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Participant[quote=UCGal]
Generalize much?[/quote]
There are times, though, for generalizations. Do women, generally, let their emotions control them more than men do? I think they do. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. Is generalizing about it a bad thing? Only if you apply it to an individual woman.
Participant[quote=UCGal][quote=FlyerInHi]haha, zk. Not quite fair because men are of very high intellect. But they don’t let their emotions control them.
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Bwa ha ha ha ha hah ha hah ha haSeriously – I hope this was tongue in cheek – because it’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever read.
Generalize much?[/quote]
Like I said, Brian seems to have turned into a troll. But, hey, at least he hasn’t done any political threadjacking since he’s been back.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=zk]
To each his own, I guess. I wouldn’t want stoic. My wife is lively and fun and sparkly, and I love it.[/quote]Yeah, but that doesn’t necessarily make the matriarch of a family. Generally, strong woman are better at managing their families and making sure all the kids are accomplished. That includes making sure the husband is well dressed and good-looking, otherwise that would reflect badly on her.[/quote]
As usual, I have no idea what you’re talking about. Anymore, it seems you’re just trolling and not to be taken seriously.
But just in case…
I’m not sure whether you were implying otherwise, but my wife is the strongest and wisest woman I know. She really is quite something. If she has a fault, it’s putting too much effort into making sure our daughter is accomplished. As for making sure the husband is good-looking, well, he was born that way and she didn’t have much to do with it. She does buy him nicer clothes than he used to wear, though. He still has a ways to go in that regard.
Participant[quote=zk]In my opinion, you can be of high intellect and be simple at the same time. I’m pretty sure I’m both.[/quote]
Boy, that sounded way more like bragging than I wanted it to.
Maybe it would sound less so if my opinion of intelligence were known. Being of high intellect is, really, almost worthless by itself. It’s rarely what determines how far you get in life financially. It’s more likely to hinder than help socially. Chicks don’t necessarily dig it. What’s it good for? Inventing stuff, maybe. I don’t know. Not much.
Hard work will get you more than intelligence. Social skills will get you a hundred times more in life than intelligence.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]
I want a stoic daughter of a tiger mom.[/quote]
To each his own, I guess. I wouldn’t want stoic. My wife is lively and fun and sparkly, and I love it.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]haha, zk. Not quite fair because men are of very high intellect. But they don’t let their emotions control them.
I personally don’t mind women’s emotional issues. The problem I see with emotional people (men and women) is that they want to involve everyone around them.
I want a stoic daughter of a tiger mom.[/quote]
Some men are of very high intellect, but not most. Most men are of average or near-average intellect. In any case, I think it’s easier for men to not let their emotions control them than it is for women. It’s just how we’re wired. They’re affected more by…whatever it is that makes them so emotional. I’m not sure what that is. It’d be kinda nice to know. But not if I have to read a romance novel to find out.
In my opinion, you can be of high intellect and be simple at the same time. I’m pretty sure I’m both.
Participant[quote=CA renter]
Absolutely. That, or whatever many/most men think is an accurate reflection of their views on relationships, women, etc.
We all need to try to understand the other side better — no matter the type of relationship.[/quote]
Men are very simple creatures. Give us women jumping on trampolines (a man show staple), a beer (a man show staple), and a couple guys to joke around with (a man show staple), and we’re pretty much good. Complicated emotional issues aren’t part of the picture. Until women and their complicated emotional issues show up.
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=zk][quote=CA renter]Most men would probably do well by reading a romance novel or two, just to get a better understanding of how many women think about romance (or hope for it).[/quote]
Most women would probably do well by watching “The Man Show” just to get a get a better understanding of how many men think about life.[/quote]
i dont believe there is any real desire to understand the opposite sex.[/quote]
Probably not enough to get men to read romance novels, anyway.
Participant[quote=CA renter]Most men would probably do well by reading a romance novel or two, just to get a better understanding of how many women think about romance (or hope for it).[/quote]
Most women would probably do well by watching “The Man Show” just to get a get a better understanding of how many men think about life.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]
I’m not Buddhist at all, but they say that you can transcend the human condition by controlling your desires and feelings.
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[quote=FlyerInHi]
L’Oreal billionaire Liliane Bettencourt’s boyfriend got 1 billion Euros. I could do it for the right amount.[/quote]But if you controlled your desire for money, you wouldn’t have to.
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]
Just like in a harlequin romance!
[/quote]That’s the funniest thing on this forum in a while.
[quote=FlyerInHi]Kidding, but mostly serious.
I’m thinking rationally here.
I’ve seen my friends and colleagues marry below them and the results are not pretty. I’m sure they’re fine, but looking in from my vantage point, I don’t see the upside. They are not getting richer despite the spouses’ imputed incomes.I don’t want a divorcee who can’t make kids, is set in her ways, and is bossy. But if I work as a house-husband with income to go along, then I’m willing to please my “employer” and earn my salary. If the “employer” can’t pay, then she’s useless to me.
I can offer someone 20 years my junior a fairly good lifestyle. And as CAr said, she can offer her youth and beauty in exchange. Fair trade.
Pretty much all my peers have gone the way of Val Kilmer. I’m still the Tom Cruise. So, yeah, I think I’m a catch.
The Myers-Briggs test doesn’t really apply to me. I’m kinda extroverted (I will talk and make friends with all my neighbors), I make decisions quickly, but that doesn’t mean I’m impatient and rash (e.g. never get upset with restaurant service). I actually have supreme patience and I’ve practiced being very calm and zen. One can change to be what one wants to be.
My real personality is closer to INTP, I think. But I can adjust pretty easily. That’s why I believe I’d do well with the daughter of a tiger mom. A strong person who can deal with the realities of the world.[/quote]
If you trade lifestyle for beauty/youth, it might be a fair trade, a reasonable transaction, but you end up with a hooker. ‘Course, on the bright side, she might not care that you’re fos.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]47. I meant no one whose parents are divorced (as scaredy suggested). No low-class family because of the drama associated. No step kids wanted, also because of the drama with new extended relatives.
Divorcee is OK if an heiress. That will make becoming a house-husband easier, with imputed income and such.
Otherwise, I don’t mind someone 20 years my junior. Should be well brought-up know to play the piano. Maybe the daughter of a tiger mom.
Or the advice of “if you’re not married, stay unmarried” works too.[/quote]
Fascinating. You must really consider yourself quite a catch, Brian. I don’t mean that sarcastically or as a put down. You very much could be quite a catch. I don’t know. Or maybe you’re kidding about heiress or 20 years younger.
Your thought process is so vastly different from mine that I frequently can’t figure out where you’re coming from. There’s another thread right now about the Myers-Briggs personality test. I’d be fascinated to know what your personality type is.
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano][quote=zk]
I’m still an INTP.[/quote]
Makes sense. I’m jealous of P’s… seems like a more relaxing way to live. I sometimes have E-envy too. I like my middle letters though.[/quote]
E-envy. Good one. I have that, too.
Whatever I have, it’s neither relaxing nor envy-worthy.
Participant[quote=CA renter][quote=Rich Toscano]For me it’s the inside letters that dictate compatibility. I have friends of all kinds, but the ones I most easily fit in with are *NT*.
**F* people, if they are opinionated, tend to drive me nuts.[/quote]
I’m INTJ, and could not agree more with your last sentence! Hadn’t thought about it before, but when thinking about the people who truly drive me up the wall…you’ve hit the nail on the head. Thanks! 🙂
edited to add: But not scaredy. He doesn’t come across as an “F” to me.[/quote]
Interesting. In a previous thread on this subject, scaredy mentioned he’d scored ENTP.
http://piggington.com/ot_myers_briggs_personality_profile?page=1
I’m still an INTP.
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