Posted on 07/24/2018 11:14:28 AM PDT by servo1969
Well said. Almost 18 years here and I feel exactly the same way.
Aw, you’re a nice man!
As a woman...I don’t know how men put up with us.”
Because you put up with us.
Yes. Men can get wired up over things that I don't even react to, when driving.
Here's a hint which worked well for me-- after repeated failures of the traditional dating "meat market", I finally asked out a rather plain looking woman who I thought might be okay because little children loved her because she was kind, generous and paid them lots of attention. Eventually, she asked me to marry her. I would have eventually got around to it, but she had a biological clock ticking and knew she wanted children of our own.
“A side note about looks, women aren’t the only ones whose looks fade with time.”
I was watching TMZ a few years ago and that surfer dude guy was still on there, I can’t remember his name. He made a comment about not liking sex with older women because they have old skin and need lube. I wanted to scream at the tv. Evidently he isn’t familiar with the fact that men age, too.
She doesn’t have to be ugly, just plain looking. See my post #65.
powerful or popular men tend to only choose the most facially, figure-perfectly beautiful women
You seen the decline in marriage rates? But lots of patience, and some bacon/beer/bourbon, has helped get me to 12 years of marriage (and going).
1. Beauty fades- my wife may have a few more wrinkles but every morning I wake up I thank God that I am married to such a beautiful woman. In my eyes she gets more beautiful every day.
2. After your relationship ends, you may be surprised at the ruthless treatment you get-I don’t doubt this so I never want to test it.
3. Women are much more status-oriented than men- Fortunately my wife cares more about my character and my status with God than my status with the world.
4. Women are not as stable as men- In the short term my wife can be more emotional than me but in the long term she is more stable than I am. On most issues we tend to balance out each other. That is probably one of the ways God makes us one.
5. Women may come to hate you for your weakness- It took me about the first decade of marriage to realize that my wife didn’t want to be responsible for the final decisions. She definitely wanted to be consulted and would never let me hear the end of it if I took an action she consulted against but at the end of the day she would rather I take the responsibility for the final actions. I believe God created us that way.
Best answer! :-D That having been said, I was a writer in my dear dim youth and I had to write a story once from the point of view of a sailor on a warship in WWII. I had to put myself in masculine shoes, so to speak, and it was while writing that that I understood why some of the men in my life could get so exasperated with me! LOL! But you’re right...both sides have their moments.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
Don’t lie to your wife.
voice of experience
By no means is this entirely true, but it has a ring to it. The attributes that are often considered attractive in a man -- ruggedness, a scar or two, etc., tend to come with age, whereas women hit their peak of physical attractiveness much earlier.
There comes a time of course when it evens out and everybody looks lime cral.
As a man. I can say the same about us it has to be a 2 way street.
Reminds me of the story of the couple who couldn’t conceive, whose priest promised to light a candle for them, at the Vatican, as he was leaving for Rome on sabbatical. When he returned to visit them, after seven years, he was met at their door by a harried looking woman, holding a newborn in one arm, and a one year old in the other, with a two year old and three year old, screaming and clinging to both her legs, while a six year old was trying to set fire to the five year old, who was working assiduously, to cut off the hair of the four year old. When asked the whereabouts of her good husband, the woman snapped at the priest, “He’s gone to Rome, Father, to blow out that damned candle!
Re: “Cooking ability lasts a lifetime.”
So does canned food.
And I knew I was getting old when Mrs. Howell started looking good.
Take a good look at your perspective wife’s mother. Pay close attention to the condition of her teeth. I know that sounds like horse training, but it’s a fairly accurate picture of what’s to come in your later years.
Is her mother trim? Is her mother obese? Does the mother have thousands of dollars of dental work behind her? does the mother nag the father incessantly? is the father a lazy bum? is the father industrious and still get nagged?
These are important factors, my daddy told me so.
“If it’s got boobs or wheels, rent it. It will only give you problems.”
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.