Fascinating read, this "Richer women, poorer men"-article in yesterday's International Herald Tribune. On the problem women have when they advance themselves in terms of education and pay: it get's more and more difficult to find a partner for life. Men from any ethnic group get intimidated when women are smart. Money is a tricky subject (and I know, I have lived through a similar experience whan I was much younger). With the result that more and more perfectly elligible women cannot find a partner to spend (the rest of) their life with. A Big change in gender relations.
Some cute quotes though:
- on women wanting their potential partners to 'grow' with them instead of worrying about education and salary:"do you have a passport and a library card" is the first question to ask when you meet a new date.
- or this one, told by a male friend to a succesful designer: "you are confident, you have good credit, own your own business, travel around the world and are self-sufficient. What man is going to want you?"
But as men need marriage more than women do, from the standpoint of physical and mental well-being, it seems to me we are not the ones who have to take a step back. C'mon guys, take a step forward!
(copyright Sam Roberts - IHT - Jan 20th 2010)
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