Posted on 07/06/2002 5:00:19 AM PDT by buccaneer81
There is an infection among females particularly American ones. The vast majority are not worth bothering with.
I want to tell them, "I don't come in to help you clean up your personal act... You clean up your own act first, then I will think about joining up because of the fact that your act is together."
She will either contribute things, on equal turf, or I will leave.
Most and YES MOST, females (of my age group) have a serious 'blame the other guy', no respect, backbiting, inconsiderate, self centered, hate all men, mentality.
There are two types of contribution:
first type... being nice and respectful. Being happy. Having fun. Being intimate. Communication. All of these things are free and do not cost 10 cents.
Second type... washing dishes, 'having a baby', or cleaning the house, or for guys 'working all day'...
The second often get put into the first tier.
Things I will not do:
be accused
fight
argue
date the girl, and all of her friends also
I will not be in an unequal relationship
I can list a few more, but you get the idea... I have never been married, doubt I will. I have not been impressed.
Ok, let's go through it again. It's not a hatred of women. It's being tired of their attitudes and actions - or are you saying that attitudes and actions cannot be changed?
So, where's the contradiction?
The only one oozing hatred and loathing is you. Grow up.
You seem rather full of yourself, deigning to define what a marriage is. By the laws of the country where we were married and the US states where both of us were from, we were most definitely married in every recognized legal way. The "invisible ink" I referred to in my post is the apparent treatment of marriage by most women these days as a paperwork drill or tax dodge.
What you got was what you both wanted so why blame her now for the lack of commitment you BOTH signed on for.
I don't recall "blaming" anyone for anything in my post, least of all my ex.
There are some wonderful treatments for reading comprehension problems now. You should consider them.
It's a shame, but it's a fact of life. I never thought it would happen to me and I was married twelve years. I would have to meet a truly exceptional woman to ever consider remarriage, and I still think I'd never expect it to last forever.
Happy Birthday President Bush!
Don't miss this one.
If you believe a robust discussion of a very real inequity within our legal system and the giving of examples is misogyny in action, you illustrate the very problem.
If you open your mind you'll hear that the posters wish for a fuller meeting ground for men and women than money provides.
Blind labelling won't bring you understanding.
Sounds to me like you already have.
Now 8 years later, she acts like the children are a bother but of course would never give them up because that would mean capitulating to me.
My life now with wife #2 is a wonder and very nice and easy and we have a 2 year old Tasmanian Devil and another in the oven. I'll be 50 when the next one enters grade school. Scary in a way. I'm very blessed now but God forbid should something happen to my current wife, I doubt seriously I would ever remarry. I have now almost 4 children and can't afford anymore hence, marriage beyond this current very satisfying one is holds little allure for me. Women will always hold an allure for me but marriage...no.
Ever dated a 'bad boy'? Ever liked a 'bad boy'?
Answer yes, I am am over an out. First date, second, or whenever, I am over and out. If she lies and waits until later to fess up, I will leave her for lying and for liking 'bad boys'.
Over the long term, that is much cheaper than losing all of your money and possessions to a money grubbing, scheming, untrustworthy woman.
And who knows, maybe Sony will invent a robot-woman that genuinely has the ability to love and that you can actually trust.
This may be a totally new invention, because the women I've seen just don't have the ability to love or to be trusted.
Maybe it's like the saying "All the good ones are taken," but maybe the truth is that there were not any good ones to begin with.
Anyway, I'm wishing the scientists and engineers at Sony the best of luck in their endeavours.
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