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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is missing in the discussion is that it is treating all men the same, when we are individuals.

I would argue that someone who is professionally established and healthy is the criteria.  Not an arbitrary age limit.

I was in school through my 20's.  At that time, I was working very hard -- 14 hour days -- and did not have the time to date.

My life settled down after finishing my PhD (33);  I was earning good money, and I was married by 35.

I have a friend that had a chronic medical condition that would probably kill him before he was 45; he did not want to leave a family fatherless, and did not want to risk passing on to children.  When he was 35, medical science developed treatment for it.  By 37, it was clear the treatment was working.  He married at 40.
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It should be obvious that OP and other posters are referring to men who are stable and established, but still unmarried at advanced ages.  We all know respectable, hard working men who didn't finish their education until their mid- to late 30s because they pursued graduate and professional degrees.  No one expects a broke student who doesn't know which city he'll end up in after a 5-10 year course of study to start a family.  But a 35 year old who has been working a good job for 7+ years and isn't unduly short, fat, ugly, or socially anxious is almost always someone who has serious issues in relationships.  He might make a good match for a commitment-shy woman who also has issues, [b]but women who are capable of healthy, normal relationships [/b]should steer clear.[/quote]

What woman (any woman) is capable of this? its a unicorn.[/quote]

That's the exact kind of thing a bitter, damaged man would say.  I guess your mother is crazy too.  Keep talking this way so that smart women know to leave you by the wayside.[/quote]

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