This thread is great. Laughed my ass off reading the whole thing (I hadnt read any of it yet).
JP you are right about the hormone thing. My GF introduced me to a realization that most women dont realize the effects their natural homone fluctaions on their behavior. I was once struck with a heavy object very hard in the head by an ex, because I wanted to go out with the guys one Sat night instead of hanging alone at her place like we had done every night for the last 2 months (not an exaduration, I litteraly hadnt spent 1 night away from her since September 4th. It was just after HALLOWEEN). She had ups and downs and they were almost always 1 month cycles. She never appologized for it either. I hear she went on differnt pills and is a differnt person now.
Dave I must be an evil soul-less person too cause I laughed my ass off at that post. I didnt take it to be litteral, but unfornatually there are women out there like that, so some jaded rather bitter person prob had a reason to sit down and write that.
As for my 2 cents in the whole thing about spousal support. If she gave up a career or worked instead of going to school so he could get ahead that is one thing. Both people invested, both should benifit. If she thinks that she deserves money cause he makes money and she doesnt want to have to work then there is some truth in daves post. The introducation of kids to the picture just makes it all more bitter.
I have learned that women dress up to compete with each other, guys are just the game. However, we are still blamed for it all, as if them haveing to take a huge amount of time and effort to preen is our fault. I almost never know the difference, and most guys dont either. You can be damn sure that girl three tables over noticed.
As for guys wanting kids, I know I do and most of the guys I know do. The big difference is timing. Womens clock starts SCREAMING at them in their mid twenties and society backs it up. Men dont really get either, and usually want to have kids when they are good and ready, usually in their mid 30’s. This missing decade explains alot of the disconnect between men and women around when to start a family.
