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Old 04-19-2013, 04:27 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Because women get caught up in relationships based on their emotions. So they sacrifice the guy who is right in front of them everyday,who would give them his heart and soul. For the dumb-ass numb skull who in the temporary scheme of things. Knows how to feed her all the right words,and how to push those emotional buttons. And emotions are as fleeting as the wind,and so are the men that play them. And then history just sadly has a great tendency of repeating itself.
Yeah, men don't get involved on an emotional level in relationships at all. They're all logic, like Mr. Spock.

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Old 04-19-2013, 08:50 PM
 
Location: FL
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Any number of reasons but primarily they are unattracktive and/or are lousy in bed.
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Old 04-19-2013, 09:09 PM
 
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But, everyone settles on somethings. There are no perfect people.
To me there are two ideas of settling. One is looks and superficiality based and the other morals and values. For example if I said I only date men 6 feet tall who are lawyers and drive sports cars and someone said they know a fantastic 5'9 man who drives a Focus and is in management this would be settling but makes sense. After all there aren't many 6 feet tall lawyers who drive sports cars. On the other hand if someone tried to match me up with a man with 5 baby mamas he didn't marry and they knew I didn't date dads I would refuse and if I said yes this would be unhappily settling. Sure the first case might make me upset but would find that I was being stupid.

Btw I don't have a preference for 6 foot tall lawyers with sports cars, using it as an example.
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Old 04-19-2013, 09:14 PM
 
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No one has ever said to me "you must settle" personally I find that pathetic


No one is perfect but I believe there are people who are perfect for each other
Unfortunately I have been told this. I always get "you're old you need to take anyone" as people then try to match me up with high school dropouts with criminal records.
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Old 04-19-2013, 09:21 PM
 
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To me there are two ideas of settling. One is looks and superficiality based and the other morals and values. For example if I said I only date men 6 feet tall who are lawyers and drive sports cars and someone said they know a fantastic 5'9 man who drives a Focus and is in management this would be settling but makes sense. After all there aren't many 6 feet tall lawyers who drive sports cars. On the other hand if someone tried to match me up with a man with 5 baby mamas he didn't marry and they knew I didn't date dads I would refuse and if I said yes this would be unhappily settling. Sure the first case might make me upset but would find that I was being stupid.

Btw I don't have a preference for 6 foot tall lawyers with sports cars, using it as an example.
I know of at least 5 right off the top of my head that meet your requirements

Just anecdotal and kind of funny to me. All of them are single, btw.... Boston has no shortage of tall lawyers, that's for sure.
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Old 04-19-2013, 09:24 PM
 
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I know of at least 5 right off the top of my head that meet your requirements

Just anecdotal and kind of funny to me. All of them are single, btw.... Boston has no shortage of tall lawyers, that's for sure.
I guess that proves that nothing is really that unattainable no matter how extreme it may seem to others. Not sure I'd want to move to Boston though now.
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Old 04-19-2013, 09:31 PM
 
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For people who still partake in traditional gender roles, men are still largely the initiators in a relationship. A man who ends up with an unsuitable woman isn't unlucky, he's a bad chooser. Women are restricted to whichever men happen to approach them, which introduces an element of luck in meeting the right guy.

The woman still ultimately decides to "choose" the guy though.
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Old 04-19-2013, 09:33 PM
 
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I guess that proves that nothing is really that unattainable no matter how extreme it may seem to others. Not sure I'd want to move to Boston though now.
It's okay, I'm sure Boston will survive without you
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Old 04-19-2013, 09:57 PM
 
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It's okay, I'm sure Boston will survive without you
Well, let's hope it does whether I am there or not. I have actually known several lawyers who were wealthy and drove sports cars (and lived in condos in downtown Chicago)but most were very self centered.
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Old 04-20-2013, 07:44 AM
 
Location: Glasgow, uk
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Unfortunately I have been told this. I always get "you're old you need to take anyone" as people then try to match me up with high school dropouts with criminal records.
If that was my only choice I'd stay single.
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