm guessing the other half haven't even finished college and work on road crews, do landscaping, work at rental car counters, etc.

Out of curiosity, do you find this problematic? That is to ask if you find this improper in some way or another. Other than personal edification, the biggest mistake that I myself ever made was higher education. I'm just not cut out for medicine or to be a desk jockey.

Luckily, my wife was cut out for medicine, and after 26 years in her field, commands a very attractive salary. I stayed home with my kids for over 13 years, and now I'm doing work that I truly love: I build bicycles. It's my chance to be an advocate for the sport that I've always loved. I couldn't be luckier.