Modern women....

[i_won_sorta]

Women trying to reclaim what they perceived they 'lost'. going out to blow off a little steam.... i think most men here realize the consequences that can happen.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/25/living/mo ... ?hpt=hp_c3

[BubbaGumpShrimp]

I'm not surprised by one word in that piece.

[Fatheroffour]

Another generation thinking they've discovered something.


The term Mid-life Crisis was coined back in the 60's.

[SmokinMeanRibz]

I work at a bar on the weekends so I see stuff like this first hand. I see married women flirt and go even further with men who are not their husbands. I have even had them hit on me.

My personal experiences combined with articles like these affirm my position on marriage at this stage in my life - it aint happening. At least for a long time. I'm thinking 45-50.

I was talking to my mother and my cousin (female) this weekend in my home town. I am from a very rural town in South Georgia. Everybody there marries young. I am now almost 27 and single. That is very rare in my town. Mom bugs me about getting married again. I tell her never in a million years. She doesn't really understand the modern woman (who does?) and how terrifying it can be to let them out of your sight for one minute.

[BubbaGumpShrimp]

I work at a bar on the weekends so I see stuff like this first hand. I see married women flirt and go even further with men who are not their husbands. I have even had them hit on me.

My personal experiences combined with articles like these affirm my position on marriage at this stage in my life - it aint happening. At least for a long time. I'm thinking 45-50.

I was talking to my mother and my cousin (female) this weekend in my home town. I am from a very rural town in South Georgia. Everybody there marries young. I am now almost 27 and single. That is very rare in my town. Mom bugs me about getting married again. I tell her never in a million years. She doesn't really understand the modern woman (who does?) and how terrifying it can be to let them out of your sight for one minute.

Yup. NJ works call hours at a hospital. That involves getting called in a LOT in the middle of the night. She would accuse me of cheating on occasion. I had zero opportunity to do so...even if I'd wanted to (which I didn't). Her having the opportunity, plus the accusations (likely her projecting) makes it pretty clear to me what she was likely doing some of those "call" shifts.

Yup. As you said...I'm not doing it again. Before the last time, I said that I would never do the joint account thing...which I didn't. At this point, I have to take that a bit further and say that I flat out won't get married again. For my generation...the risk far outweighs the benefits.

[formylilgirl]

do you ever get the feeling women wanna be like men? that they are so jealous and envious of the 'fun' we are having without them, that they have to swoop in and spoil all the fun? Pro sports is a good example of this, sometimes I think there are more chicks that like football and baseball then men, with all that estrogen around, the sports have really lost their edge. When a chick is so adamant that she is a 'sports fan', its the biggest turn off. the last thing I want to do with a women is watch or talk about sports.

[Fatheroffour]

I think its obvious. The increase of women "fans" is directly related to the increase in rules to protect the quarterback. They need to get off the couch and stay in the kitchen. They're ruining the manly sports.

[Trevor]

But I like watching their jigglies bounce on the Jumbotron.

[i_won_sorta]

my ex wife had her midlife crises when she was 27. if it truly was a 'midlife' crises does that mean she's only going to live to be 54? that wouldn't be so bad ya know...

[BubbaGumpShrimp]

my ex wife had her midlife crises when she was 27. if it truly was a 'midlife' crises does that mean she's only going to live to be 54? that wouldn't be so bad ya know...

How long were you married? I read one article recently that said that the new "seven year itch" is the 2-3 year mark. In a nutshell...people are realizing earlier than in decades past that they want out of their marriage (whether or not valid reasons were cited wasn't really emphasized).

I think that what women are doing (all age groups) is adjusting to our current society expectations...which are few and far between.

I think its obvious. The increase of women "fans" is directly related to the increase in rules to protect the quarterback. They need to get off the couch and stay in the kitchen. They're ruining the manly sports.

You jest, but seriously...my NJ was ******* useless around the house. I didn't have time to maintain my house because I was too busy refereeing her and her kids. Don't even get me started on how rarely she cooked or did any other wife duties.

I would chalk it up to her being her, but we both know that's not the case. That's the new modern female phenomenon (I don't mean every female that lives today...only those that aspire to be how society tells them to be these days). When I was in college...a ~65 year old female professor chewed a girl in class out about being a useless bimbo. "You can't even make a grilled cheese sandwich? You need to bring something to the table in a relationship. If you don't...you're going to get dumped in short order." This girl seemed to think it was funny that she just intended to get married and sit around on the couch doing nothing.