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Old 01-26-2013, 05:36 PM
 
Location: West Los Angeles
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In the Midwest, even more so in the South, and in rural areas everywhere, people get married and/or have kids at a younger age and many women appear to me to sort of give up on life, even if they get divorced and are technically back on the market again.
That's an interesting way of putting it, "give up on life", but yeah that really seems to be true in a lot of cases, at least in terms of attractiveness. Many people who don't live in a large, vibrant city, probably say to themselves "what's the point?" when it comes to fitness, eating healthy, etc.
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Old 01-26-2013, 05:46 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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That's an interesting way of putting it, "give up on life", but yeah that really seems to be true in a lot of cases, at least in terms of attractiveness. Many people who don't live in a large, vibrant city, probably say to themselves "what's the point?" when it comes to fitness, eating healthy, etc.
Or else they live in an area of limited resources, don't have a car, have to work two jobs to support a family, the closest mall is 60 miles away and can't afford the almighty gym membership.



Geez, people, the#1 priority is not always APPEARANCE.
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Old 01-26-2013, 05:51 PM
 
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Or else they live in an area of limited resources, don't have a car, have to work two jobs to support a family, the closest mall is 60 miles away and can't afford the almighty gym membership.
Geez, people, the#1 priority is not always APPEARANCE.
That doesn't sound desirable
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Old 01-26-2013, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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That doesn't sound desirable
Duh.

It isn't - for either party.
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Old 01-26-2013, 06:20 PM
 
Location: West Los Angeles
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That doesn't sound desirable
True, but what's truly undesirable about it is when a person projects that their best days are behind them, not in front of them. And this is more of a general mood than an appearance.

An example would be three different girls that I've gone out with on 1st dates over the last year or so. All were slightly attractive, but when we talked about fitness/exercise activities, it was almost always some sort of derivative of "I used to play <insert sport, soccer, tennis, swimming> in high school", blah blah blah, what good does that do any of us now at age 32+ when you're clearly not in great shape? They all projected a tone of how their "glory days", whether it was sports or just general exercise activities, were behind them. (None of these girls were ever previously married, or had kids, or grew up in any sort of poverty, just regular college-educated, middle-class girls who simply through out exercise as one of life's priorities a long time ago.)
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Old 01-26-2013, 06:34 PM
 
Location: Aventura FL
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Brilliant post OP, I completely agree. They are actually not the exception either, but rather the rule.
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Old 01-26-2013, 06:38 PM
 
Location: southern california
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thank u for the deleted post . was looking for it to delete it but u beat me to it.

on the postive side, i prefer to date older women, they often have good manners and good social skills.
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Old 01-26-2013, 09:02 PM
 
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Yes, there are, but they are not in Oklahoma City, my new home. Good Lord how I wish I was still in Atlanta. These women who are 30-45 here are divorced with 3 kids, or the good ones are married. I'm amazed at this culture here that dictates they get married at 20. Where can I find a professional woman in her mid-30's who hasn't been married and wants a family? THAT is the million dollar question.
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Old 01-26-2013, 09:16 PM
 
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Yes, there are, but they are not in Oklahoma City, my new home. Good Lord how I wish I was still in Atlanta. These women who are 30-45 here are divorced with 3 kids, or the good ones are married. I'm amazed at this culture here that dictates they get married at 20. Where can I find a professional woman in her mid-30's who hasn't been married and wants a family? THAT is the million dollar question.
Not there.
Probably not in Tulsa either.
And not in the greater KC metro area either.
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Old 01-26-2013, 09:18 PM
 
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I'd say women are at their best at around 35, if single. If they're not determined to procreate, they seem to be more relaxed.

A 22 to 25 year old girl is really interested in either cherry picking or putting more notches on her lipstick case; that is, if she is in a position to do that.

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