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Sweetie just keep tryin and prayin ok hun xxxxx
- Sep 15, 2011
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Which is funny because adoption is really ******* hard in this country. I know because of a colleague who couldn’t have kids.
Taken is very late in his career and not at all indicative of his talent. He’s a quality actor who’s been in plenty of quality films.Liam ******* Neeson
(except for Schindlers List)
******* taken biggest load of ******* rubbish.. **** off.
- May 19, 2017
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lol. "just relax". People can be be so so dumb.
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Might ask someone if they have kids and if they say No leave it at that.
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My ex wife tells of a wedding reception where she was surrounded by four peers demanding to know of the potential parental landscape mentioning that "she's running out of time" (she was 33). She blamed me - which was our agreed upon technique for this type of thing. My ex was one of the genuine nice people of the world - so some people seemed to be comfortable directing aggressive questioning towards her. I'm a big, bad tempered campaigner so we agreed we would direct these people towards me to see if they were still keen to pursue the topic. Few were. In this case though, the consensus was "oh that - there are ways around that *sfellow*". Funnily enough - on another occasion my own mother used that very same phrase. Six months later we separated - so maybe that was why you cackling shrews!
I did receive unsolicited advice on the topic from other men, typically a generation older, on a couple of occasions. The thrust of the advice was "get her pregnant because it will calm her down". I found this statement to be so contemptuous, misogynistic and disingenuous that I was literally speechless after it was uttered.
I never ask. I don't care and I don't want to know. Live your own damn life. I won't even listen if you tell me. Hell I won't even acknowledge a woman's pregnancy unless someone confirms it first. I've been around too damn long to fall for that one.
At the other end of the scale - these days I'm 'out' in the context of having my cue in the rack. You would be amazed at the number of blokes who sidle up to me and confide that either "they'd be happier if they never had children" or "they wish they'd never had children". Jesus - I don't want to know that either! **** off and talk to your wife. Leave me out of it.
I did receive unsolicited advice on the topic from other men, typically a generation older, on a couple of occasions. The thrust of the advice was "get her pregnant because it will calm her down". I found this statement to be so contemptuous, misogynistic and disingenuous that I was literally speechless after it was uttered.
I never ask. I don't care and I don't want to know. Live your own damn life. I won't even listen if you tell me. Hell I won't even acknowledge a woman's pregnancy unless someone confirms it first. I've been around too damn long to fall for that one.
At the other end of the scale - these days I'm 'out' in the context of having my cue in the rack. You would be amazed at the number of blokes who sidle up to me and confide that either "they'd be happier if they never had children" or "they wish they'd never had children". Jesus - I don't want to know that either! **** off and talk to your wife. Leave me out of it.
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Yeah exactly.. maybe then its a case of "grass is always greener" tho you want what you cant have.
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Spot on darce.
I myself have had on the tip of my tongue "cause i have testicular cancer". But that's bad car mah. So yeah.
Same with divorces or relationship issues. When the break up occurs, people love to hypothesise. Me? I always say i dont know the full story, never will, im not him or her, dont care.
If you really want to make people feel awkward then say, "I am a convicted pedophile and have been chemically castrated, so I can't have children only fiddle with them George Pell-style. So you have kids do you?"
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What do people here think about the idea that it is harder to be an average man than average woman in modern western society?
By 'average' I mean a man who is not top-tier in looks or wealth, just a regular guy.
By 'average' I mean a man who is not top-tier in looks or wealth, just a regular guy.
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Not so sure.
I can see situations where its hard as hell either way.
Whats so hard about being just a regular guy?
Im not sure Im following..
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Women want all the positive aspects of being a man but none of the negatives.
I would say an average guy vs average girl has zero difference.
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I don't think the idea is that it is 'so hard' for the average guy, just harder than for the average woman.
It was an unpopular opinion I had heard so I thought it would fit in this thread.
Some things that are harder for men than women include:
*Getting into university and select jobs (due to quotas, female-only 'equality' scholarships, etc).
*Opening up about personal demons and mental battles without being shamed and/or ridiculed.
*Finding a partner (either short-term or long-term). Almost any woman could find a short-term partner tonight, few men have it that easy.
*Keeping the children after divorce.
*Making money online doing nothing more than being nude or semi-nude. This applies offline as well.
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Probably less interested in your definition of “average” than I would be in your definition of “harder”
* Edit, never mind, was defined, unsurprisingly.
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Is it women's rights propaganda to suggest that women have it harder than men?
Society prefers men to be competent and women to be attractive
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At least you are honest about it.
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Based on opinion (seeing as thats what were discussing with no facts either end to back up)
No. Ive not heard of, met, or understood of any women getting into uni or getting a job more easily or without suitable scores, pre reqs, or qualifications.
Not being very close to this im not sure but id think no. Theres also some womens specific items that still have extensive stigma if youre suggesting than women can open up about garden variety mental health issues more than men to their friends i suppose maybe?
Absolutley not. Hook up culture and just about every comedy ever made is based on the cliche of the female spinster desperately seeking a husband or alternately the suave ladies man who never wanted to settle down. Especially if were operating in the "average" department. Women can probably find a tinder date any night of the week if they want to have no standards but not a husband/long term partner. Even the short term ease is predicated on dropping whatever their standards may be which applies to both sexes
Probably, i have no evidence either way but anecdotally it seems women keep this kids (it also seems in MOST cases men are fine with this arrangement)
Cant say i know of any average looking women making money of getting nude on the net.
No. Ive not heard of, met, or understood of any women getting into uni or getting a job more easily or without suitable scores, pre reqs, or qualifications.
Not being very close to this im not sure but id think no. Theres also some womens specific items that still have extensive stigma if youre suggesting than women can open up about garden variety mental health issues more than men to their friends i suppose maybe?
Absolutley not. Hook up culture and just about every comedy ever made is based on the cliche of the female spinster desperately seeking a husband or alternately the suave ladies man who never wanted to settle down. Especially if were operating in the "average" department. Women can probably find a tinder date any night of the week if they want to have no standards but not a husband/long term partner. Even the short term ease is predicated on dropping whatever their standards may be which applies to both sexes
Probably, i have no evidence either way but anecdotally it seems women keep this kids (it also seems in MOST cases men are fine with this arrangement)
Cant say i know of any average looking women making money of getting nude on the net.
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You may not have met the women but are you claiming these entrance and scholarship quotas do not exist?
I don't bother discussing any topic with a person who willfully denies objective reality.
Here is just one example:
https://sydney.edu.au/business/study/scholarships/un-women-mba-scholarship.html
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Women (and certain ethnic groups) are 100% being favoured for some positions over men (and women) in some occupations even when they're not nearly as qualified as the male. Whether you agree with it or not, it's an irrefutable fact.
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Oh my apologies I didn’t realize I needed to meet your criteria to discuss the items. I’ll leave you be then.
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The existence of a scholarship or quota doesn't necessarily women now have it 'easier'. Ignoring the redressing of past inequalities, if there is one scholarship so a woman can join a class of 20 men, do women in general now have it easier?
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