In article ,
 Casey  wrote:

> Mark Sobolewski wrote:
>
> > In article ,
> >  rdubose{at}pdq.net wrote:
> >
> >>Actually, it would be more correct to say that she wants only a guy
> >>with equal intelligence and interests to what she perceives hers to be.
> >>I have found her editorial comments to be generally quite
> >>superficial. And she seems always to have had a giant chip on her
> >>shoulder about the guy thing - which she inserts regularly into her
> >>column. Which tends to trivialize her pretenses of political punditry.
> >>How often do men in her line of work whine about the dating scene?
> >>Her attitude in print towards men is a mix of desperation and
> >>hostlilty. And she seems to lack insight as to the incoherence (not to
> >>mention the dangerous potential) of her stance.
> >>She says she wants a smart guy but what would a smart guy do with
> >>such a person? He would not want her to even get his phone number.
> >>She exudes a massive sense of entitlement. Nothing wrong with that
> >>except that it rules out all sympathy when she gets less than her
> >>self-perception requires.
> >
> >
> > There's a negative feedback loop in place for men and women:
> > People who are negative about relationships generally find it
> > all that much harder to hook up making the situation even worse.
> >
> > However, for men, there is a saving grace: Bitter or not,
> > he improves with age.  Women prefer older men and age
> > generally brings a better income and status which attracts
> > women.  Even if he's bitter, he may develop assets that will
> > help to offset this characteristic.
>
> 	From personal experience I have to support this last statement. I'm 53,
> fairly fit and have been told that I'm handsome...though much better
> after the "Just For Men" ;-)... and I've had more women (and more
> attractive women) come onto me over the last 5 years than in the 15
> before that. Just last week I met a quite lovely 29 year old female
> engineer who made a pass at me and told me straight up that she wanted
> to screw my brains out that afternoon (I think she said something about
> "hot monkey sex"...I'm a little afraid to ask what that might be :-o)!
>
> ...Ken

I suppose this makes sense.  I remember back in my 20's how I could
have all the charm in the world and it didn't matter so much
and at the same time, some women with the attitude of
a mortician could still have men falling all over them.

regards,
Mark Sobolewski

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