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20 Oct 2009, 6:17 pm

Ligea_Seroua wrote:
And lets face it, the concept of "choosing" who you end up married to didn't exist in previous centuries. And in some cultures, arranged marriage is the norm. Some of us having to tolerate solitude is just the negative side of social freedom.


Social freedom for women, that is.



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20 Oct 2009, 6:27 pm

SirTwittThornwaite wrote:
Ligea_Seroua wrote:
And lets face it, the concept of "choosing" who you end up married to didn't exist in previous centuries. And in some cultures, arranged marriage is the norm. Some of us having to tolerate solitude is just the negative side of social freedom.


Social freedom for women, that is.


I don't understand your point. Dynastic/financial alliegences and arranged marriages are/were irrespective of either parties prefererences or even sexual orientation.


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20 Oct 2009, 10:34 pm

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A lot of NT women have become picky the last four decades because of emancipation/women's lib.


I thought emancipation/women's lib resulted in some being completely uninterested in relationships with anyone, not pickier.
well, maybe that too in some cases :lol:


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21 Oct 2009, 5:57 am

Tim_Tex wrote:
SirTwittThornwaite wrote:


A lot of NT women have become picky the last four decades because of emancipation/women's lib.


I thought emancipation/women's lib resulted in some being completely uninterested in relationships with anyone, not pickier.


???



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21 Oct 2009, 4:49 pm

SirTwittThornwaite wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
SirTwittThornwaite wrote:


A lot of NT women have become picky the last four decades because of emancipation/women's lib.


I thought emancipation/women's lib resulted in some being completely uninterested in relationships with anyone, not pickier.


???
because they didn't feel they needed them as much? the greater sense of independence? because before that point they didn't have sufficient rights/work opportunities in most cases necessary to make being able to live singlely a viable option?

possible connotations


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23 Oct 2009, 9:02 am

Ahhh, looks like our misogynistic, bigoted pet troll "Krasher's" back in a different guise. *Yawn*

On topic: imho, men are only good for one thing, and they can't even do THAT right, more often than not. :lol: :wink: :P

I'm kidding. Well, sort of.


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23 Oct 2009, 9:44 am

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I also have the same problems when it comes to being single.

I can't tell you how many people have asked me why I'm single including family members. What makes it more annoying is everytime I'm invited to a birthday or party, everyone has their spouses or significant others with them.

It's hard enough to be socially akward and out of place..but to sit there alone just makes it more uncomfortable....


Oh, how I hear you. :cry:

I was relieved recently to not have been forced to attend an Oktoberfest party at the neighbors' (I posted a whiny rant in "Rants," go figure ;)). I asked my dad for a rundown of the party when he returned home afterward, and now I'm *really* glad that I didn't go. Aside from my dad, who's single because he's a widower, I'd have been the solitary single adult there (as usual). Ho-hum. :?


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23 Oct 2009, 10:05 am

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I just don't feel like putting "in my opinion" for every little thing I write. Obviously what I wrote is an opinion.


Yes, but it's helpful to clarify; many people mistake their opinions for facts... ;)


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23 Oct 2009, 1:22 pm

Human beings are hard-wired to devote themselves to another...

No, wait, lemme re-phrase that..

INDIVIDUALS will have to take into account biological urges and treat them as wishes.
Devotion is pretty much the #1 on that list, ignoring homeostasis.

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23 Oct 2009, 1:28 pm

being single is awesome...well for now, since its one less thing u need to take care of in your life. Maybe 10 years later when everyone i know whose my age is getting married then i will feel left out. But for now, whatever....



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24 Oct 2009, 3:53 am

f**k women's lib...we're not the only sex that's important. What happened to EQUAL rights for men and women? There's nothing wrong with that. Its the same as equal rights for people of different races and religions lol. Most women's lib losers i know are all 'i hate men, they're bastards' and that's also the wrong attitude :(



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24 Oct 2009, 3:55 am

jc6chan wrote:
being single is awesome...well for now, since its one less thing u need to take care of in your life. Maybe 10 years later when everyone i know whose my age is getting married then i will feel left out. But for now, whatever....


I like your thinking ;) I should learn to think like this guy!



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24 Oct 2009, 1:53 pm

Cad, or whoever can answer this question... how did u quote someone else? Like what button do you press?



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24 Oct 2009, 1:57 pm

nvm, there's a quote button lol



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24 Oct 2009, 2:04 pm

Cad wrote:
jc6chan wrote:
being single is awesome...well for now, since its one less thing u need to take care of in your life. Maybe 10 years later when everyone i know whose my age is getting married then i will feel left out. But for now, whatever....


I like your thinking ;) I should learn to think like this guy!


But i thought u said that u couldn't stand all your friends kissing and having bf/gfs. Cause a lot of my high school friends were single and right now in university, some of my friends have bf/gf but they don't even go to the same university so i don't have to stand seeing them kissing while i'm all alone.



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28 Oct 2009, 3:07 pm

I've been single all my life cause I'm too shy and uninterested in a relationship. But I feel like an outcast because of it. Like I don't feel normal. Even one of my best friends, who's a girl, has had lots of boyfriends.