JackAfrica is offline JackAfrica Post #1  November 23,2010, 2:11pm

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This is mainly for the older fellows- those guys over 40 years old.
When I first started dating , over twenty years ago, it was relatively easy and fun. I found young women eager and willing to be 'dated'. They were reliable , punctual, and even grateful to be asked out.
'Flaking ' was almost unknown.
Dating was great fun. I surely met some really cool women, and some not so cool, but that is the way it is on the spectrum of humanity I guess.
However something has changed .

This article may shed some light -
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1213212
 
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tweet37 is offline tweet37 Post #2  November 23,2010, 2:19pm
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Sorry about your luck dude. Maybe you should take a boat ride. Go west, young man!
 
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I don't know..., although I'm married I still meet nice, down-to-earth women on a pretty regular basis. And I'm not convinced that there are that many more egocentric, self-absorbed women now than there were before, it's just that modern media focuses on them and modern technology delivers their stories to the masses.

And it's like pouring gasoline on a fire...
 
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grateful?
 
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hmmmm..this was a very interesting part to read:


One of the cases that brought it home to me involved a 38-year-old businesswoman.
'I knew there were going to be problems right away. As soon as someone joins the agency, we get things moving very quickly - but this wasn't quick enough for this woman.

'She wanted a date immediately. The first man I sent her profile to declined an introduction and she was extremely cross. She couldn't accept it and she couldn't even be polite about it.
'In three weeks, three men turned her down. I explained that it takes time to meet someone but she just got angrier and angrier. She was demanding to know why these guys did this. I was trying to get the balance right - between being honest with her and being tactful.
'I think, ultimately, she had a very flawed perception of herself. And she almost couldn't bear that it was being challenged. It was as if she couldn't deal with the fact that some guys didn't think she was amazing - and she left.'


 
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The article is clearly an opinion peice based on non-scientific research....(sorry to sound like an egomaniacl snob...)

But it clearly states in the beginning...and the middle, and the end...

that this behavior is nothing new for men.

The article could easily be crafted by someone else with the same evidence to be titled 'women gain self-esteem' much like men have always had.
 
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cp30 wrote :
The article is clearly an opinion peice based on non-scientific research....(sorry to sound like an egomaniacl snob...)

Are we feeling Professorial at the moment?
 
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JackAfrica wrote :
This is mainly for the older fellows- those guys over 40 years old.
When I first started dating , over twenty years ago, it was relatively easy and fun. I found young women eager and willing to be 'dated'. They were reliable , punctual, and even grateful to be asked out.
'Flaking ' was almost unknown.
Dating was great fun. I surely met some really cool women, and some not so cool, but that is the way it is on the spectrum of humanity I guess.
However something has changed .

This article may shed some light -
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1213212

20 years ago people were also more socialble so meeting people were easier and you didnt have the complexities and responsibilities in life.
 
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D_Lion wrote :
Are we feeling Professorial at the moment?
sorry, still a lowly master's degree toting poster. But, I have contributed to many a research topic with some real professors! Though none of the glory...
 
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