The Dating Gloom & Doom Bandwagon

dating-gloom-doomDuring a 24-hour period last week, I heard three gloomy outlooks on dating from three different women in their late thirties or early forties.

The first was a doctor, never married, no kids.  She said the men in her age bracket all seemed to want a woman to “look after them.”  And male doctors and successful businessmen didn’t seemingly like the fact she wasn’t dazzled by their career accomplishments or in need of their financial support.  “I highly doubt I’ll ever get married,” she said.  “It feels like it would be more trouble than it’s worth.”

My two other girlfriends’ outlooks were as equally dismal. They claimed that all the men they met either carried some kind of ‘wound’ or there wasn’t enough mental or physical chemistry to make them a romantic interest. (read more here)

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