Why are so many smart and attractive women still unmarried?

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Half the world's population is single! Do you find men/women unattractive? Does financial stability play a major role in picking a potential partner? Standards? Scared to commit? Why are you single?

 

[fncceo]

If you were a smart, attractive woman (or man), would YOU get married?

Anyone who is smart (or at least observant) knows that marriage has a shorter expiration date than dried pasta. And, when the marriage inevitably ends, both parties will be financially less well off than before.

The only people who profit from marriage these days are wedding consultants and divorce lawyers.

 

[lg325]

Still single at 62 years of age. Not sure why. Had more then a few women friends and still seem to attract the interest of the female gender.

 

[JohnDB]

More women than men are attending college and getting degrees to the tune of 4-12 : 1 (depending on area)

These collegiate career women are having a difficult time finding men that are their intellectual equals or superiors... making finding a spouse most difficult.
Often these women are higher wage earners than men. And men don't usually want a "subserviant" role in a marriage by not having the leadership of being the breadwinner.

And most women are looking for a man to provide that larger income so they don't have to hold a job. (They prefer to take care of home and children)
5,000+ years of history isn't exactly going away overnight...no matter how many different groups of people march in the streets.

Sorry but that's the breaks.

Also, in America the single parent family is the largest demographic slightly edging out traditional families.

 

[AquaAthena]

In the distant past, women needed men for financial security and a father for any children. Also, for traditional religious standards and expectations. No longer. Many smart and attractive women weren't in the job force then.

In the distant past, men needed women for regular sex. No longer true.

Speaking for myself, in the very near future my soulmate Dave and I will be entering into a commitment ceremony. No legal binding, but a promise to live out these words that we have lived up to for almost two years:

1. “I promise to never stop loving you.”
2. “I promise to be faithful to you.”
3. “I promise to be your biggest supporter.”
4. “I promise to be my best self for you.”

 

[fncceo]

Still single at 62 years of age. Not sure why.

I am.

 

[Jimmy_Chitwood]

Half the world's population is single! Do you find men/women unattractive? Does financial stability play a major role in picking a potential partner? Standards? Scared to commit? Why are you single?

Do you read the same book everynight?

Do you eat the same thing at every meal?

 

[fncceo]

Do you read the same book everynight?

Do you eat the same thing at every meal?

My spouse and I mix it up ... sometimes she'll sleep with only me for a week.

 

[MarathonMike]

Marrying a person you are compatible with and committed to is the best thing ever. Marrying the wrong person is a disaster.

 

[danielpalos]

Half the world's population is single! Do you find men/women unattractive? Does financial stability play a major role in picking a potential partner? Standards? Scared to commit? Why are you single?

Should we ask them during Straight pride month?

 

[lg325]

I am.

Well, fill me in with your insight.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Feminism.

 

[Asclepias]

Half the world's population is single! Do you find men/women unattractive? Does financial stability play a major role in picking a potential partner? Standards? Scared to commit? Why are you single?

For me it was standards. Then I got lucky. Marriage made me more than the star I already was. It made me a super nova.

 

[candycorn]

Half the world's population is single! Do you find men/women unattractive? Does financial stability play a major role in picking a potential partner? Standards? Scared to commit? Why are you single?

What is the upside of getting married?

 

[fncceo]

What is the upside of getting married?

It give you someone to blame when you can't find your car keys.

 

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Jimmy_Chitwood this is why your single got it!

 

[petro]

Marrying a person you are compatible with and committed to is the best thing ever. Marrying the wrong person is a disaster.

Wife number two fits the first sentence.
Wife number one ended up being the disaster.

 

[fncceo]

Wife number two fits the first sentence.
Wife number one ended up being the disaster.

What about wives three through six?

 

[petro]

What about wives three through six?

I would have to see if she wants to convert to the Mormons first.
But that frankly sounds exhausting.

 

[MisterBeale]

More women than men are attending college and getting degrees to the tune of 4-12 : 1 (depending on area)

These collegiate career women are having a difficult time finding men that are their intellectual equals or superiors... making finding a spouse most difficult.
Often these women are higher wage earners than men. And men don't usually want a "subserviant" role in a marriage by not having the leadership of being the breadwinner.

And most women are looking for a man to provide that larger income so they don't have to hold a job. (They prefer to take care of home and children)
5,000+ years of history isn't exactly going away overnight...no matter how many different groups of people march in the streets.

Sorry but that's the breaks.

Also, in America the single parent family is the largest demographic slightly edging out traditional families.

The problem, as I see it, is that women desire an equal partner, or a confident partner, and the state is biased against boys. This affects their development, the chances at entry into schools, careers, and their self-confidence. You even see it in the culture.

This is counter to the narrative that is brainwashed and conditioned into all of us, but, the empirical data backs it up.

The War Against Boys

This we think we know: American schools favor boys and grind down girls. The truth is the very opposite. By virtually every measure, girls are thriving in school; it is boys who are the second sex

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The War Against Boys

The Atlantic covers news and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international and life on the official site of The Atlantic Magazine.

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