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What Katherine did is an unwritten rule in most European countries. That is, its expected that when a woman goes to college she comes home with a degree AS WELL AS a potential well to do HUSBAND. Basically you go to college for both. Why have Americans not figured this out yet?
What Katherine did is an unwritten rule in most European countries. That is, its expected that when a woman goes to college she comes home with a degree AS WELL AS a potential well to do HUSBAND. Basically you go to college for both. Why have Americans not figured this out yet?
Isn't the whole purpose of going to college to excel one's knowledge in general, and even further more in a particular area of interest if they're aiming for a B.A.?
I'm from the U.S. My main objective was to find my passion, not a husband.
It's like saying, "You should learn to read a book so you can find a man."
No. You find a man when you want to. You learn because it helps you to become more whole as a human being, who is valued and lucky enough to explore their options in a modern world.
Then why do you think "Americans never figured out" this practice?
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As for women marrying people with a low social status, bills have to be paid! And love wont pay for a mortgage!
So get an education, get a job and pay the bills and mortgage yourself.
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Besides you can grow to love some one.
Or you can grow to resent and hate them.
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Why not get an education and a husband?
What is the point of an education if you're not going to make use of it?
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Well then, thats when you skip the STEM degree guys & try to hook at least a professor. I used to take a class where I sat front row, with my legs open, no undewear. You know how well that ended!
What Katherine did is an unwritten rule in most European countries. That is, its expected that when a woman goes to college she comes home with a degree AS WELL AS a potential well to do HUSBAND. Basically you go to college for both. Why have Americans not figured this out yet?
I don't think it's a matter of "figuring it out" as much as it is a cultural difference. Just because it happens in Europe doesn't mean that it has to happen in the US, just as the cultural norms of America shouldn't necessarily happen in Europe.
Why don't American newlyweds typically live with one set of parents until they are financially set as a couple? Why don't Americans typically live 3 generations in a household? These are things that are cultural expectations in other parts of the world but not embraced by the US. Everywhere is different.
Hah! I was born a handful of decades too late for the who philosophy of the "MRS" degree to be a part of my culture, not a bad thing. That idea went by the wayside a while ago.
And if I HAD been the girl who had my heart set on "finding the man of my dreeeeeeeams" on my college campus, I picked the wrong school for that! Dating and relationships (apart from hookups) were at a minimum at my school...just wasn't common. A few people started school with relationships from home that either lasted or didn't, but few people got into long-term relationships while at school. Don't know if it was the fact that it was academically rigorous and most people focused on that, or if it was just part of the culture...but outside of FWB culture, not a lot of "dating" going on there. Oddly, there is a pretty high incidence of alums marrying other alums, even though they didn't date while they were students. Like, they meet up later in life and pair off. I wonder if other similar schools have similar stats.
Hah! I was born a handful of decades too late for the who philosophy of the "MRS" degree to be a part of my culture, not a bad thing. That idea went by the wayside a while ago.
And if I HAD been the girl who had my heart set on "finding the man of my dreeeeeeeams" on my college campus, I picked the wrong school for that! Dating and relationships (apart from hookups) were at a minimum at my school...just wasn't common. A few people started school with relationships from home that either lasted or didn't, but few people got into long-term relationships while at school. Don't know if it was the fact that it was academically rigorous and most people focused on that, or if it was just part of the culture...but outside of FWB culture, not a lot of "dating" going on there. Oddly, there is a pretty high incidence of alums marrying other alums, even though they didn't date while they were students. Like, they meet up later in life and pair off. I wonder if other similar schools have similar stats.
Interesting post. I think dating culture at college began to wither after the 50's. Over time, a smaller and smaller percentage of people participated in it. It remains as a cliche that gets portrayed in the movies, but I think the situation in your school was pretty common by the 90's. Dating kind of morphed into the hookup culture. The only reason most of the guys who were "dating" asked a woman on a date was to try to get sex on the first date. That turned into hookup culture.
Well then, thats when you skip the STEM degree guys & try to hook at least a professor. I used to take a class where I sat front row, with my legs open, no undewear. You know how well that ended!
Your mother must be so proud of you
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I do have a Princess Di joke but i will keep it classy tonight. 
