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Why aren't women happy???

Frankly, I don't know how women today "do it." By "do it," I mean balance a career with family. Women have been "liberated" to a life of drudgery. With their equal rights have come awesome responsibilities. And many times very unhappy husbands. With all this liberation, something's got to give -- and with a divorce rate of almost 50%, there's no doubt in MY mind what's "giving."

I work full time, I have 2 kids, and I do all of the household maintenance, lawn care, and most of the housework (I'm a single mom). In comparison to women 50 years ago, I hardly work at all. I have a ton of leisure time, I read, go to movies, have dinner out with friends, go dancing. I spent yesterday grouting my boyfriend's shower and helping him put in a new floor in his house. We spent about 8 hours working and then drove to my house and ate dinner out with my daughter.

I don't consider any aspect of my life particularly unmanageable, in fact, even mowing the lawn or trimming the hedges has its own satisfactions. I cooked an amazing Indian dinner tonight and had pretty amazing sex today, too. My life is great. I don't really know what any woman in the U.S. has to whine about.

Maybe it was a lot harder when my kids were little, but I don't think it was that unmanageable.

Could we please stop with the hyperbole? My life is not drudgery. Compared to what women in another generation dealt with, my life is a piece of cake.
 
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That is true compared to those that work hourly... my point is that poeple have choices and can do various things in their lives so that they don't have to work two jobs regardless of their income. If more of society did this, housing prices would come down, as would all prices. People comtrol the market, not the producers. People control how wociety functions, not the government. If the more affluent and middle classes did this, it would help those of lower socio-economic status get ahead as well.

Seriously.
The biggest hindrance for me buying a home, is all the douche bags that think their shacks with a new water heater, is worth $100k.

Typical ad for some houses here:
1910 2 bedroom home, needs work, has new water heater!!!
<insert dumbass sky high price>
 
That is true compared to those that work hourly... my point is that poeple have choices and can do various things in their lives so that they don't have to work two jobs regardless of their income. If more of society did this, housing prices would come down, as would all prices. People comtrol the market, not the producers. People control how wociety functions, not the government. If the more affluent and middle classes did this, it would help those of lower socio-economic status get ahead as well.


I think you're on to something here. I remember an article that compared before WWII to after. This concept was part of it. This makes sense. Well said.

The thing is to implement such a system everyone would have to do it at the same time.

It's hard because those on the bottom of the socio-economic spectrum need those two jobs.
 
Seriously.
The biggest hindrance for me buying a home, is all the douche bags that think their shacks with a new water heater, is worth $100k.

Typical ad for some houses here:
1910 2 bedroom home, needs work, has new water heater!!!
<insert dumbass sky high price>
So you say "I'll give you $25,000", if you throw in an AC unit.
 
I feel that women arent happy because they married for money and they feel like hookers and/or they really dont love whom they married.
 
So you say "I'll give you $25,000", if you throw in an AC unit.

Heh, there was one place I found like that, I would of bought it.

It was a 2 story that needed a whole interior renovation but from the looks, the exterior and framing were in good shape.
The wife wouldn't go for it though. :(
 
I think you're on to something here. I remember an article that compared before WWII to after. This concept was part of it. This makes sense. Well said.

The thing is to implement such a system everyone would have to do it at the same time.

It's hard because those on the bottom of the socio-economic spectrum need those two jobs.

That's teh thing, I am not saying that it is going to happen, just that it could happen. I wish that it would too...
 
Well, my daughter is a little young (16) to get married anytime soon. God, this women is a heinous bitch...and that's coming from me, so you can imagine how bad it is.

:3oops: I totally missed that the daughter's boyfriend part and read it as your BF. That'll teach me to post and watch Ice Road Truckers at the same time.
 
That is true compared to those that work hourly... my point is that poeple have choices and can do various things in their lives so that they don't have to work two jobs regardless of their income. If more of society did this, housing prices would come down, as would all prices. People comtrol the market, not the producers. People control how wociety functions, not the government. If the more affluent and middle classes did this, it would help those of lower socio-economic status get ahead as well.



People are controlling the market right now. Buyers have the final say in what they will pay for a house in this market. New homes are being built a little smaller than what was being built 10 years ago. Over priced McMansions are very hard to sell right now. The traditional first time home buyer homes are what's selling right now, and it's not necessarily first time home buyers purchasing those houses.


I feel that women arent happy because they married for money and they feel like hookers and/or they really dont love whom they married.

OMG. :doh No wonder I've been so miserable. Oh well, I'll just blow off that mean old tool I married and laugh all the way to the bank. That will cheer this old hooker up. :nails
 
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I think its because an increasing number of attractive men are gay. :)
 
Most 2 family homes are the same price as a single family home. It seems to me the best decision would he to buy a two family home and rent one floor out.

In that case the house pays for the mortgage itself.
 
Fortunately the rest of us who aren't gay, are taken. :cool:

Haha. It's good to know your a good looking man because that would confirm that what i have guessed you look like in my head is accurate.

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I've thought about that subject, too. I am a man and consider women my complete equal... maybe congruent; Women have traits men lack. At any rate, I don't think their place is in the home, but I think children lost out, too. It doesn't matter (to me) if a man or a woman is at home, but someone was home with the kids. I think that kind of consistency helped to solidify values in children. Now, the most consistent influence in their lives, the source of their values, is coming from a screen. Parents bring home dinner and pay the bills.
 
I'm very happy where I'm at. No complaints at all.
 
Most 2 family homes are the same price as a single family home. It seems to me the best decision would he to buy a two family home and rent one floor out.

In that case the house pays for the mortgage itself.

Then you have to deal with people all up in your biz. That can lead to nightmares.
 
Frankly, I don't know how women today "do it." By "do it," I mean balance a career with family. What is so much fun about dropping kids at daycare at 7:30 in the morning, putting in a hard day's work, hurrying to pick them up at daycare by 6 PM, then hurrying home only to have the little ankle biters suck the living life's blood right outa' them 'til they get put to bed 2 or 3 hours later. What on earth could be "fun" about that? How do they enjoy their children? Where is their quiet family time? Saturdays? Hell, no. They're busy running errands and having the life blood sucked right outa' them then, too. Mayyyybe Sundays. But that's no sure thing, either. When's housework? Laundry? I don't care if her husband is helping, it's still a grind. And it never ends.

Women have been "liberated" to a life of drudgery. With their equal rights have come awesome responsibilities. And many times very unhappy husbands. With all this liberation, something's got to give -- and with a divorce rate of almost 50%, there's no doubt in MY mind what's "giving."

If husbands only knew what they were missing by not encouraging their wives to stay at home and raise their kids, they would (both of them) scale back their wants and find a way for mom to have a part-time "job" instead of a full-time "career." It's really kind of sad, I think.

Most of the happiest women that I know were mainly stay at home moms, and worked a few hours when the kids were in school and then home when school got out.
 
People are controlling the market right now. Buyers have the final say in what they will pay for a house in this market. New homes are being built a little smaller than what was being built 10 years ago. Over priced McMansions are very hard to sell right now. The traditional first time home buyer homes are what's selling right now, and it's not necessarily first time home buyers purchasing those houses.

And that is great to see. My brother sold their $600,000 condo and went with a smaller and more affordable option.
I want to see more and more of this. I want to see home prices come waaay down and stay down.
 
OMG. :doh No wonder I've been so miserable. Oh well, I'll just blow off that mean old tool I married and laugh all the way to the bank. That will cheer this old hooker up. :nails

I didnt mean all women by thw way. But a hell of a LOT of em. The younger women seem to want to have a wedding but not so much a marriage. :roll:
 
Most of the happiest women that I know were mainly stay at home moms, and worked a few hours when the kids were in school and then home when school got out.

You understand that this is confirmation bias. You are paying attention to the data that confirms your existing views, and ignoring additional information. That's no way to formulate a logical conclusion.
 
And that is great to see. My brother sold their $600,000 condo and went with a smaller and more affordable option.
I want to see more and more of this. I want to see home prices come waaay down and stay down.

I"m glad you live in NZ and not the U.S. The last thing I want is to see my home's value drop by a considerable margin. I've made a significant investment in my home, and have paid additional dollars into my mortgage each month to increase my equity in my house, which now is 3 times what I owe on the home.

I have a feeling that you would only feel this way if you didn't already own a home. The last thing any homeowner wants is to see the value of their home decrease.
 
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