Posted on 09/26/2011 6:25:21 PM PDT by moneyrunner
In today’s lousy economy, men can take comfort in knowing that there is one sought-after good that is becoming steadily more affordable: sex.
Regnerus likens the price of sex to the housing market. Too many foreclosures in one community, and the price of neighboring homes start to plummet. This is why single women in New York sometimes feel as though sex on the first date is a given: According to the market, it is.
“Every sex act is part of a ‘pricing’ of sex for subsequent relationships,” Regnerus said. “If sex has been very easy to get for a particular young man for many years and over the course of multiple relationships, what would eventually prompt him to pay a lot for it in the future -- that is, committing to marry?”
Did you answer, “Love”? You’re adorable.
“Sexual strategies for making men ‘fall in love’ typically backfire, because men don’t often work like that,” Regnerus says.
Very few men fall into this category, maybe 10%. For the average looking guy, it can be a lonely world. Sex isn't always "easy" for them like women seem to think.
You really don't know how expensive things can be until they are “free”.
Save your congratulations for the feminists -- this is their doing.
It was women who demanded "sexual freedom". It was women who railed against "being judgmental" over a woman's sexual choices. It was women who demanded fast and easy divorce on demand. It was women to demanded that courts bend over backwards to favor women in matters of custody and child support.
Women tilted the playing field in favor of women so far, that marriage became less and less attractive to men. Marriage has higher costs for men these days, in terms of risk of being financially and emotionally raped in divorce court. Meanwhile, men can get women to sleep with them and live with them without marriage.
No, it actually says something about crack and meth infiltrating even the tiniest towns.
Many women spend their twenties chasing after "Prince Charming", or the "bad boy" Alpha Male. One big problem: the Alpha Males represent a small percentage of the available pool of men, so they have multiple women chasing after them. This gives them the option of moving on when a woman loses her eagerness to please and starts demanding commitment.
Then, in their thirties, women start looking at the second-tier men that they scorned in their younger days, looking for secure marriage material. But why would these men be enthused at the prospect of marrying a woman who had spent the prior ten or more years being the sperm receptacle for a legion of bad boys? Is she going to transform into a faithful wife, or is she going to use him for security, and cheat with passing Prince Charmings on the side?
I am not “young” but when I decided that it was time again to try this marriage thing, was about three years ago.
I used online personals. The first line said “I am looking for the last wife that I am ever going to have.”
It took a week but I found a nice Christian gal. Single mom. We married the following (last) year, bought a home this year and are expecting our son in January. Everything is coming together.
I do not miss single life either sexually or in any other way.
That too. Three of ‘em were walking together out on the main street a while back, I pointed them out to my step-daughter and said “Look, a full set of teeth. Almost.”
She didn’t get it.
You're right - and may I add - to the detriment of all...
SlutWalk movement comes to Minnesota
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You and the Missus are to be congratulated. A round on me in honor of Mr. & Mrs. G!
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