Anonymous wrote:That thing in their pants just in front of the two hangy thingies.
Otherwise I'd date a woman.
Anonymous wrote:Because babies. That's why we need men.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it is the social pressure to get married. An unmarried man is a bachelor having fun, an unmarried woman having fun is a spinster or floozy. Having a husband is like a social barrier protecting you from mean comments.
Only to a certain point. Unmarried men in their late 30s or 40s who think they are "having fun" usually come across as pathetic and fooling only themselves.
It is this attitude - this societal pressure - that makes people get married when they are otherwise not well suited for marriage. Single = pathetic.
I'm moving to Scandinavia.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it is the social pressure to get married. An unmarried man is a bachelor having fun, an unmarried woman having fun is a spinster or floozy. Having a husband is like a social barrier protecting you from mean comments.
Only to a certain point. Unmarried men in their late 30s or 40s who think they are "having fun" usually come across as pathetic and fooling only themselves.

Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I believe the point from the other thread, according to one poster, was so you could live in a house rather than a condo. That seemed to be the main selling point.
No. I was responding to the poster talking about how she doesn't need to get married because she has this awesome life in her condo. I was pointing out that actually, condos suck.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it is the social pressure to get married. An unmarried man is a bachelor having fun, an unmarried woman having fun is a spinster or floozy. Having a husband is like a social barrier protecting you from mean comments.
Only to a certain point. Unmarried men in their late 30s or 40s who think they are "having fun" usually come across as pathetic and fooling only themselves.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think it is the social pressure to get married. An unmarried man is a bachelor having fun, an unmarried woman having fun is a spinster or floozy. Having a husband is like a social barrier protecting you from mean comments.
Only to a certain point. Unmarried men in their late 30s or 40s who think they are "having fun" usually come across as pathetic and fooling only themselves.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I believe the point from the other thread, according to one poster, was so you could live in a house rather than a condo. That seemed to be the main selling point.
No. I was responding to the poster talking about how she doesn't need to get married because she has this awesome life in her condo. I was pointing out that actually, condos suck.
Anonymous wrote:I think it is the social pressure to get married. An unmarried man is a bachelor having fun, an unmarried woman having fun is a spinster or floozy. Having a husband is like a social barrier protecting you from mean comments.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm self-sufficient, and make good money, but this is an expensive town and money only goes so far.
I'd be in a much more comfortable position (and DCUM Middle Class) with a spouse earning similarly to me.
Also, it would be nice for someone to share life with. But need - absolutely not. And in another lower cost of living town, it would solely be for companionship.
+1. I find it interesting that these single women posting are making 500k+ which is how much I would need to replace my husband's income.
Anonymous wrote:I believe the point from the other thread, according to one poster, was so you could live in a house rather than a condo. That seemed to be the main selling point.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I believe the point from the other thread, according to one poster, was so you could live in a house rather than a condo. That seemed to be the main selling point.
But if 95% of people are getting married in the US - that leaves no one to buy all those condos! And condos are going up everywhere. There must be millions of empty condos in this country.
Anonymous wrote:I'm self-sufficient, and make good money, but this is an expensive town and money only goes so far.
I'd be in a much more comfortable position (and DCUM Middle Class) with a spouse earning similarly to me.
Also, it would be nice for someone to share life with. But need - absolutely not. And in another lower cost of living town, it would solely be for companionship.