I have always wanted to marry a Latter-day Saint woman. But after being in the dating game for eight-plus years and well over 1,000 dates, I’m about ready to throw in the towel! LDS women are told constantly that they are princesses, and to an extent that’s true, but it’s going to all of your heads and you’re expecting these men and these dates and these engagements that are only found in fairy tales! I’m not Prince Charming. I’m a real man, and I’d like to find a Latter-day Saint woman who understands that and isn’t expecting me to be this perfect and unrealistic guy. How can I get these LDS ladies to stop going after something that doesn’t exist?
He expects me to do the dishes.... She won't do the dishes....
That said, with the Book of Mormon, we are not dealing with a civilization with no written record. What we are dealing with is a written record with no civilization. (Runtu, Feb 2015)
Water Dog wrote:I guess it's all that misogyny in the church, breeding princesses, who'da thought?
I guess when your political worth is reduced to your marriageability and fertility, maybe you're inclined to exercise any kind of power afforded by your position, however trivial and/or annoying it seems to members of the patriarchy that prescribe the narrow roles that create the power dynamics in the first place.
Some LDS women get the best of both worlds. Old time conservative roles, ie wife stay at home. New world more progressive ways: smaller families, take out for meals, hired help, men expected to contribute in the home, etc. Many have turned into entitled little princesses that don't feel like they have to lift a finger.
To be honest, if you've been on over a thousand dates and you haven't found a suitable companion I have to point out that there is one constant in those thousand equations.... after all plenty of LDS women settle for "real" men. in my opinion this is probably a coping mechanism. Instead of looking inwards he blames everyone else involved. To some degree it's understandable, but it is an incredibly counter productive attitude and perspective to have.
EXT. STREET. DAY. Richie and Royal stand on the sidewalk. Royal’s suitcases are beside him. Margot and Henry stand at the top of the steps, in the front doorway.
ROYAL You know, Richie, this illness, this closeness to death. It’s been very profound for me. I feel like a different person. I really do.
RICHIE Dad. You were never dying.
ROYAL (smiles) But I’m going to live.
Richie shakes his head. He turns away and goes up the steps, past Margot and Henry, into the house.
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Sammy Jankins wrote:To be honest, if you've been on over a thousand dates and you haven't found a suitable companion I have to point out that there is one constant in those thousand equations.... after all plenty of LDS women settle for "real" men. in my opinion this is probably a coping mechanism. Instead of looking inwards he blames everyone else involved. To some degree it's understandable, but it is an incredibly counter productive attitude and perspective to have.
You've got a good point. Plenty of "Average Joe" Mormons find wives, and probably with less effort. The attitude that it must be the fault of the women probably masks a more complicated reality.
I have always wanted to marry a Latter-day Saint woman. But after being in the dating game for eight-plus years and well over 1,000 dates, I’m about ready to throw in the towel! LDS women are told constantly that they are princesses, and to an extent that’s true, but it’s going to all of your heads and you’re expecting these men and these dates and these engagements that are only found in fairy tales! I’m not Prince Charming. I’m a real man, and I’d like to find a Latter-day Saint woman who understands that and isn’t expecting me to be this perfect and unrealistic guy. How can I get these LDS ladies to stop going after something that doesn’t exist?
Eyepatch wrote:I would humbly suggest to the board that the young man in question is a completely fictional creation of the "Ask Angela" columnist.
I was wondering if the young man was Derrick Evenson (you may not know who that is). He was an old poster here that had a lot of problems with Moron women (women in general).
I'm also wondering if Angela is fictional. I keep having a vision of a white, aging, overweight, balding guy wearing a white, short sleeved shirt and black tie typing out the approved answers.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
Eyepatch wrote:I would humbly suggest to the board that the young man in question is a completely fictional creation of the "Ask Angela" columnist.
I was wondering if the young man was Derrick Evenson (you may not know who that is). He was an old poster here that had a lot of problems with Moron women (women in general).
I'm also wondering if Angela is fictional. I keep having a vision of a white, aging, overweight, balding guy wearing a white, short sleeved shirt and black tie typing out the approved answers.
Angela is real, her picture and profile come with column.
That said, with the Book of Mormon, we are not dealing with a civilization with no written record. What we are dealing with is a written record with no civilization. (Runtu, Feb 2015)
Knock it off.