Comments on: More Women Saying "I Don't"

Analysis Finds 51% Of Women Were Single In 2005; Shift Partly Because More Women Work

[ncsu-scad]

jimp18: To clarify, when I say %u201CSure we need men!%u201D. I guess I%u2019m responding to the comment by pazann0 on page 3.

[ncsu-scad]

jimp18: First, I%u2019ll thank you for bringing some intellect to this message board. Second, I%u2019ll forgive you. But what I said is%u2026 %u201CSure we need men! Women just don%u2019t ALWAYS feel the need (or want) to be in a relationship with a man%u2026 and I%u2019m sure there are plenty of men who feel the same way about being in a relationship with women (they are called bachelors). For a very long time men have had the option of being a proclaimed bachelor and society wouldn%u2019t really question it. It was totally o.k. for a guy to say %u201CI%u2019m going to go to finish college, get a job an live the bachelor lifestyle for a little while%u2026%u201D Why is it such an issue for women to say %u201CI%u2019m going to finish school, get a job, and live the bachelorette lifestyle for a little while.%u201D?

[jimcbr]

ncsu-scad, Trying to understand what women really need by listening to what they say is like trying to understand the genocide in Cambodia by listening to communist propaganda. So you'll forgive me if I don't believe you for a second when you say you don't need men. If you really didn't need men, you wouldn't be passing laws like IMBRA that prevent men from associating with you by being with foreign women.

[ncsu-scad]

OK, guys just to clear something up%u2014when women say, %u201Cwe don%u2019t need men%u201D what we are really saying is that, %u201Cwe don%u2019t need to be in a relationship with a man%u201D. For a very long time in our society a women%u2019s personal and social identity was directly related to the man that she married. Sure we need men in this world! Women just don%u2019t always NEED to be in a relationship with one. And the men that we want to have relationships with are the ones that know how to be loving & respectful, as I assume men would also like these qualities in a women who they are in a relationship with.

Dataguy2: No where in the following postings did I read anyone saying that women were better then men. Nowhere in the story broadcasted on CBS was anyone saying that either. (trueprogress might disagree with me)

George2221: When a guy asks a girl out and she tells him that she%u2019s in a relationship and she%u2019s really not%u2014she%u2019s basically saying, very politely, %u201CI don%u2019t want to go out with you.%u201D
(Women are taught to keep a person%u2019s feelings in mind when they are letting them down)

Exusmcsgt: Marriage is a sacred vow, NOT a bargain. For every man who is %u201Ctaking to the cleaners%u201D by a women there are just as many women whose husband%u2019s cheated on them. (oh but wait%u2014that was probably her fault, it was probably her non-performance as a wife that led him to do it)

[jimcbr]

You know, it IS possible that it's NOT the women who are saying I don't, but the MEN. Not only is it the case that from a finacial point of view, marriage for a woman is a win-win, whereas for a man it's a complete disaster, with draconian laws like VAWA, a woman can put you in prison with a single phone call to the police -- who the hell needs that?

[kennethallan]

This study about 51% of women choosing to remain single is bogus.
If you read it closely you find that they include 15, 16 and 17 year old girls (who should not be included in this type of study) as well as women who are Widowed
All to reach their desired goal. (Can you say AGENDA?)
CBS should have scrutinized this study much more closely (unless they have an agenda themselves?)for accuracy.

[kennethallan]

This study about 51% of women choosing to remain single is bogus.
If you read it closely you find that they include 15, 16 and 17 year old girls (who should not be included in this type of study) as well as women who are Widowed
All to reach their desired goal. (Can you say AGENDA?)
CBS should have scrutinized this study much more closely (unless they have an agenda themselves?)for accuracy.

[pizann0]

TRUEPROGRESS's comment: "They don't need a wedding contract to validate who they are."
Then they don't need the science and inventions that men have put to use throughout the centuries.
But then again TRUEPROGRESS's comment could also be understood as a legal wedding/marrige between members of the same ***, not opposite ***.
Good point, TRUEPROGRESS.

[trueprogress]

TO CBSCRASH: ET AL
An 11 year old girl !!! 10 football players ? Where is the media and social outrage ?
You can't blame Fresno.

[danielleusa]

Singelringen - The Swedish Ring for Singles
has found a huge resonance with both single women and men. Singelringen wearers are proud to be single. They don't need a wedding contract to validate who they are. They enjoy their single life while being open to possiblities.