[gondramB]

"what men like" is diverse because men are diverse.

[edpc]

She calls these women SWANS, or Strong Women Achievers, No Spouse

Bitches was already taken.

(Easy ladies....just joking)

[qam1]

Xer Ping

Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social (and sometimes nostalgic) aspects that directly effects Generation Reagan / Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.

Freep mail me to be added or dropped. See my home page for details and previous articles.

[Paloma_55]

Strong Women...

The problem with feminism is it tells women they don't need men, and this is a false premise. It is as false as telling men they don't need women.

Men and women are different, complimentary, and should not convince themselves that they are better off independent. We are always better off together.

[Graymatter]

I don't know about now, but back when I was redhotmatter, if a man even suspected a girl of intelligence, she needed a new vette and a set of D's to get his attention.

[KC_Conspirator]

Despite what that old fool Maureen Dowd says to make her unappealing self feel better, I would say that most men prefer smart women. I know I do. Nothing grates on your skin like being around dumb people all the time.

[ConservativeMind]

I am personally very attracted to "smart women". However, the only smart women that do it for me are solid Christian women who I also find attractive.

Attractive or smart women without strong morals can truly repulse me when I think of dating or marrying such a person.

I'm glad my wife-to-be meets all of that criteria!

[Kenton]

I was in a meeting last year with one particular career woman who is particularly known for an abrasive personal style, which she justified by saying "if a man did that, you'd just say he was strong, but if a woman does it, she's a bitch".

You know the type. Their male counterpart is that type we refer to as "assholes", but I digress.

At one point in a meeting she had been acting particularly misandrystic with some of the other women in the gathering, and she came out with that old canard bemoaning her life, "Where have all the good men gone?"

To which I sweetly replied, "You're too late. They're married to the good women".

[camle]

my lady had a phd. AND she's smart as well. ther reason that a lot of 'smoart women' can't find a guy is they ther're dumb enough to beleive the feminist agenda. nobody decent is gonna hang around a woman who constantly bashes men, and whines about how bad it is to be a woman.

real smart women are highly attractive to good men. very much so.

[CatoRenasci]

It seems to me the more interesting questions are not whether "success" reduces women's likelihood of marrying simpliciter, but rather whether there are traits that women who are very successful exhibit which make them less likely to marry ceterus paribus than women who do not exhibit those traits.

[popdonnelly]

Has Dowd considered the possibility that she's a miserable beyotch?

[Physicist]

The article doesn't distinguish between women who are intelligent and women who are in positions of power.

Smart women frequently marry men who aren't as intelligent as they are, but successful women are loath to settle for men who aren't as high on the social or corporate ladder. The higher she climbs, the fewer the romantic options.

[NOLA_homebrewer]

A typical argument women like to use is: "Men just can't accept a stong, independant woman"

I'd liek to see one describe the difference between "strong and independent" and "self centered, and uncompromising"

[Physicist]

What she found was that high-achieving women -- women with graduate degrees and/or an income in the top 10 percent of women in their age group -- married at the same rate as all other women did, but later in life

That constitutes less success. They stay single until their fertility is almost gone. Furthermore, they have less of their lives to spend with their spouse. Marrying at 35 is not "just as good" as marrying at 25.

[A_perfect_lady]

Now that I've finished my education and have a decent-paying job, I'm less interested in "finding a man" than I was before. I'm more interested in home decorating, salvaging my finances after years of student loans, and getting good at my job. I'm finally getting my life set up the way I want and honestly, I'm a little afraid that a man will kind of mess it up. I like men (they smell good) but I don't like cleaning up after them, or watching them spend money on things we don't need while things we do need (IMO) go unsatisfied.

[Marie]

However, many smart women want to take on traditional roles and put motherhood first when they have children or are willing to take on both roles, said Carrie Lukas

Yes. Yes we do! ;-)

(I know that was a bit smarmy, but it was just too easy to pass up!)

[meowmeow]

The problem is women who confuse "smart" with "educated." No amount of education will make a bitter moonbat smart.

[Vigilanteman]

Can't beleive I'm the first to post a picture.

[RatRipper]

I don't mind strong, career minded women at all, provided that they are not spoiled, obnoxious, self-absorbed, selfish, materialistic control freaks as my experience has led me to believe many of them are.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

All I know is that being married to a smart woman has been good for my health, my finances, and my love life.