• WSJ: Young women in college need to smarten up and start hubby-hunting
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[url]http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303496804579369420198599600[/url] [IMG]http://media.nj.com/centraljersey_impact/photo/12600417-large.jpeg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Another Valentine's Day. Another night spent ordering in sushi for one and mooning over "Downton Abbey" reruns. Smarten up, ladies. Despite all of the focus on professional advancement, for most of you the cornerstone of your future happiness will be the man you marry. But chances are that you haven't been investing nearly as much energy in planning for your personal happiness as you are planning for your next promotion at work. What are you waiting for? You're not getting any younger, but the competition for the men you'd be interested in marrying most definitely is. [B]Think about it: If you spend the first 10 years out of college focused entirely on building your career, when you finally get around to looking for a husband you'll be in your 30s, competing with women in their 20s. That's not a competition in which you're likely to fare well.[/B] If you want to have children, your biological clock will be ticking loud enough to ward off any potential suitors. Don't let it get to that point. [B]You should be spending far more time planning for your husband than for your career[/B]—and you should start doing so much sooner than you think. This is especially the case if you are a woman with exceptionally good academic credentials, aiming for corporate stardom. An extraordinary education is the greatest gift you can give yourself. But if you are a young woman who has had that blessing, the task of finding a life partner who shares your intellectual curiosity and potential for success is difficult. Those men who are as well-educated as you are often interested in younger, less challenging women. Could you marry a man who isn't your intellectual or professional equal? Sure. But the likelihood is that it will be frustrating to be with someone who just can't keep up with you or your friends. When the conversation turns to Jean Cocteau or Henrik Ibsen, the Bayeux Tapestry or Noam Chomsky, you won't find that glazed look that comes over his face at all appealing.[B] And if you start to earn more than he does? Forget about it. Very few men have egos that can endure what they will see as a form of emasculation.[/B] Not all women want marriage or motherhood, but if you do, [B]you have to start listening to your gut and avoid falling for the P.C. feminist line that has misled so many young women for years.[/B] There is nothing incongruous about educated, ambitious women wanting to be wives and mothers. Don't let anyone tell you that these traditional roles are retrograde; they are perfectly natural and even wonderful. And if you fail to identify "the one" while you're in college, don't worry—there's always graduate school.[/QUOTE] damn those evil feminists! [sp]i actually like this article, its a shiny example of how one can be part of a group that more often than not, gets fucked by society in general and still defend it like an idiot[/sp]
First two years of college is the time to get drunk as fuck. Once junior year hits they'll get to their senses.
[quote]You should be spending far more time planning for your husband than for your career[/quote] [IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-barf.gif[/IMG] [quote]you have to start listening to your gut and avoid falling for the P.C. feminist line that has misled so many young women for years[/quote] [IMG]http://fi.somethingawful.com/safs/smilies/d/0/cripes.001.gif[/IMG]
What a hideous trout of a person she is.
I prefer women pretty much the same age as me, that way they understand all my childhood nostalgia
jesus christ
also this doesn't make sense, there are plenty of hot women in their 30's. How is there tough competition? Also careers usually don't take 10 years to establish. I'm in one after only 2
[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;43913948][IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-barf.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://fi.somethingawful.com/safs/smilies/d/0/cripes.001.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] You're a feminist obviously you would think this. EDIT: And a bad poster.
[QUOTE=Glitchman;43913979]also this doesn't make sense, there are plenty of hot women in their 30's. How is there tough competition? Also careers usually don't take 10 years to establish. I'm in one after only 2[/QUOTE] Depends on the carrer, if you want to get into upper management then you don't just settle for a 9-5 routine, you have to work harder to impress people, network, and otherwise put a lot of hours in.
[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;43913948][IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-barf.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://fi.somethingawful.com/safs/smilies/d/0/cripes.001.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] So, what defines a "crap thread" for you? Does this one fit the criteria? Or does that come later when it goes in a direction you don't like? Is the wall street journal a better source than the Washington post?
Wow. Really?
Most feminists say that if a woman [I]wants[/I] to focus on her career, she should be allowed. They don't make blanket statements about what all women should be doing, like this bullshit right here.
This woman is right there is no way you can possibly do both at the same time or have power in choosing one or another wow ignorants Come to my shop for a 10% discount on Husbands with huge pecs
[quote]And if you start to earn more than he does? Forget about it. Very few men have egos that can endure what they will see as a form of emasculation.[/quote] If you're honestly insecure about your wife making more than you, you've got issues.
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;43914115]If you're honestly insecure about your wife making more than you, you've got issues.[/QUOTE] People being insecure about others doing better than them is totally normal, though when it is your wife you should probably care less considering that they are your's, in a sense. [editline]14th February 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=toaster468;43913981]You're a feminist obviously you would think this.[/QUOTE] He legit just banned someone in another thread for shitposting: [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1364251&p=43913621&viewfull=1#post43913621[/url] When his post here is even less productive, while also basically saying the same thing. Max, your bias is appalling.
[QUOTE=be;43914135]People being insecure about others doing better than them is totally normal, though when it is your wife you should probably care less considering that they are your's, in a sense.[/QUOTE] Many men care more when it's a woman, especially their wife. Obviously due to the cultural idea of what a marriage should look like.
[QUOTE=Sir Whoopsalot;43914115]If you're honestly insecure about your wife making more than you, you've got issues.[/QUOTE] It's not as much a personal issue as it is one symptomatic of society-induced gender roles
[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;43914200]It's not as much a personal issue as it is one symptomatic of society-induced gender roles[/QUOTE] There are gender roles for both genders why do you so fervently defend only women's gender roles?
[QUOTE=toaster468;43914296]There are gender roles for both genders why do you so fervently defend only women's gender roles?[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure Max is against all gender roles buddy. And as for why people focus on women's rights more then men, it's because women are dealt more shit than men.
[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;43913948][IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-barf.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://fi.somethingawful.com/safs/smilies/d/0/cripes.001.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] You post this yet ban this actually funny post for shitposting just because your a feminist. [QUOTE]wow how sexist of you for saying geek girls exist in some form, it's very clear from the writer that they don't exist. im posting this on my tumblr #matriarchy #2feminist4u #triggerwarning[/QUOTE] You literally don't know how to moderate without letting your opinions hit the ban button.
[QUOTE=businessPawn;43914323]You post this yet ban this actually funny post for shitposting just because your a feminist. You literally don't know how to moderate without letting your opinions hit the ban button.[/QUOTE] It's funny, doesn't mean he wasn't being an ass though. In fact, that's why it was funny.
[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;43914200]It's not as much a personal issue as it is one symptomatic of society-induced gender roles[/QUOTE] So you disagree that if a woman wants to be a wife and mother, that she should work towards it while it's more likely for her to succeed at the task?
[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;43914350]So you disagree that if a woman wants to be a wife and mother, that she should work towards it while it's more likely for her to succeed at the task?[/QUOTE] It's going to be a little hard for men to be wives and mothers :v:
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[QUOTE=Rubs10;43914349]It's funny, doesn't mean he wasn't being an ass though. In fact, that's why it was funny.[/QUOTE] That is kinda the feel of this board you can be an asshole if your genuinely funny or its a good zinger.
[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;43914374]It's going to be a little hard for men to be wives and mothers :v:[/QUOTE] I think that's a given lol. I'm just saying that in the article, she clearly implied/stated that this was more intended for the women who want that. I can't really disagree with her on her points, because they are true. I've seen a lot of women who spent all of their time focusing on their career and when they were finally tried to get into the dating world, they felt out of touch and frustrated trying to find someone that they were compatible with.
[QUOTE=businessPawn;43914474]That is kinda the feel of this board you can be an asshole if your genuinely funny or its a good zinger.[/QUOTE] Not if you type like you're in the Glod Menbers forum.
[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;43914519]I think that's a given lol. I'm just saying that in the article, she clearly implied/stated that this was more intended for the women who want that. I can't really disagree with her on her points, because they are true. I've seen a lot of women who spent all of their time focusing on their career and when they were finally tried to get into the dating world, they felt out of touch and frustrated trying to find someone that they were compatible with.[/QUOTE] That kind of applies to both genders though. A lot of men that reach their late 20's and early 30's have a hard time getting into the dating world too for the very same reasons. I see your point however when taking starting a family into consideration, because that can definitely be a cause for frustration in a career woman's lifestyle.
[QUOTE=lum1naire;43914588]That kind of applies to both genders though, a lot of men that reach their late 20's and early 30's have a hard time getting into the dating world too for the very same reasons.[/QUOTE] I don't see that happening as much in men as opposed to women though.
This isn't the 50s anymore. Women aren't going to give up on their careers just to be whipped housewives.
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