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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is exhibit #100 for reasons why older people should not remarry. If you are past childbearing age and have already been married/had children, you shouldn't remarry. Men only want a housekeeper and women only want a money bag.[/quote]

That's why none of our widowed mothers remarried in my college friend group. As one memorably explained, "All these guys want is a nurse or a purse." Women have their own assets to protect. [/quote]

Exactly. He was looking for someone to be his nursemaid in old age and once he figured out that isn't going to happen, he dropped her instantly. Truly vile behavior. [/quote]

Men do this a lot, though.  I think caretaking men are the exception rather than the rule, and they do it because they have decades of goodwill and want to shield their kids from as much of the costs and labor as possible.  As women, we almost need to expect the worst and plan accordingly.

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All true. And those men who think of the adult children, goodwill, costs & labor of care taking are rare.
Most bail. “Don’t have it in me.” Excuse. [/quote]

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