tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121856336836721780.post761171666819229303..comments2023-04-01T13:34:05.032-07:00Comments on Usually To The Right - A Conservative Man's point of view -: Women's Happiness?BeltainAmericahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05228233550221677849noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121856336836721780.post-53940309084989296592009-09-19T22:18:16.705-07:002009-09-19T22:18:16.705-07:00Ya a good example is my GF's sister. She is a ...Ya a good example is my GF's sister. She is a completely undisireable to be around. She bullies everyone she is connected with. She is over weight by more than a bit although would prolly do "a few extra pounds" on an on-line site lol. She is always rude and opinionated but convinced no man is good enough for her and would do zero duties that could be looked on as domestic EVER.<br /><br />You can just tell with every passing day and friends wedding she is seeing things for how they are going to be and although she would never crack a tear for her future you just know she is not happy about it.<br /><br />So she just spends all her time caring for stray animals since there is no loss of feminist face doing things for them.BeltainAmericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05228233550221677849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121856336836721780.post-31335344140451954692009-09-19T21:18:22.488-07:002009-09-19T21:18:22.488-07:00I read all this and can't help but think that ...I read all this and can't help but think that feminine unhappiness is what it is because the women are discovering, very late in the game, that what they want isn't what had been sold to them when they were younger. That career and consumption and therapeutic shopping and materialism are poor substitutes for family and a man to care for and be cared for by.<br /><br />So the "have it all" myth is being exploded, probably to be replaced by "have some of it" as Nova has mentioned, but in reality what these women want is "have something else entirely". And that something else can't be bought or litigated or provided by Big Sister government.<br /><br />I suppose we should be happy that a half-a-loaf truth is coming out, in that the have-it-all is quickly being revealed as unattainable. Twenty or thirty years from now women will be forced to reckon that "have some of it" is fraudulent too.Elusive Wapitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825547465295622621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121856336836721780.post-86127588604819341132009-09-19T20:10:01.923-07:002009-09-19T20:10:01.923-07:00Women do as they're socially programmed.
What...Women do as they're socially programmed.<br /><br />What's also ironic (and amusing to me in a detached, anthropological sense) is how a matriarchy leads to hedonism. Under patriarchy older women were, to some degree, held in respect and value (for their grace, dignity, and wisdom). There was an esteem and veneration that came with age. <br /><br />In the matriarchy a premium is placed on young, taut, female flesh. The value of woman is measured by the interest and the intensity of the erections she can engender in men. Older women are discarded on the scrap heap. Often alone, bitter. With wreckage to pick through for families. <br /><br />Feminism, the gift that keeps on giving.ztpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121856336836721780.post-1203919572117427352009-09-19T17:57:19.738-07:002009-09-19T17:57:19.738-07:00My girlfriend and I discussed this article at dinn...My girlfriend and I discussed this article at dinner last night. She being a professional woman in her upper 40's, no children and just lost her father and mother I think she sees it for what it is as well. She doesn;t even have nephews or nieces as her brother and sister also in their 40's have never married either with no prospects to do so.<br /><br />My GF loves my son and constantly mentions how divorce is lower now than in decades so I know what she is hinting at but I know she thinks she is a lucky one. She admits that before we started dating she was very depressed about the future of being alone.BeltainAmericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05228233550221677849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121856336836721780.post-77185228894456660012009-09-19T12:05:57.430-07:002009-09-19T12:05:57.430-07:00Women wanted to have it all, so they GOT it-ha! I...Women wanted to have it all, so they GOT it-ha! It wasn't all it was cracked up to be, huh?MarkyMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710045100037253902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121856336836721780.post-9669495826307102232009-09-18T13:25:58.595-07:002009-09-18T13:25:58.595-07:00It is indeed interesting that the HuffPo is hostin...It is indeed interesting that the HuffPo is hosting this series, but I expect where Buckingham is going with his articles will be a message that at least women want to hear, at the end of the day: women are being shafted because they are expected to "do it all", and society should encourage women to choose one approach to their life and focus on it. In other words, I think he's going to explode the myth that women can "have it all" (which is a good myth to explode), but replace it with the idea that women should pick a sphere to focus on, and do that.<br /><br />I expect that some women will take offense at this, because they want to have it all, but others will see in it another reason to blame social and structural issues for female unhappiness. I do think that women are unhappy because they are trying to do too many things at once, but I don't think that can be fixed by women deciding to focus on their jobs and so on. I think that for the vast majority of women, that will not make them happy. Family life and children are what tend to make women happiest, but not when they are juggling that with a demanding job, as many women do. That reality is I think what is behind this female unhappiness trend. <br /><br />Anyway it's an interesting topic. I may expand on it later on my own blog.knightblasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042581488365314771noreply@blogger.com