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I would hope many of us married people don't really get involved so much with the dating threads but more so in human behavior threads. Hopefully as we all get older we learn more on how people behave and the motivations for the things they do, which when we are young is a mystery.
Many young men who don't have experience with a lot of women can learn from us guys who've had a few in our lives over the years. So when a young guy asks why does a woman think, feel or do the weird things they do we can offer a little insight.
Some are just status symbol oriented, and their marriage is part of the whole deal. It really isn't about you as much as them going on about how great they have it. But many times, the ones talking loudest about how great their lives are...
You just nailed down what I had been looking for....the mindset of smug marrieds. I guess that is how a status conscious person would brag about their perfect looking relationship.
Some comments are just not very thoughtful, some are just jealous because they settled and others are a myriad of situations. Like someone said, its more a reflection of their situation usually than yours, even if they are sincerely trying to be helpful. They were single once, found one solution= they will suggest that one solution because that's were their experience stops.
Some comments are just not very thoughtful, some are just jealous because they settled and others are a myriad of situations. Like someone said, its more a reflection of their situation usually than yours, even if they are sincerely trying to be helpful. They were single once, found one solution= they will suggest that one solution because that's were their experience stops.
Maybe that is why some women figure that they HAVE to be pursued to enter into a relationship, that they won't do the pursuing, because they've always been able to let the man initiate.
Yes but the longer you are away from the dating scene the harder it is to relate to what others are going through. And dating now is a lot different than 5 - 10 years ago.
Really? How? Seriously...not being sarcastic. Really wondering.
You just nailed down what I had been looking for....the mindset of smug marrieds. I guess that is how a status conscious person would brag about their perfect looking relationship.
Yes, it's part of their whole image. The perfect guy, the perfect home, the perfect furniture, vacation. Even the kids' names.
Even guys do it. They have the perfect wife.
But we all know that people who really have it good don't brag. The ones who brag probably are compensating.
Maybe that is why some women figure that they HAVE to be pursued to enter into a relationship, that they won't do the pursuing, because they've always been able to let the man initiate.
Do you really like a dominant woman, or, do you just want the woman to take the risk?
Most women do want to be courted. You guys listen to the flakes, the women's libbers, the golddiggers out there, but they are not the majority.
Really? How? Seriously...not being sarcastic. Really wondering.
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Originally Posted by CESpeed
One thing that's different is that more guys used to be willing to get to know a woman before having sex or at least they were willing to wait until she got to know him better. Heck, they expected to wait. Now? If you haven't given it up by the third date, there will not be a fourth and he won't call to say there won't be one.
Guys took for granted that they were paying for the first date. Now? If you expect them to pay for the first date, you're a gold digger.
Guys used to understand that a woman wanted to know where they stood so he was okay calling her his girlfriend. Now? They expect to 'date' for years and still refer the person their dating as "the woman I'm seeing"
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