QUOTE(3dassets @ Apr 28 2009, 07:33 PM)
I cannot afford a wife and children but can I have many girlfriends instead? How would you label me then?
I have ideas to what I can do to start a business but it require about 10 years to materialize by then my d*** probably won't work anymore, I can build a career at any age but cannot live like 10 years younger.
Sounds like you have been through bad relationships but tell me what is the difference between a job & a career, you have my respect though you are harsh, care to address my questions??
girlfriends or wives, its up to you to shoulder the responsibility as best to your ability.
Business dont need 10 years. EVen in 1 day can be done too. I'm running my own biz SOHO style, low cost, low capital and overhead. I figured that to increase my income, I cannot depend on my job. I need to step up to create a job for myself. If I can spend 8 hours a day making my bosses richer and bringing in customers for them, why not spend it to do my own business and bring in profit for myself?
And no, my relationship is fine, into its 7th year now.
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Care to explain in your opinion:
Why does the law does not allow a man to switch role bearing the wife's surname?
Why must we get marry to have sex?
If I choose a pretty girlfriend over the fat and less appealing, can I say be proud of my choice just like "Man only love the pretty girls and be proud."?
Responsibility, Commitment, and Conviction. Anything else will fall into place in due time.
QUOTE(bonedragon @ Apr 28 2009, 07:34 PM)
Why are you putting words in my mouth? If you are in a situation where you feel obliged to 'give' sex, then i advise you to leave that relationship immediately. I wonder why men are always labeled as the only ones who enjoy sex. IMO this situation usually arises in an unfulfilling relationship (to gold diggers, this means no money), and thus feel bitter about 'offering my body' to the man. Is the man not offering you sex as well? Sex doesn't just benefit one party you know...
You do realize that the question you posted can be used back on you, don't you?
Besides, this thread isn't about gold diggers. So your assertions are moot.
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About the pregnancy thing, you're not pregnant now are you? So I'm supposed to give you special treatment for something that may or may not occur in a few year's time? Using your logic, since men are going to become sick and die at an earlier age (on average) than their female partners, they should be given special treatment as well.
A gentleman should know how to behave, else he won't be called one. You do know what it takes to be one, don't you?
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Let me put it this way, say, 200 years ago, all jobs are held by men, women usually stay at home and manage the home and have no opportunity to earn their own money. THEREFORE it is fair for the man to be expected to shoulder the burden of supporting the family as women have an inherent disadvantage in the society. Is this the same situation now? Maybe work opportunities are still not exactly equal, but you can't deny that women now are a lot more independant financially. Yet, men are still expected (ideally) to be the ONLY one to bear the financial burden.
If the men are that capable, working will only be an option for women, not a necessity.
And yes. the Man is still the leader of the household. A relationship between the man and the woman has roles for each one to follow. It is only because either one is incapable, that the other has to cover up for his/her partner. Nothing wrong with that, but inherently women still look up to man for their leadership qualities due to their nature in being logical and level headed thinking.
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Yes, and all I'm saying is that women HAVE the ABILITY and CAPABILITY to earn/make their own money and be expected to support the family as well. I'm not saying that men should shirk from their responsibilities, but that women should also expected to contribute towards the financial stability of the family. Which, by the way many women do and I admire them.
Sure they can contribute, but it is better if its only an option for them not a necessity. Because when they are pregnant for that 9 months, she can't contribute as much as she could even if she wanted. Women also have periods every month, which can hinder their ability to work and cause them to be emotionally unstable. Sometimes they will have body pains too. Women are fragile creatures, physically and mentally. Man are born tough. It is a gentlemanly obligation to take care of her in times of her need.
So looking at the first post, if you see a rich (possible capable) man, and a poor (possible incapable) man, based on such simplistic scenario, one tends to choose the former than the latter. Of course, this is question is too general as lots of variables aren't present to give a complete justification of anyone's answer
QUOTE(Dickson Poon @ Apr 28 2009, 07:43 PM)
*I* use ad hominems, happyforever? Oh please. You know that you use it a lot too. Admit it.
So? I don't beach about it like you do
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The gist of my entire argument has been that evaluating the reliability of a man based entirely on the amount of money he already makes is a flawed and indeed idiotic method.
Your argument is moot as well, because the assertion wasn't about the reliability on man based on the "amount" of money he already makes. No monetary figure was mentioned. It was an open ended assertion with a general and simplistic statement. Further into the posts you'll see that it would mean the capability of shouldering responsibilities and not just the *amount* that matters. If one is irresponsible and spendthrift, no amount of money is ever enough
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I gave an example of how without the pair bonding process the woman in question would still be nowhere near her dream of happy ever after.
I gave an example of how little it means to men to have women like yourself bandy platitudes like "responsibility" around even as you take us staying with you FOREVER for granted.
So by all means, continue to imply things about my character if you must. That is really the only angle that you can exploit.
That, and debating matters with the other men here still clinging to past values that have already been fully demonstrated to have become expected, but not appreciated.
For men then shirks at responsibilities, surely it meant little to them.
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(By the way honey, the men in your life don't stick around, do they?

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They stick around for as long as my legs remained split asunder, emanating my feminine excretions all around in such awesome splendour.
QUOTE(Dickson Poon @ Apr 28 2009, 07:54 PM)
No Ezra, that is exactly what is in the first post. The amount of money as the measure of reliability. NOTHING ELSE was included as a measure apart from money and the 'security' it supposedly brings.
If it is about the amount of money, then please state at which point the post mentioned about the amount of money?