How much does weight factor in?

[Ed Anger]

Ain't nothing wrong with help out a young lady with her car repair bills. And if she choses to repay me with sexual favors? C'est la vie.

[MadImmortalMan]

With men, I wonder about the ego thing. I've known guys who absolutely have to be THE bread winner. The wife can work, but she can't make more than him because then he's emasculated. WTF?? 

Yeah, think about what makes men think they are a good potential mate. A guy losing his job while his wife supports him is a lot like a woman hitting the wall and becoming fat ugly and sterile all of a sudden. A crippled caveman can't hunt for food or protect his mate and offspring from the bears. Therefore, cavewoman must find a new mate.

[merithyn]

With men, I wonder about the ego thing. I've known guys who absolutely have to be THE bread winner. The wife can work, but she can't make more than him because then he's emasculated. WTF?? 

Yeah, think about what makes men think they are a good potential mate. A guy losing his job while his wife supports him is a lot like a woman hitting the wall and becoming fat ugly and sterile all of a sudden. A crippled caveman can't hunt for food or protect his mate and offspring from the bears. Therefore, cavewoman must find a new mate.

No, not gonna' do it. Not gonna' rise to the bait. 

[Valmy]

I thinkk what he is saying is that men feel secure thinking that they are needed as providers not that women are necessarily actually going to leave them.

[Iormlund]

Heh, I don't know about that. There was a poll done here recently in which 80% of women said they would not date an unemployed man. In contrast, 68% of the men answered they would date a woman without a job.

[merithyn]

Heh, I don't know about that. There was a poll done here recently in which 80% of women said they would not date an unemployed man. In contrast, 68% of the men answered they would date a woman without a job.

That's only a 12% difference.

Basically, no one wants to date someone without a job. Shocking.

[Valmy]

Heh, I don't know about that. There was a poll done here recently in which 80% of women said they would not date an unemployed man. In contrast, 68% of the men answered they would date a woman without a job.

Well there is a pretty big difference between who you want to date and what happens to somebody you are already committed to.  Like nobody faults Ide for not wanting to date women over 90 lbs/41kgs but dumping your girlfriend/wife because she ballooned up to 105 lbs/48kgs is something entirely different.

[CountDeMoney]

Basically, no one wants to date someone without a job. Shocking.

What Kayne said.

[DGuller]

Heh, I don't know about that. There was a poll done here recently in which 80% of women said they would not date an unemployed man. In contrast, 68% of the men answered they would date a woman without a job.

That's only a 12% difference.

[garbon]

To each their own, I guess, but damn, what a way to set back feminism 100 years or more.

Why? Isn't feminism about choice?

[mongers]

Heh, I don't know about that. There was a poll done here recently in which 80% of women said they would not date an unemployed man. In contrast, 68% of the men answered they would date a woman without a job.

That's only a 12% difference.

Basically, no one wants to date someone without a job. Shocking.

You're out by a factor of 4, it's a 48%, and a bad difference at that.

[merithyn]

To each their own, I guess, but damn, what a way to set back feminism 100 years or more.

Why? Isn't feminism about choice?

Sure, but some choices set others back which makes it harder for them to choose. In other words, to make that choice, those in power (ie men) could say that women don't NEED to work, so laws and changes could be moved back to what they were in the 1950s. Hell, some laws are already going in that direction, see: SAHPs not being allowed to get their own credit cards.

There are individual choices, and then there are choices that affect the greater good.

[garbon]

To each their own, I guess, but damn, what a way to set back feminism 100 years or more.

Why? Isn't feminism about choice?

Sure, but some choices set others back which makes it harder for them to choose. In other words, to make that choice, those in power (ie men) could say that women don't NEED to work, so laws and changes could be moved back to what they were in the 1950s. Hell, some laws are already going in that direction, see: SAHPs not being allowed to get their own credit cards.

There are individual choices, and then there are choices that affect the greater good.

These are individual choices though. A few tacky girls go on a website about wanting a sugar daddy and suddenly we're saying that women don't need to work?

[Admiral Yi]

As I said stats show just the opposite.  The less educated a woman is the more likely she will be cat lady

You sure about this?  I've read the opposite several times, and would appreciate a source.

[merithyn]

Heh, I don't know about that. There was a poll done here recently in which 80% of women said they would not date an unemployed man. In contrast, 68% of the men answered they would date a woman without a job.

That's only a 12% difference.

Basically, no one wants to date someone without a job. Shocking.

You're out by a factor of 4, it's a 48%, and a bad difference at that.

Oooooh.... totally misread that. 

Nevermind.