Posted on 12/02/2011 10:49:21 AM PST by US Navy Vet
Why is it that "Conservative Women" like Ann Coulter, Laura Ingram, Christine O'Donnell and the like are well into their 40s and 50s and still are not married of have any prospects. Seems to me that having a normal family would be one of the largest conservative things that they can do.
Maybe they are “frigid” for one reason or another..
And/Or simply do not require live in companionship..
Having “somebody” on the premises can be a liability..
They simply may not be groinal.. or neurotic..
“Lawyer Personalities”?
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That can be a problem. I was a practicing attorney when I met my husband, and in my 30s. I had to make an concerted effort to focus on being kind, instead of being right. I still have to work on that, but I have softened up considerably.
It took me a long time to realize that men don’t want a verbal challenge at the end of a long day. They want a break, and some comfort. Women want that, too.
Another thing is that men often want a woman in their 20s. These women like Anne Couleter are “over the hill” and would be attractive to guys in their 50’s. However, they might not want an “old man”. An attorney friend of mine who was in her early 40s told me she didn’t want to meet the engineer that I wanted to introduce her to— because he was 51. Too old for her. Now she’s 50, and still single, of course.
This Navy brat would never flame a Navy Vet (well, ALMOST never)....
Must every conservative female have a husband and rugrats to fit your ideal?
My best friend (and college roommate) never found the “Right” guy. She wanted to have children...lots of them..., but also realized kids need a FATHER, not baby-daddies. She’s a successful businesswoman in Nashville, single, childless (except for her 3 big dogs). And though she tells me she sometimes feels like she missed out on her dream family, she also feels good about her life, because she didn’t settle for just a husband (instead of a partner).
Does that make her less of a woman, or less a conservative...because she didn’t marry a sperm-donor willing to “put a ring on that”?
She believes she did the right thing...and I agree with her 100%.
Sorry, USNavy Vet, you are way off base here.
I’m comfortable with priests devoting their lives to their calling, and not dividing it with wife and kids.
I’m similarly comfortable with these women devoting their lives to their career callings.
Besides, they are wealthy, famous, and have ample opportunity for social interaction. I image they receive many offers from qualified lads.
Half of those “normal” folks — as defined by the dictionary — end up divorcing, creating broken families.
Most folks don’t consider the lifetime commitment and work required to have a successful marriage and family — they simply do it because it’s the normal, 95% thing to do.
Ann dated Bill Maher for awhile, does that count?
“Something about Coulter makes me think she plays for the other team”
You mean she’s actually a liberal?
Oh, that can happen. I've never MARRIED a witch per se, but boy have I courted a few! You'd think the wart on the end of the nose or well-worn broom would have been a clue BUT you know what they say about a bird in the hand...or is it in the bush? Well, anyway, you get the point. Them witches are wiley.
Laura has at least one child. A while back, while subbing for BOR she spoke of herself as having a daughter, as I recall. As for other details or info, I have none.
Having a conservative philosophy is actually a tiny part of the tapestry that can compose the emotional makeup of a woman.
There is no way to know why they are where they are in life without knowing them personally. I’ve had a conservative ex-wife who I couldn’t stand and a moderate ex-girlfriend that I got along better with than my ex-wife.
There is a lot more to a successful relationship than agreement on political beliefs.
Look at who they are supporting in the nomination race.
I do not see Condi as a lesbian at all. She could be asexual. One never knows.
She is a terrific person though.
And Bob Guccione.
They all long for that which they can never have......the horn of the unicorn.
I think Laura I adopted the little rascal if I’m not mistaken.
Have you listened to them? Not necessarily on the big talk shows? But on the radio, day after day...on minor, normal topics.
I suggest you do so, and them come back and ask the question.
They all have incredibly large egos, along with an ability to NOT listen to an opposing view. My guess is that spills over into their love life as well.
They are no different than powerful, smart men. Many of them are a PIA to be around too.
Christine O’Donnell puzzles me, so can’t say. Not enough information, and what is there is conflicted. Can’t say. Easily the most attractive to me, but that is a matter of tastes.
Laura Ingraham and Anne Coulter both gush about Romney, which makes me think they are attracted to lounge lizard Guido types and waste their shots on self absorbed trash. Supposedly Coulter dated Bill Maher, so that is proof of her attraction to curs. I just thank God that neither of these women met Ted Bundy.
Also, while each of them is attractive in her own way, I have NO doubts that each is pretty damned high maintenance.
That is my take.
This thread should be fun. You must have been bored.
I have lots of single women friends in their 40-60’s.
Most of them find it easier to (as they say) rent vs buy.
That has bothered me too, about Ann and Laura. Could it be that a lot of very bright, articulate conservative women in their prime ARE home with their kids instead? That only the single ones have the time for such punditry? Whatever happened to the Serpent’s wife?
I suspect that highly competent conservative women with high standards have trouble finding equally high quality conservative men.””
The older I get, the more Conservative I get.
In a direct ratio, the fewer men I find interesting to even date or even hold a long conversation with.
Marriage is out of the question. I earned the money for EVERYTHING I own & I won’t give any of it—much less 1/2— to any man.
You are so right about all the divorces,etc. How would all of the people who have bad marriages like to have their personal lives put up on Free Republic to be dissected, as these women’s private lives are being scrutinized and ridiculed?
Just exactly what sins have these women committed? I admire them.
They all have incredibly large egos, along with an ability to NOT listen to an opposing view. My guess is that spills over into their love life as well.
DING!!! DING!!! DING!!! We have the winner!!!
I always find myself much more ideologically in synch with Loesch/Malkin, who are a bit more grassroots/Tea Party than Coulter/Ingraham who have more of a beltway tinge.
It’s called career ego. A man would be better off staying away from those type women.
“O’Donnell is a witch.
Who marries a witch if they know about it in advance?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eucC-YMLL8
What a douche. I had no idea that happened.
Good analysis. COD is damn cute, but I could see her being VERY annoying by about the 3rd date.
Ann dated Bill Maher for awhile, does that count?
And Bob Guccione.
Ok, I would never shake ann’s hand now.
Laura has three adopted children and is a breast cancer survivor.
People seem quick to speak and slow to google.
With all the STD’s & AIDS issues rampant, even ‘renting’ isn’t a glorious prospect.
Celebacy for the last 23 years works just fine. I don’t have to worry about where any ‘partner’ I might be attracted to has been.
IOW- there isn’t a ‘one night stand’ worth dying for.
Not everyone can have, or even wants, a spouse and/or children. But then again, not everyone can be a successful athlete, or many other things.
The assumption that everyone wants a spouse and/or children should be questioned. Many people were not socialized with the opposite sex when young, despite going to school and church. They never had any significant social engagement with the opposite gender until they were adults.
If this is done to a dog, the dog will be anti-social or asocial with other dogs. Why should people be any different?
Many people are just too tired, low energied, to want a relationship, sex and children. They are already exhausted just by living.
Often, while they may look handsome, they just do not have what members of the opposite sex want. Perhaps they are oblivious to flirtation, or frightened of relationships, or whatever. Maybe they are too pretty, so others assume they are taken.
Some people do not have relationships because they are conscientious. They only have enough wealth or prospects for wealth to support themselves, and do not want to inflict poverty on others. Or their health is not good, and they do not wish to burden others with their problems.
Yet some other people are what homosexuals call “breeders”. They found a heartfelt relationship easily, and adore having and raising children, indifferent to the problems that come along as part of the deal.
But, like star athletes, not everyone can do this.
O'Donnell is a brainless grifter.
Probably for the same basic reasons Rush is on his ... what, fifth?
I recall skimming Ted Nugent’s _Kill_It_And_Grill_It_, reading a bit written by his wife. Her doctor told her she needed to slow down, relax, and live a calmer life; she responded “Do you realize who my husband is?”
Through out history and in every country, x number of females and x number of males will never marry. It has always been that way and it always will be that way.
In the most strictly crude, sexual sense, it’s simple biology.
If a man wants to have sex, he can beg, borrow, steal, and pay for it, and still, may strike out.
For a woman to have sex, all she needs are the right body parts and a room full of men...and she can find a willing partner.
The same is true for higher-level relationships.
So her male friend Hannity keeps talking about is a cross dresser.
I got sick of hearing her (when she was still carried on a local station) talk about her kid. “Maria Maria Maria Maria....” Look, I talk about my kids, too, and I love them, but I don’t spend time at work, when there are more important topics to my clients, going on and on about my kids. I hope she’s a great mom.
I understand the demands on my time when at home and work around them to get out final reports on the wells I work as a geologist, and the family time is precious indeed. Needless to say, that has not left me the time to write bestsellers, make TV appearances, do speaking engagements, book signings, etc., in my spare time.
While parenthood is extremely important, shaping the thought processes and behaviour patterns of little minds one or two or three at a time, it is the Ann Coulters who are attempting to do the remedial work needed to try and shape all the little minds who didn't get enough mommy time.
If you have a talent, use it. But the price you pay is that it does not leave a lot of time for other things, as precious as they may be, and that includes meeting that special someone and developing the sort of relationship that will lead to a successful marriage.
Additionally, and this sounds a mite hardball, but we've seen how the Left uses any avenue of attack to isolate and ridicule people. There is safety in numbers for some, in solitude for others. Not having a spouse or family to attack means that much less to worry about, and no avenue weakness the enemy can exploit at their expense.
That’s where the “cougar” comes into play...
Huh?
What, did she float?
Coulter is in love with Chris Christie. Have you heard her talk about him? It’s almost sinful the drooling and carrying on she does about him.
Coulter is about as conservative as Romney imo.
You sound like a Jewish mother.
Some people just don’t marry, or they find the right person late in the game. What girls need to understand is as you age, there are fewer available men. By the time you hit your 30s, it seems like everybody’s married. By the time you reach your 40s, the only available men are divorced or widowed and many of them prefer (much) younger women, not an age-group peer. Even so, if you are Catholic, you can’t marry a divorced man in the Church. You also have the fun of surrendering part of your income to your hubby’s ex-wife and ex-children and the complications of being a stepmom. For a never-married woman, there’s not a lot of appeal in that. You could go the cougar route, but who wants to marry a boy? Like that worked out real well for Demi Moore.
In addition, people like Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter live and work in a world full of drips. If you think they have egos, the men they associate with probably make Donald Trump look humble.
And based on what I’ve read about Ann, she seems to like her space. As you get older it becomes harder to share that space with anyone and give up your independence. You become very set in your ways.
“What a douche. I had no idea that happened.”
The marriage was imminent when she was diagnosed. She was really excited about the marriage and on top of the world. IMO, she has not had the same attitude since. Darker, less optimistic. It was sad and wrong, but better to find out before than after.
Dana Perino is uncomfortably pretty, the kind of woman you can’t look away from until you realize you are staring.
Actually - it would probably be reasonable to agree with your comment: “And if you’re thinking that I must be some sort of arrogant bastard ....”
You see ...my daughter is very much like her mother - my wife of 29 years - who is also very competent, very accomplished, very capable - and was taught by HER father to be self-reliant and independent - so that she would not be taken advantage of by car salesmen, auto repair shops, or some “Don Juan” who might try to take advantage of her. (Like the daughter - the mother is also an ICU Nurse who can be strong/assertive when needed.)
The wife/mother was never domineering or bitchy, or something .... No drama here at home ...no financial problems or stresses because we both trust each other - and we tend to make good decisions! I would not have been as attracted to a woman who was less capable and more “dependent” on a guy to make decisions for her.
It is just that I was equally independent, competent - and more conservative....and quite capable of providing competent leadership in the home that she could trust in.
I guess my daughter is looking for someone like her father - and she doesn’t want to relax those high standards.
Marriage is about sharing. I for one am VERY happy and have been for 17 years. I hope you are equally happy with all of your stuff, although I have my doubts.
Laura has three adopted children and is a breast cancer survivor.
People seem quick to speak and slow to google.
A good pal and often guest host of Laura is also a pro abortion lesbian. Hmmmmmmmm.....
...and come to think of it, would Rush really be taken seriously as a conservative if his favorite guest host was a pro abortion, gay man?
She is raising two or three adopted children as a single mom.
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