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Don't be asinine. There are tons of blue collar workers that make the low 6 digits.
Respectfully, I don't think that's what he meant. I think what he meant was that, regardless of what they make, even your 6-figure blue collar guy is not seen as "good enough" by your typical professional urban princess.
So many people assume love conquers all and no matter what things will work out. The reality is even though two people click doesn't mean it will be long lasting. It might, but it might fail due to issues like children (having them or wanting them), religion, income and so much more.
Wow, I don't even know where to start with this poll.
First of all, the poll question is completely different than the question in the subject line of the thread. Second of all, the multiple choice answers don't answer the question, since half of the question is "are you in a relationship?" and all of the answers are "no, I'm not in a relationship." Thirdly, there's no option for people who are younger than late 20's or older than early 40's.
While in theory this might be true, I actually don't believe it. I have this great friend who would bring a lot to a relationship only men keep bypassing her. Her story is very much like mine in that she did online dating and the only men who liked her she didn't like and the men she liked had no interest. She's pretty, thin, educated yet men don't give her a chance. I've known guys like her too. Meanwhile I've known train wrecks of people who never had a problem finding people.
I'm pretty sure dating sites give women the option to send a first message. Ridiculous right?
I have read some of this thread and think I have a different view then women who have been married. I am 29, not married, have a pretty good career, in grad school, and self sufficient. I can easily say that I have never been in love. I have had 2 long term (over 1 year) relationships which I ended because in both instances I never had that feeling that I couldn't live without the other person so why drag the relationship on for years. I have a stable group of friends and a great family. The only thing that is missing is someone to share this with. I am finally financially stable where I can really begin to travel, I would love to go to Europe this year and I have no one to go with. I have very few single friends and something as simple as wanting to see a movie can be a hassle. I am tired of having to do things by myself or not being able to do things because I don't want to be alone. I am perfectly happy where I am in my life but it plain sucks to not have someone to share it with. I wouldn't say I am worried to the point where I am anxious about it, but seeing 5 friends on facebook get engaged in the past week is not fun and does make you wonder if it is every going to happen to you.
You hit the nail on the head with what a lot of people think about singledom. It's not this death smudge that you can't shake. For many of us, you just reach a point where you want to experience something different and more intimate. You are much like myself, where you put your education and career above a relationship. It was fun, because we still had our single friends who wanted to do things with us. As time went on, our friends found relationships and just couldn't always make time to do activities together. I can echo your sentiment about planning a movie. My couple friends usually tell me about a movie 2 hours before it starts, and sadly it's not even a movie I would want to see.
Also, us single people who would like to be in a relationship, get poked and teased for wanting to express our feelings about the times when we do get lonely. I have a lot of fun playing video games, watching sports, mountain bike riding, posting on CD, gaining knowledge on new technology, cooking, and so on. It still doesn't change the fact that I would like to share some of these hobbies with someone else. Just as my friends shared less of their hobbies with me, and more with their new SO's. Once the phonecalls and text start to decrease, you do kind of realize that the single party has faded. I enjoy being single, because I know I would rather be single then settle for a terrible relationship. It's why I've been single as long as I have been. Going forward, I want to meet the right person, and that's something you can't force and it does create a bit of frustration. I can try and hide it all I want, but I know it does frustrate me. You don't know if that right person is going to be there a month from now or 10 years from now. No one knows, so we continue to live our lives and get as much enjoyment out of it as possible.
You reach a point where you would like someone to share it all with. Can't agree more.
While in theory this might be true, I actually don't believe it. I have this great friend who would bring a lot to a relationship only men keep bypassing her. Her story is very much like mine in that she did online dating and the only men who liked her she didn't like and the men she liked had no interest. She's pretty, thin, educated yet men don't give her a chance. I've known guys like her too. Meanwhile I've known train wrecks of people who never had a problem finding people.
And she gets no replies? I'm sorry but I'm finding this hard to believe. There's something about her you are not telling us.
And she gets no replies? I'm sorry but I'm finding this hard to believe. There's something about her you are not telling us.
She is 45, never married, no kids, a lawyer and very well off. She wants a never married childless man who is also a white collar well off professional. I told her what is probably hurting is she wants a white collar educated professional who is also in great shape.
Don't be asinine. There are tons of blue collar workers that make the low 6 digits.
A handful of old guys who are still in unions do, but those jobs are quickly going the way of the dodo. For the most part anyone young-ish who is making six figures doing blue collar stuff is running their own business (e.g. a plumber with his own plumbing business, a construction worker with his own construction company, a mechanic with his own shop, etc.) at which point they're really a businessperson as much as or more than they are a blue collar worker.
Before anyone responds with anecdotal exceptions, please note that I said, "for the most part." Thanks.
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