First time I've seen a cunning stunt talking to a cupid stunt. :biggrin1:
But it was all done in the best possible taste!! :biggrin1::biggrin1:
First time I've seen a cunning stunt talking to a cupid stunt. :biggrin1:
You got one in the oven? :biggrin1:
Every woman I know works full time. The married ones work full time, meaning 40-80 hour weeks, plus commuting, taking care of the kids, and doing housework. This is not a rarity.
Yes... especially in Europe and Asia. I know a German woman who tells me she grew up hating the "ugly Americans" but then she met and fell in love with an American man... moved to America and met lots of other americans over the years and had an epiphany...Do they?
I don't care about the toilet seat at their house. But in my house, if you use my bathroom, put down the fucking toilet seat. I consider it a common courtesy and haven't been disappointed by anyone yet. :wink:
Again, the women I know, hell, even for my Mom, this is not true. They hold positions of authority that are very demanding and still care for children and their households. You are not citing the studies, but I think many might need a refresh reflecting today's economy and covering all classes and economic levels. Some women never have the luxury of working fewer hours, taking a less demanding, usually lower paying, position, or take a leave of absence.Government statistics still show that even full time working women who are married, work fewer hours, opt for less demanding positions, and are more likely to interrupt their career.
The key is that they place more emphasis on the family than the husbands do... ( or, rather... place emphasis on being the one to do the family stuff... because they are genetically driven in that regard)
So, one woman? That makes sense and is much less broad.Yes... especially in Europe and Asia. I know a German woman who tells me she grew up hating the "ugly Americans" but then she met and fell in love with an American man... moved to America and met lots of other americans over the years and had an epiphany...
She says American men are the best men on earth because they treat their women like gold... and that American women are the worst because they treat their men like shit.
She told me that Its the behavior of the WOMEN who make Americans look ugly abroad.
Indeed, my home is a "insert my name" -ocracy. *I live alone*Ah, yes... such a male dominated world and yet you can be the dictator of other's actions...
Hey, I put the seat down... 99 times out of 100... but when I don't, what I hear is "you NEVER put the seat down!" Its that kind of absolutist accusations that make men just give up trying.
I can deal with doing my best to be courteous...
I can't deal with the anger and rage many women express when others don't toe their line.
American women demand courtesy of everyone except themselves... to their husbands... they are often cruel, belittling, harsh and demanding.
The American husband of my German friend, who has been married four times, told me that, he hopes this marriage lasts, that he's never been happier...... but that if it should fall apart for any reason he can assure me that, Having been with a European woman... he would never ever ever again, as long as he lived, fuck another American woman.
Facts from actual research...
women in America work, during the course of their lives, far fewer hours than men... have far more leisure time than men, and have control over the majority of the spending.
She complained no end about how her "job" was 24 hours a day... yet she had no trouble keeping up with all the little intrigues on 3 soap operas... every show Oprah ever did... and still could not manage to cook a dinner more than 3 days a week... ( the rest was take out or frozen)
Women in America, by and large, get to have from men whatever they demand... but they want to reserve the right to bitch about it.
Government statistics still show that even full time working women who are married, work fewer hours, opt for less demanding positions, and are more likely to interrupt their career.
The key is that they place more emphasis on the family than the husbands do... ( or, rather... place emphasis on being the one to do the family stuff... because they are genetically driven in that regard)
American women demand courtesy of everyone except themselves... to their husbands... they are often cruel, belittling, harsh and demanding.
I have many: :tongue:
Some men are more trouble than they are worth.
Being single isn't so bad.
Men are like children, only bigger and more destructive.
Does anybody think one day we will grow out of all this Boys versus Girls crap?
Does anybody think one day we will grow out of all this Boys versus Girls crap?
in my life time, i hope that i'll live to see societies trash this type of mumbo-jumbo and both sexes can distrubute house work, and other types of work, equally.
LOL. When I get married I'm even lazier than the average husband. So that seven should be upped to 10.
I have many: :tongue:
Some men are more trouble than they are worth.
Being single isn't so bad.
Men are like children, only bigger and more destructive.
Provide links to this research, and I'll show you ten more that say women in the US tend to do more than men and it's increasing every year.
It's hard to get anything done in a day because every 5 minutes a child needs something at that moment. I've been home for 3 years. It's exhausting-- much moreso than when I worked full time and was in school full time. One of the reasons I post on LPSG a lot is because when I'm home I can read a thread, post on it, and then run off to the next thing I need to do for my son.
If I spend 2 hours cleaning the kitchen, for example, a lot of it is spent changing diapers, making a snack, making bottles, seeing what's going on when my son wants something, keeping an eye on him when he disappears, getting him out of the cleaning supplies, dragging him off the floor I just cleaned, getting him out of the bucket of ammonia and water, extracting him from dishwasher and putting the clean things he threw on the floor with the dirty dishes, trying to get the crayon out of his hand that he just found somewhere, wiping the crayon off of the walls, showing him how to put away his toys, etc. etc. etc. I worked for a guy who had no idea why his wife was so bedraggled at the end of the day when she was home with the baby and he wasn't when he was home. The difference was he'd leave the child in her high chair propped in front of the TV for 4 hours at a stretch and then throw her in her crib for a nap for another 3 hours and let her scream if she wasn't tired. Mom actually paid attention to the kid.
I don't think that a lot of people understand how hard it is when you have children who dictate every minute of your life for most of your day. I can't even go into the bathroom and take a shit for 5 minutes. It's mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. I don't get a lunchtime or a 15 minute break. I can't sit at my desk and take 10 minutes to gather my thoughts. One of the reasons I go to the gym a lot is because it's one place where I'm in control of my time and my body. I can listen to my iPod and no one bothers me while my son is in the babysitting room.
This is one of the main reasons I've never wanted children. I want my job to be 40 hours a week, NOT 24/7/365! I'm fine with people who want and have them, it just REALLY isn't for me!
Is this because they really want to or is it because many men will not have children unless she makes that concession? Is it because women are expected to have the burden of childcare and housework to the point where it's never really a discussion with more couples-- it's assumed she'll care for the children and the home more than the man.
It's not all genetics.
Very true... I believe that it is very little, if any. (Have a look at the links in my sig...)
That is true... but it is also true that MORE women are opting to stay home when they can afford it.Again, the women I know, hell, even for my Mom, this is not true. They hold positions of authority that are very demanding and still care for children and their households. You are not citing the studies, but I think many might need a refresh reflecting today's economy and covering all classes and economic levels. Some women never have the luxury of working fewer hours, taking a less demanding, usually lower paying, position, or take a leave of absence.
Oh, no... far more than just one... she was simply the most direct about it of the women I have met.So, one woman? That makes sense and is much less broad.
Indeed, my home is a "insert my name" -ocracy. *I live alone*
However, I do not have anger and rage. I am very easy going, and when sharing a home with someone, they generally put down the seat. If it so happens it is left up, I have no problem putting it down without incident of further mention.
As far as the characterization of American women, I have family from several countries - and have found we're all bitches in some respect. People can be mean, shrill, angry, prone to complaining, whatever. This is not unique to American women, nor women in general.
Biggest bitch I know is a 70 year old male, who is a decorated military veteran and ex cop. He always gets his way, bitching and complaining as needed, and that's just the way it is. :yup:
in my life time, i hope that i'll live to see societies trash this type of mumbo-jumbo and both sexes can distrubute house work, and other types of work, equally.
I have many: :tongue:
Some men are more trouble than they are worth.
Being single isn't so bad.
Men are like children, only bigger and more destructive.
He gets his way because he is daddy.Why? why does he get his way? For women they get their way because they have something men want badly.
Is this guy gonna leave someone some money?
My rule... be nice to everyone... especially those who handle your food...