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re: Shortage of economically attractive partners for unmarried women to marry
Posted on 12/5/19 at 9:18 pm to Nguyener
Posted on 12/5/19 at 9:18 pm to Nguyener
Nguyener
No, he’s right.
And it’s the cruel truth of feminism, it just hurts women.
These women have pursued careers they hated, because we told them to, and they’ve missed out on the families they’ve always wanted. Worse yet, when they realize all of this, it’s often too late.
I don’t want to get too personal, but I went out for drinks with an old friend last year. I hadn’t seen her since grade school, and we were suddenly in the same town.
So I reached out.
I remembered the beautiful girl, and she was still beautiful, but age was catching up with her. She was still funny and engaging but I surprised myself. I wasn’t the least bit interested in her.
It was two things.
She looked so old to me, now, and that was important. But she also carried herself like an older person. You could see the fatigue in her eyes. The disappointment and failures, that she had experienced. There was also a sense of, almost, desperation. And that was unattractive.
Sitting at the table, across from her, I thought of my ex.
She had been 21, and like most young people, she was absolutely in love with the world, and the possibilities of life. She warm and happy, she had just adored me.
And her excitement was contagious.
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Traditional social norms existed for a reason.
They were neither arbitrary or accidental.
The longer a girl waits, the worse her options are.
No, he’s right.
And it’s the cruel truth of feminism, it just hurts women.
These women have pursued careers they hated, because we told them to, and they’ve missed out on the families they’ve always wanted. Worse yet, when they realize all of this, it’s often too late.
I don’t want to get too personal, but I went out for drinks with an old friend last year. I hadn’t seen her since grade school, and we were suddenly in the same town.
So I reached out.
I remembered the beautiful girl, and she was still beautiful, but age was catching up with her. She was still funny and engaging but I surprised myself. I wasn’t the least bit interested in her.
It was two things.
She looked so old to me, now, and that was important. But she also carried herself like an older person. You could see the fatigue in her eyes. The disappointment and failures, that she had experienced. There was also a sense of, almost, desperation. And that was unattractive.
Sitting at the table, across from her, I thought of my ex.
She had been 21, and like most young people, she was absolutely in love with the world, and the possibilities of life. She warm and happy, she had just adored me.
And her excitement was contagious.
-
Traditional social norms existed for a reason.
They were neither arbitrary or accidental.
The longer a girl waits, the worse her options are.
This post was edited on 12/5/19 at 9:36 pm
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Posted on 12/5/19 at 9:57 pm to Lima Whiskey
I had a similar thing happen to me. I visited our office in Canada for two weeks and had a woman I’ve worked with a little bit essentially threw herself at me. I’m 34, and she was 38, and definitely let breadcrumbs drop that she was desperate to find someone.
The sad thing was you could see she’d been really beautiful 10-15 years before. Hell, she looked really sexy for 38. I know for a fact that if we’d met in our early 20s, even if we were the same age, she’s never have given me the time of day. I wasn’t economically so attractive then, and not as physically as I am now.
But she had that same desperation. It clung to her like a bad perfume.
The sad thing was you could see she’d been really beautiful 10-15 years before. Hell, she looked really sexy for 38. I know for a fact that if we’d met in our early 20s, even if we were the same age, she’s never have given me the time of day. I wasn’t economically so attractive then, and not as physically as I am now.
But she had that same desperation. It clung to her like a bad perfume.
Posted on 12/6/19 at 7:38 am to Lima Whiskey
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I remembered the beautiful girl, and she was still beautiful, but age was catching up with her. She was still funny and engaging but I surprised myself. I wasn’t the least bit interested in her.
It was two things.
She looked so old to me, now, and that was important. But she also carried herself like an older person. You could see the fatigue in her eyes. The disappointment and failures, that she had experienced. There was also a sense of, almost, desperation. And that was unattractive.
Sitting at the table, across from her, I thought of my ex.
She had been 21, and like most young people, she was absolutely in love with the world, and the possibilities of life. She warm and happy, she had just adored me.
And her excitement was contagious.
You're sitting across from someone in their 30s-40s and you're think of your 21-year-old ex? This honestly just sounds like nostalgia. You're just wanting something you no longer have.
The disappointments and failures? That's called life. The bolded part can sum up your feelings. It sounds like you weren't as interest simply because the older woman sitting across from you didn't stroke your ego as much. That's really a lot to expect from someone that you had just reconnected with after decades since grade school.
People age. It happens. It's not something to hold against them. None of us are as young and vibrant as we wish we were.
Posted on 12/6/19 at 2:23 pm to Lima Whiskey
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This post was edited on 1/20/20 at 1:00 pm
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