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75 Percent of Women Say They Won't Date Unemployed Men
Live Science ^ | 06/27/2012 | David Mielach

Posted on 06/27/2012 8:46:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

While losing your job may be a devastating blow to your career aspirations, it may be an even bigger blow to your personal life, according to new research conducted by a dating service. A significant majority of women said they would not date a man who was unemployed. Just one-third of men said they would date an unemployed woman.

Overall, 75 percent of women said they would be unlikely to date an unemployed man, with 33 percent saying no outright. Another 42 percent of women answered maybe when asked about the possibility of dating an unemployed man. That answer, however, came with the stipulation that those women would not want to spend a lot of time in the relationship if the man did not have a plan in place. Just 21 percent of women said they would date an unemployed man.

Women, however, insist their feelings are not solely based on money. Rather, respondents said they were interested in dating someone who is engaged in an activity. Respondents felt that work was a beneficial activity for men to participate in.

"Not having a job will definitely make it harder for men to date someone they don't already know," said Irene LaCota, spokesperson for It's Just Lunch, a dating service for professionals that conducted the research.

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: dating; golddiggers; payforplay; savethemales; unemployment; whores
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1 posted on 06/27/2012 8:46:23 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

No, but you’ll likely be married to them.


2 posted on 06/27/2012 8:47:23 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: SeekAndFind; a fool in paradise
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah!


3 posted on 06/27/2012 8:50:01 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Won’t date, but have 1 nights stands? Sure will.


4 posted on 06/27/2012 8:51:26 PM PDT by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Asking women that question will not get the truthful answer, they will answer with their heads and not their feelings, the reality is different than what they say.

Women do like to have fun, they just don’t always know it until they actually meet it face to face.


5 posted on 06/27/2012 8:52:15 PM PDT by ansel12 (Massachusetts Governors, where the GOP now goes for it's Presidential candidates.)
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To: SeekAndFind

” 75 Percent of Women Say They Won’t Date Unemployed Men”

Hah! They have never been to my local reservation. Lots of guys there are living off their girlfriends and mothers.


6 posted on 06/27/2012 8:52:22 PM PDT by Redcitizen (New Mexico, home of the green chili & the A-bomb. Coincidence? I think not.)
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To: vpintheak

I should quit my job and go after all those one nighters!


7 posted on 06/27/2012 8:53:57 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: vpintheak

Not so, just ask George Costanza:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RerJWv5vwxc


8 posted on 06/27/2012 8:56:18 PM PDT by HerrBlucher
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To: SeekAndFind

I could do these studies.

Funny thing...when a guy who “asked me out” pulled up in my driveway with all of his belongings in the back seat, then glanced about and asked if this was my car, my house..I have to admit..I got a little nervous and claustrophobic.

True story.

I really don’t care what a person does...but they need to be doing something before they ask somebody out.


9 posted on 06/27/2012 8:56:18 PM PDT by berdie
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To: SeekAndFind

I could do these studies.

Funny thing...when a guy who “asked me out” pulled up in my driveway with all of his belongings in the back seat, then glanced about and asked if this was my car, my house..I have to admit..I got a little nervous and claustrophobic.

True story.

I really don’t care what a person does...but they need to be doing something before they ask somebody out.


10 posted on 06/27/2012 8:56:18 PM PDT by berdie
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh, good grief. Why don’t they just move to Nevada and dispense with the charade, lol?


11 posted on 06/27/2012 8:57:46 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: berdie

Sorry for the echo!!


12 posted on 06/27/2012 8:58:22 PM PDT by berdie
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To: SeekAndFind
Listen to the young black girls! They'll tell you how it is.

You got no c-a-r, no a-p-t and no j-o-b.

How hard is this to figure out?

13 posted on 06/27/2012 9:00:22 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: SeekAndFind

Got equality? How many men would date an unemployed woman?


14 posted on 06/27/2012 9:00:41 PM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: SeekAndFind

I wonder how many hard working men won’t date a lazy, overweight, brain dead fat chick looking for love.


15 posted on 06/27/2012 9:01:26 PM PDT by quantim (Obama = #theoccupier on twitter.)
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To: SeekAndFind

One of the things I also found that some women equate self employed with unemployed. Even when I had several contracts (engineering/commissioning support) active - a refinery, some pipeline companies, a chemical plant, and a biomedical manufacturing company, it did not matter. I did not have a “real job”. Then what was I doing with 60 hour weeks?


16 posted on 06/27/2012 9:06:44 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is the operational wing of CPUSA.)
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To: quantim

“I wonder how many hard working men won’t date a lazy, overweight, brain dead fat chick looking for love.”

Date ‘em? Most guys I know marry them.


17 posted on 06/27/2012 9:15:54 PM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: SeekAndFind

The other 25% are dating musicians.


18 posted on 06/27/2012 9:27:32 PM PDT by Hugin ("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
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To: Fred Hayek

some women equate self employed with unemployed

I find the same thing with residual income . What people dont understand is you just grew into a whole new level of asset management , growth and a whole new world of knowledge .

I dont argue about it because it’s more of a teaching moment and if I’m not liked when I’m “Down” I cannot have you when I’m up . Simple ;)


19 posted on 06/27/2012 9:28:00 PM PDT by Ben Bolt
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To: SeekAndFind; All
As my buddy Young MC would say:

Got no money
And you got no car
Then you got no woman
And there you are


20 posted on 06/27/2012 9:28:58 PM PDT by eekitsagreek
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