Hey Sharon!

Oct 06 16:24 05, Sharon Coyne wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 SC> Mom's are like that sometimes.

Mine definetly was.  I loved that woman dearly despite that.  :-)

 SC> It is true across the board. I know some women who treat their guys 
 SC> pretty bad
 SC> too.

Me too.  Same with the reverse and both at the same time.  Everytime I
encounter that situation it reaffirms my faith in my singularity.

 SC> Maybe worse than the ones doing the mistreating is the too 
 SC> passive one who
 SC> allows it to happen.

Could be, but it often appears to me it is mostly from fear of loneliness, the
unknown, or just downright fear of the partner, although I haven't really run
across the latter other then to hear tales or TV etc.  People I fear I tend to
avoid in the first place so I have no idea about their relationships and am
not sure I want to either.

 SC> That goes both ways too. Either way, both need 
 SC> to build up
 SC> their self-esteem and treat each other better.

Amen.  I'll go along with that.

 SC> Of course the younger women want the older men. They don't want to go 
 SC> to jail.

That isn't what they said on the news thingy I saw.  The ones that expressed
an opinion liked their men to be men and not have to mother them.  Something
like that.

 SC> hehehehe Ok, 30ish is still young.

To me it is.

 SC> They needed to talk more to the 40 
 SC> or even
 SC> 50 and up women.

I think they did in the study the news thingy was about but only interviewed
30-ish women to see what they thought about it.  For the mostpart those
particular women agreed that in the real world an older stable man was what
they really found attractive, all things considered.  No surprise here.

 SC> Maybe a bit older to those 30ishs means more 
 SC> security
 SC> moneywise, although with the job situation that isn't always true 
 SC> nowadays.

That was definetly a big part of it but not the end all and be all.

 SC> That could have definitely been what made the older man more 
 SC> attractive.

See above.

 SC> Personally, I look at what kind of man the man is before I look at 
 SC> anything
 SC> else. I want nice over anything else.

How about a nice 'bad boy' man?  :-)

 SC> Peer pressure, status, not much different really. It is just a shame 
 SC> the kids
 SC> have to go through it all.

Same with adults.

 SC> Well, I've heard teen pregnancies have gone down and up. I guess it 
 SC> depends who
 SC> is taking the poll.

I think where is a big part too.  Apparently in rural areas it is on the
increase or at least higher then urban areas per capita type deal.  That is
what I've heard anyhow.  I have no personal experience with the problem ...
thank goodness.

 SC> We are getting close to fall weather now, but still getting mostly 80 
 SC> degree
 SC> days in October. I'll take it!!! :-)

Cool and wettish here.  Overall it isn't too bad and they are predicting a
mild winter for this area.  If true I am all for it.  Also they predict more
snow for the local ski slopes so that should make Danny Ceppa happy.  Right
Danny?

Life is good,
Maurice

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