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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in an UMC area and most women with kids, especially young ones, stay home.  My college friends “married well” and seem pretty happy.  At least as happy as the women working two shifts.  They are married to men who make more money than they could in the workforce.  The husbands wanted kids and are content with family life. The women enjoy doing all of the planning, driving kids around etc.  Seems like a good deal for both parties.

I’m convinced most people in this area are so stressed, unhappy and don’t have any fun because of more families being dual income.  It’s all work and no fun.

Agree with everyone that it’s terrible for women if you’re working AND doing everything at home.  [/quote]

I can assure you… your umc friends are eating poop in their marriage.[/quote]

We all have to eat poop somewhere.

As a PP mentioned if it’s not in the marriage then it’s in the job. And there are social and financial implications for either choice that place additional stress and anxiety that manifests in different ways. I think it offers an opportunity, though, for women to self-actualise. At least it has for me. [/quote]

If it’s at your job at least you don’t have to go to bed with them.[/quote]

Sure, but you can get laid off.  Is a 52 year old woman really having that great of sex with men she meets?  Probably not.

A 52 year old single woman might not have as great of a future as she thinks.  There’s ageism in the workplace and facing health problems alone.  I can’t imagine being 50 and dating.

I’m going to face ageism in the workplace but I have a husband to rely on.  [/quote]

What makes you think there isn’t ageism in marriages? A 52 yo woman can get “laid off” from her marriage too.

And yea btw a 52 yo woman can have great sex. Many aren’t even menopausal yet.[/quote]

Of course.  The point is I wouldn’t count on the sex and career to continue being the same.

I can see how being 40 and single would be great.  Still climbing career wise and plenty of men to sleep with.  But 50s and older?  No thanks.  The security and companionship from a semi-decent marriage is way better than being a single 55 year old woman.  [/quote]

With higher than $2mm NW and a good pension fund an unmarried 55 yo woman would do great comparing to a married 55 yo in a miserable marriage and older scolding husband.[b] I see these women in their 60s all over dmv working out in expensive gyms[/b], going on cruises, visiting museums and cultural events. My mother is one of these women and now at 70 she’s way happier than her married peers. [/quote]
I’m calling shenanigans on this one.

And also that there are just tons of single 60+ year old women with a pension and &gt;$2mil net worth roaming in public. That has to be what like, .01% of the female population in the DMV? [/quote]

Just go to these gyms - OneFitness, Equinox, or Kennedy Center. You’ll see what I am talking about. Of course it’s not all single 50-60s women but a good 10% of total professional female population in that age group. Just like single men. These are usually wealthy widows, divorcees, doctors, lawyers, retirees who bought houses in 1980-1990s in DC, on good federal or IMF/WB pension plans which were insane back in days. Lots of wealthy women in dmv area living in townhouses, nice houses in CC etc. [/quote]

The only 50-something I ever see in the gym is - me, in the mirror.[/quote]

Maybe they just don/t look like they are 50[/quote]

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