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October 29, 2009 at 12:12 PM #476191October 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM #475366CascaParticipant
I never thought that I’d feel bad for Brian, but… the foreign bride route is for those who can’t compete, or don’t want to, in their own culture. On the other hand, I spent three years with a Russian gal, who I found here, after she was imported by a loser looking for a long term nurse, and she was looking for a way to get her teenage boys away from the Russian Army draft. She was a wonderful gal, beautiful, sexy, charming, and crazy as batshit. Bottom line, we’re all economically rational beings, and people do what they have to do.
The context of the comments is lacking since we don’t know the specific situational facts of every commentor. Like Zorba the Greek, if you haven’t experienced, “wife, house, kids, divorce, the full catastrophe”, you’re probably not in a position to understand how men are treated in this culture.
Like Chris Rock says about OJ, “I ain’t condoning, but I understand.”
October 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM #475543CascaParticipantI never thought that I’d feel bad for Brian, but… the foreign bride route is for those who can’t compete, or don’t want to, in their own culture. On the other hand, I spent three years with a Russian gal, who I found here, after she was imported by a loser looking for a long term nurse, and she was looking for a way to get her teenage boys away from the Russian Army draft. She was a wonderful gal, beautiful, sexy, charming, and crazy as batshit. Bottom line, we’re all economically rational beings, and people do what they have to do.
The context of the comments is lacking since we don’t know the specific situational facts of every commentor. Like Zorba the Greek, if you haven’t experienced, “wife, house, kids, divorce, the full catastrophe”, you’re probably not in a position to understand how men are treated in this culture.
Like Chris Rock says about OJ, “I ain’t condoning, but I understand.”
October 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM #475905CascaParticipantI never thought that I’d feel bad for Brian, but… the foreign bride route is for those who can’t compete, or don’t want to, in their own culture. On the other hand, I spent three years with a Russian gal, who I found here, after she was imported by a loser looking for a long term nurse, and she was looking for a way to get her teenage boys away from the Russian Army draft. She was a wonderful gal, beautiful, sexy, charming, and crazy as batshit. Bottom line, we’re all economically rational beings, and people do what they have to do.
The context of the comments is lacking since we don’t know the specific situational facts of every commentor. Like Zorba the Greek, if you haven’t experienced, “wife, house, kids, divorce, the full catastrophe”, you’re probably not in a position to understand how men are treated in this culture.
Like Chris Rock says about OJ, “I ain’t condoning, but I understand.”
October 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM #475980CascaParticipantI never thought that I’d feel bad for Brian, but… the foreign bride route is for those who can’t compete, or don’t want to, in their own culture. On the other hand, I spent three years with a Russian gal, who I found here, after she was imported by a loser looking for a long term nurse, and she was looking for a way to get her teenage boys away from the Russian Army draft. She was a wonderful gal, beautiful, sexy, charming, and crazy as batshit. Bottom line, we’re all economically rational beings, and people do what they have to do.
The context of the comments is lacking since we don’t know the specific situational facts of every commentor. Like Zorba the Greek, if you haven’t experienced, “wife, house, kids, divorce, the full catastrophe”, you’re probably not in a position to understand how men are treated in this culture.
Like Chris Rock says about OJ, “I ain’t condoning, but I understand.”
October 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM #476206CascaParticipantI never thought that I’d feel bad for Brian, but… the foreign bride route is for those who can’t compete, or don’t want to, in their own culture. On the other hand, I spent three years with a Russian gal, who I found here, after she was imported by a loser looking for a long term nurse, and she was looking for a way to get her teenage boys away from the Russian Army draft. She was a wonderful gal, beautiful, sexy, charming, and crazy as batshit. Bottom line, we’re all economically rational beings, and people do what they have to do.
The context of the comments is lacking since we don’t know the specific situational facts of every commentor. Like Zorba the Greek, if you haven’t experienced, “wife, house, kids, divorce, the full catastrophe”, you’re probably not in a position to understand how men are treated in this culture.
Like Chris Rock says about OJ, “I ain’t condoning, but I understand.”
October 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM #475361briansd1GuestStereotypes exist for a reason. There is truth to to them.
Of course generalization don’t apply to everyone.
Nice guys have the most boring lives in my view. They visit the in-laws. Then the in-laws will intervene whenever the couple wants to take a trip somewhere. They want to come along, it’s not safe, blah, blah, blah.
They shop for the wife’s birthday, they consult the wife when they want a new car. Their lives are “stable” but boring and uninspiring in my opinion.
I want to do what I want to do. If I want to go to Bali, that’s my business. I don’t need in-laws to tell me about the latest bombing in Jakarta and veto my trip.
My brother is a very nice guy and he can’t say no to his gf (or wife before that). She plans his trips and the gf’s family comes along. He’s always bored.
My cousin volunteered her husband to plant rose bushes in the church garden — not just one time but it’s an ongoing commitment. He’s not even Catholic and I know he’d rather do something else than plant rose bushes.
You have to put your foot down in the beginning or else, you lose control for your own life.
Different strokes for different folks. Me, I have my own life. Family and community are part of it but I still have my own individual life.
I hate it when I get emails from “Peter and Alice”. Can’t Peter have his own email? When someone tells me “let me check with my wife”, I never ask again.
Honestly, I’m perfectly content with my life. I look at those “happy” couples out there and I imagine how “unhappy” they must be. They don’t know it but if they were to examine themselves they would see how “unhappy” they really are.
October 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM #475538briansd1GuestStereotypes exist for a reason. There is truth to to them.
Of course generalization don’t apply to everyone.
Nice guys have the most boring lives in my view. They visit the in-laws. Then the in-laws will intervene whenever the couple wants to take a trip somewhere. They want to come along, it’s not safe, blah, blah, blah.
They shop for the wife’s birthday, they consult the wife when they want a new car. Their lives are “stable” but boring and uninspiring in my opinion.
I want to do what I want to do. If I want to go to Bali, that’s my business. I don’t need in-laws to tell me about the latest bombing in Jakarta and veto my trip.
My brother is a very nice guy and he can’t say no to his gf (or wife before that). She plans his trips and the gf’s family comes along. He’s always bored.
My cousin volunteered her husband to plant rose bushes in the church garden — not just one time but it’s an ongoing commitment. He’s not even Catholic and I know he’d rather do something else than plant rose bushes.
You have to put your foot down in the beginning or else, you lose control for your own life.
Different strokes for different folks. Me, I have my own life. Family and community are part of it but I still have my own individual life.
I hate it when I get emails from “Peter and Alice”. Can’t Peter have his own email? When someone tells me “let me check with my wife”, I never ask again.
Honestly, I’m perfectly content with my life. I look at those “happy” couples out there and I imagine how “unhappy” they must be. They don’t know it but if they were to examine themselves they would see how “unhappy” they really are.
October 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM #475900briansd1GuestStereotypes exist for a reason. There is truth to to them.
Of course generalization don’t apply to everyone.
Nice guys have the most boring lives in my view. They visit the in-laws. Then the in-laws will intervene whenever the couple wants to take a trip somewhere. They want to come along, it’s not safe, blah, blah, blah.
They shop for the wife’s birthday, they consult the wife when they want a new car. Their lives are “stable” but boring and uninspiring in my opinion.
I want to do what I want to do. If I want to go to Bali, that’s my business. I don’t need in-laws to tell me about the latest bombing in Jakarta and veto my trip.
My brother is a very nice guy and he can’t say no to his gf (or wife before that). She plans his trips and the gf’s family comes along. He’s always bored.
My cousin volunteered her husband to plant rose bushes in the church garden — not just one time but it’s an ongoing commitment. He’s not even Catholic and I know he’d rather do something else than plant rose bushes.
You have to put your foot down in the beginning or else, you lose control for your own life.
Different strokes for different folks. Me, I have my own life. Family and community are part of it but I still have my own individual life.
I hate it when I get emails from “Peter and Alice”. Can’t Peter have his own email? When someone tells me “let me check with my wife”, I never ask again.
Honestly, I’m perfectly content with my life. I look at those “happy” couples out there and I imagine how “unhappy” they must be. They don’t know it but if they were to examine themselves they would see how “unhappy” they really are.
October 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM #475975briansd1GuestStereotypes exist for a reason. There is truth to to them.
Of course generalization don’t apply to everyone.
Nice guys have the most boring lives in my view. They visit the in-laws. Then the in-laws will intervene whenever the couple wants to take a trip somewhere. They want to come along, it’s not safe, blah, blah, blah.
They shop for the wife’s birthday, they consult the wife when they want a new car. Their lives are “stable” but boring and uninspiring in my opinion.
I want to do what I want to do. If I want to go to Bali, that’s my business. I don’t need in-laws to tell me about the latest bombing in Jakarta and veto my trip.
My brother is a very nice guy and he can’t say no to his gf (or wife before that). She plans his trips and the gf’s family comes along. He’s always bored.
My cousin volunteered her husband to plant rose bushes in the church garden — not just one time but it’s an ongoing commitment. He’s not even Catholic and I know he’d rather do something else than plant rose bushes.
You have to put your foot down in the beginning or else, you lose control for your own life.
Different strokes for different folks. Me, I have my own life. Family and community are part of it but I still have my own individual life.
I hate it when I get emails from “Peter and Alice”. Can’t Peter have his own email? When someone tells me “let me check with my wife”, I never ask again.
Honestly, I’m perfectly content with my life. I look at those “happy” couples out there and I imagine how “unhappy” they must be. They don’t know it but if they were to examine themselves they would see how “unhappy” they really are.
October 29, 2009 at 12:34 PM #476201briansd1GuestStereotypes exist for a reason. There is truth to to them.
Of course generalization don’t apply to everyone.
Nice guys have the most boring lives in my view. They visit the in-laws. Then the in-laws will intervene whenever the couple wants to take a trip somewhere. They want to come along, it’s not safe, blah, blah, blah.
They shop for the wife’s birthday, they consult the wife when they want a new car. Their lives are “stable” but boring and uninspiring in my opinion.
I want to do what I want to do. If I want to go to Bali, that’s my business. I don’t need in-laws to tell me about the latest bombing in Jakarta and veto my trip.
My brother is a very nice guy and he can’t say no to his gf (or wife before that). She plans his trips and the gf’s family comes along. He’s always bored.
My cousin volunteered her husband to plant rose bushes in the church garden — not just one time but it’s an ongoing commitment. He’s not even Catholic and I know he’d rather do something else than plant rose bushes.
You have to put your foot down in the beginning or else, you lose control for your own life.
Different strokes for different folks. Me, I have my own life. Family and community are part of it but I still have my own individual life.
I hate it when I get emails from “Peter and Alice”. Can’t Peter have his own email? When someone tells me “let me check with my wife”, I never ask again.
Honestly, I’m perfectly content with my life. I look at those “happy” couples out there and I imagine how “unhappy” they must be. They don’t know it but if they were to examine themselves they would see how “unhappy” they really are.
October 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM #475376NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1][quote=scaredycat]forget “salesmanship”. women want ALPHAS. regardless of what they say, acing like the dominant male — messing with her, acting like you don’t care whether you get her, being interested but aloof — ALWAYS gets the girl.[/quote]
That is correct.[/quote]
So which is it?
A. most men today are sissies being whipped by women .
B. men that are arrogant, self centered and rude have the upper hand in pairing up?Guys these generalizations just don’t work. Certainly it can’t be both at the same time. It makes it sound like you guys just feel left out or got on the wrong boat and don’t take responsibility for it. In other words, sour grapes.
October 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM #475553NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1][quote=scaredycat]forget “salesmanship”. women want ALPHAS. regardless of what they say, acing like the dominant male — messing with her, acting like you don’t care whether you get her, being interested but aloof — ALWAYS gets the girl.[/quote]
That is correct.[/quote]
So which is it?
A. most men today are sissies being whipped by women .
B. men that are arrogant, self centered and rude have the upper hand in pairing up?Guys these generalizations just don’t work. Certainly it can’t be both at the same time. It makes it sound like you guys just feel left out or got on the wrong boat and don’t take responsibility for it. In other words, sour grapes.
October 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM #475915NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1][quote=scaredycat]forget “salesmanship”. women want ALPHAS. regardless of what they say, acing like the dominant male — messing with her, acting like you don’t care whether you get her, being interested but aloof — ALWAYS gets the girl.[/quote]
That is correct.[/quote]
So which is it?
A. most men today are sissies being whipped by women .
B. men that are arrogant, self centered and rude have the upper hand in pairing up?Guys these generalizations just don’t work. Certainly it can’t be both at the same time. It makes it sound like you guys just feel left out or got on the wrong boat and don’t take responsibility for it. In other words, sour grapes.
October 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM #475990NotCrankyParticipant[quote=briansd1][quote=scaredycat]forget “salesmanship”. women want ALPHAS. regardless of what they say, acing like the dominant male — messing with her, acting like you don’t care whether you get her, being interested but aloof — ALWAYS gets the girl.[/quote]
That is correct.[/quote]
So which is it?
A. most men today are sissies being whipped by women .
B. men that are arrogant, self centered and rude have the upper hand in pairing up?Guys these generalizations just don’t work. Certainly it can’t be both at the same time. It makes it sound like you guys just feel left out or got on the wrong boat and don’t take responsibility for it. In other words, sour grapes.
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