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View Poll Results: Do you care if a man has a job?
I do care 21 61.76%
I don't care 1 2.94%
If he is actively looking I'll give him a chance 11 32.35%
I'll wait until he has a job 1 2.94%
If he has money in the bank I'll date him 4 11.76%
I don't care as long as he can pay for the dates 1 2.94%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-19-2012, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Kingstowne, VA
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As long as he's good at something and has money in the bank, I'd date him. What it really comes down to is would I feel stable and comfortable with this person, emotionally and as a provider, as my spouse if we were to have a family together? I'm a bit old-fashioned.
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Old 10-19-2012, 05:43 PM
 
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No aimless trust fund kids for me. For me the appeal of having a job is tied to the idea of ambition. Now if you are independently wealthy and have some worthwhile projects going on, that is OK too. But basically doing nothing productive all the time? No thanks. I could do it for a month or maybe 2. Then I'd be bored out my mind. And I need a similar person.
Not the trust kids. There are ones who had successful businesses and retired in 30s and/or military.
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Old 10-19-2012, 07:18 PM
 
Location: Somewhere out there...
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He must have a job, I was married to a deadbeat in my 20's, I was the one who had the car and would drive his lazy butt around and pay for everything. We divorced and I never dated an unemployed person again.
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Old 10-19-2012, 07:40 PM
 
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He could be wealthy and does not need to work.
I had one ex like that and I hated it. Yes, it was nice he got everything he wanted, but seriously? He acted spoiled and could never sympathize with my work-related troubles.
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Old 10-19-2012, 07:43 PM
 
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I voted that I would wait until he got employed. I like how no one selected the last option.
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Old 10-20-2012, 12:28 AM
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If he is unemployed and poor it matters a lot. How is he living and supporting himself? If someone else is supporting him, such as his parents, that doesn't look good either. I don't know how a woman can date someone when he can't afford a place of his own, gas, car insurance, food, everything, and that includes dating. You can only do free things for so long.
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Old 10-20-2012, 12:36 AM
 
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The average woman doesn't really want to work or contribute financially, so of course they care if the guy they're dating is employed.
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Old 10-20-2012, 12:48 AM
 
Location: So Cal
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The average woman doesn't really want to work or contribute financially, so of course they care if the guy they're dating is employed.
LOL..... funny post.....you sound like a male verson of a nasty crone posting here... LOL..
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Old 10-20-2012, 12:50 AM
 
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LOL..... funny post.....you sound like a male verson of a nasty crone posting here... LOL..

Ying and Yang, I guess......
I'm just being honest.

The average woman isn't really trying to work, has a poor work ethic, and wants a guy to take care of her. Sure, you have some highly motivated and ambitious career women out here, but they are the exception, not the rule.

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Old 10-20-2012, 01:37 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Not the trust kids. There are ones who had successful businesses and retired in 30s and/or military.
It is all the same for me. I just can't fathom spending all your time "hanging out." Even if you worked really hard to earn the money. Although I doubt you can retire from the military and live like a king.

But anyway, the important thing is to do something important with your time. Typically entrepreneurs like to "build or create" something. Even if the primary goal isn't to make money.
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