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Most "college grads" these days can stick that piece of paper they "earned" (yeah right) to their forehead and use in an emergency to wipe their ars with it, when they forget to buy toilet paper, cause that's really all it's worth to most. Buddy, you need to find other women to date. Even if you had your degree, do you think a life with someone so superficial would be fulfilling? You served in the military, you served in Iraq, your life experience FAR exceeds anything these stuck up, worthless, gold digging you know whats could ever dream to experience. Find yourself a real woman bro!
This is kinda a rant but anyway.. So Im a 29 single white male average looks 5'7 brown hair and eyes. Im orginally from Boston and just moved to Dallas because Boston was just too expensive to live. I was in the military been to Iraq twice and saved all my money for a house. So I bought one just outside the Dallas area and have been trying the dating scene. At first it was tough cuz I dont know anyone here but lately Ive had some success. Now most of these women are college educated and the dates go fine. But once we get to the part when they ask where I went to school. I explain to them I dropped out and joined the military everything seems to fall apart and they tell me they want someone like-minded with the same goals. I dont get it. I own my own house, my own car (Acura TL) not cheap, and have no debt besides my house. Not to brag but I have a 401k another one with Edward Jones both about 20k and another 20k in the bank and somehow because I dont have a degree Im not gonna be successful. Im a police officer and make around 60k a year which is pretty good in dallas. Now at first I thought this was just one girl but it has happened to the last three girls I dated. They all want a guy with a degree which I think is overrated but thats just me, I chose a different route. A degree is a great accomplishment but I dont think you need one to be successful. I think Im in better shape than most of the people my age. Anyways whine over.. Think Im overreacting.
Just with your military background and the life experiences that you have ,you are way ahead of most college grads. just from reading your post I can tell that you have common sense and thats something you can't learn in any college.
Don't get me wrong! Its good to have a college degree behind you,but that doesn't make the person. I had a girlfriend years ago that frowned on the fact that I didn't have any college. People should judge you for who you are and not what you have. I am a successful person...because of my hard work and common sense.
I don't understand all this judgment and resentment of women who prefer a man who has completed college. Everyone is entitled to his or her preference. Some women care about formal education and some do not. People are different. If a woman prefers a man with a college education, why does it matter to anyone else?
To the OP, in all honesty, you have been bringing a lot of unnecessary grief on yourself by going after the wrong women. Stop going after the college-educated women who want a college-educated man. Seek out the ones who want what you have to offer.
Um, many universities admit, "life experience" far exceeds anything they can teach. On the job experience is far more valuable to perspective employers. Self made people are far more successful then anyone who went to school, got a degree and now truly believes the world owes them something!
Ask anyone older then 40, what they value more. Some crap they did to learn how to pass a test 20 years ago, while drinking and partying their way through the BS on mom and dad's money, or the true life experiences that have seasoned them?
I don't understand all this judgment and resentment of women who prefer a man who has completed college. Everyone is entitled to his or her preference. Some women care about formal education and some do not. People are different. If a woman prefers a man with a college education, why does it matter to anyone else?
To the OP, in all honesty, you have been bringing a lot of unnecessary grief on yourself by going after the wrong women. Stop going after the college-educated women who want a college-educated man. Seek out the ones who want what you have to offer.
Just with your military background and the life experiences that you have ,you are way ahead of most college grads. just from reading your post I can tell that you have common sense and thats something you can't learn in any college.
Don't get me wrong! Its good to have a college degree behind you,but that doesn't make the person. I had a girlfriend years ago that frowned on the fact that I didn't have any college. People should judge you for who you are and not what you have. I am a successful person...because of my hard work and common sense.
No one is saying that people that do not have college degrees are not (or can not) be successful or good people. But why aren't women allowed to have a preference?
Men have MANY deal breakers regarding women that they do or do not find desirable, so why aren't women allowed to have deal breakers?
Um, many universities admit, "life experience" far exceeds anything they can teach. On the job experience is far more valuable to perspective employers. Self made people are far more successful then anyone who went to school, got a degree and now truly believes the world owes them something!
Ask anyone older then 40, what they value more. Some crap they did to learn how to pass a test 20 years ago, while drinking and partying their way through the BS on mom and dad's money, or the true life experiences that have seasoned them?
If this is the view that a particular man has about a college education then he most likely would not respect the hard work and sacrifice involved in earning those degrees.
No one is saying that people that do not have college degrees are not (or can not) be successful or good people. But why aren't women allowed to have a preference?
Men have MANY deal breakers regarding women that they do or do not find desirable, so why aren't women allowed to have deal breakers?
Of the ten most successful couples I know, in relationships, NONE of those couples have college degrees. As in either partner. College is great for some, a total rip-off and waste of time for others. I think setting it as a relationship guide is a huge mistake.
Of the ten most successful people I know financially, only three have college degrees. All three were extremely ambitious, creative, hard working and they started their own businesses.
College is for those who need an aid, a helping hand, or want to blend in with the sheeple of society. It is not so much for the individual thinker. Now that is a broad brush, as college can be for these types who need a start in science, medicine, psychology, etc, but the great ones used their early education as a mere tool to get where THEY wanted to go.
Meh, I work with Ph.D.'s on a regular basis. Many of them don't have an ounce of common sense. It's never mattered to me if a guy has a college degree or not. I would never want to be with someone who is defined by their degree or where they went to school.
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