Bet you anything “she” is living a “life of value” in his parent’s basement.

I can’t decide if you’re a troll, or someone who legitimately has a distorted sense of the dating world.

Your comment that it’s “staggeringly easy” for women to enter into a relationship is laughably wrong from my personal experience and the experience of many of my female friends. Most of us are now in happy, committed relationships, but it took time and effort—yes, we expended a lot of effort, and still do. I’ve…

I have been single and celibate for almost twelve years. Some of the reasons are bad luck, some poor dating demographics (African descent, PhD, overweight) but the most compelling reason I stayed single after my divorce is that I learned to enjoy my own company and develop myself. I just didn’t want to be burdened…

There’s a troll — or someone who’s acting so much like a troll that they’re indistinguishable from the real thing — in another thread claiming that anyone who doesn’t get married is destined to a miserable life because there will be no one to take care of them when they’re old and/or sick.

You might need to read my post again, because you mischaracterised how I presented viability and what the data-sets about age-ranges indicate about opportunities for men vs women over age 35. That’s where things get interesting.

Sources? You’re acting like what I’m saying is conjecture and opinions and yours is fact.

My standard response: the people I hire with all the money I saved by not having children.

I once worked at a university (in athletics/coaching), and my boss (the head coach) was always so clueless about how my lifestyle was different from his. He was married and his wife did everything for him: cooked, cleaned, took care of their kids and also worked a full time job, so that he could pursue his coaching…

I’d go right ahead and comment on the keeping-up-marketable-skills thing, because it’s a very important aspect of life and so true. Those married people could find themselves suddenly single at any moment.

Do you work in the social sciences? Or perhaps a teacher? I ask because of how well you are able to bring social research to life.

I HATE the “but who will take care of you when you’re old?!” Argument when I tell people I don’t want kids. You shouldn’t burden people to take care of you because you’re too lazy to make any other preparations. Taking care of sick/elderly family is a lot of work and a burden I don’t want to impose on people I love.

Several of my male colleagues are always complaining about how hard the travel is, and how much work it is. Almost every single one of them has a wife at home who cares for their kids, goes to the grocery store and keeps the fridge stocked, does their laundry, and even help pack their suitcases.

I concur. I grew up in a family where my father stayed home, and shockingly enough, he did all the cleaning and chores, and took care of us. My father is awesome.

Chronically single men likely have no realistic hope of finding a mate, so it is savage to grill them on their single status.

women pay for the privilege of being in a serious romantic relationship by taking on multiple full-time jobs

There are absolutely problems with being single — it’s just that as a society we tend to exaggerate those claims while ignoring the benefits, and we do the opposite for relationships. Particularly for women.

Ha! Exactly. I appreciate the feminist angle. I have a brother and a sister, both married with teenage children, and both in another state. All I have to do is spend a holiday with them to know that for me, single is the preferred status at this juncture. I find the lack of boundaries between spouses, parents and…

I get the “lower your standards” one ALL the fucking time from my female friends! It makes me so mad! What the heck, so wanting a man who respects me as a human being and is willing to have a truly equal partnership is having “too high standards”? Well then, I most DEFINITELY prefer to be alone forever vs. being with…

The ones that told you to lose weight can go fuck Ted Cruz.