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Posted: 4/10/2006 11:06:49 AM |
Strong woman = pain in the a$$ big mouth
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Nice guy = sack-deficient doormat
strong woman = I do not NEED you, I can take care of myself, but you are interesting and I'd like to get to know you better.
Nice guy= I can't define it. I thought it was an urban legend.  | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 11:12:03 AM | Arri, my little hairy friend;
could you tell me how women dress and act when they are out of circulation? Maybe I need to revamp my wardrobe for spring fishing. | |
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arri
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Joined: 10/5/2005
Msg: 179 | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 11:17:18 AM | You are fine, but for pointers, avoid the ultra conservative corporate look, Yellow and Black combinations (Looks like a bee with a sting) and baggy and unattractive clothing.
You just don't want to look like a "I don't care what I look like because I have been married for 17 years" look. | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 11:24:29 AM |  since I dont have any baggy unattractive clothing, and I don't think I own anything yellow ( I'll have to have to check) and I save the conservative look for work, I guess I"m safe
and you are right, there are a lot of people that have that " I don't care what I look like, look". Going to the mall can be scary.
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Joined: 12/8/2005
Msg: 181 | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 12:30:15 PM | I think the feminist movement that took place a few decades ago was misinterpreted by some people, and now the society at large is dealing with the fallout. Namely, feminism was originally about opportunities in life, not a "license" to be mean or bash men. As a result, it's those women who misinterpreted the movement that men avoid, not strong women in general. After all, the desire to be accepted works both ways. Just as a woman wouldn't want to be with a man who thinks all women belong in the kitchen, a man will stay away from a woman who thinks all men are scum.
Another issue is control. Here's a question for the men here.
What does through your mind when you see your friend's wife yelling "you're a lazy bum", while all he wanted to do was help do the dishes after watching the game. To see what I mean, watch how the husband and wife interact in an episode of "Malcolm in the Middle". | |
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Joined: 4/2/2006
Msg: 183 | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 12:31:36 PM | | i don't see myself intimidated by strong women i find that very attractive and one of my biggest turn on | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 3:55:01 PM | | I love strong women but I think that most guys are intimidated - not for any other reason than this: A lot of guys unfortunatly are game players when it comes to women, and a strong lady will always call him on it, making him look less than manly. Oh my, heaven forbid. Joni Mitchell said it best in her song, "You turn me on, I'm a radio" when she says "You don't like weak women, you get bored so quick...and you don't like strong women 'cause they're hip to your tricks." I think where it all comes down to, is a strong person will usually see through someone else's bullsh*t, and no guy who is a natural pig (and there are a few, right?) ever wants to be seen for who he really is, especially by someone who he's trying to get over on. | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 4:48:01 PM | | I agree Rollerdog, I also like a strong, intelligent woman. Sometimes when I'm just getting to know a lady I'll make a smartass, sexist remark (in good taste) just to see what her reaction is. If she comes right back at me then she's got my interest, I think women like that are a lot more fun ! | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 4:58:54 PM | strength of character is something I'd like in anyone i know, from a date, to a girlfriend, to an accountant.
But the truth is
9 times out of 10. A woman who says something like "the problem is men are intimidated by me, because i'm a strong woman, too bad men are so easily intimidated"
.....she's full of it, the problem isn't her strength. The problem is that she's unapealing, socially, physically or both.
romantically unsucessful women often wield the "guys are intimidated by me"
while romantically unsucessful guys often wield the "why do girls only like jerks!??!"
yeah.... some girls only like jerks....and yeah...some guys prefer a really submissive woman...but let's be honest.....there's some problem with you, see if you can fix it. don't blame the mass of malehood.
I'm not calling names or trying to say anything harsh, this is meant to be constructive....would it be too great a thing to take on to call all your exes and ask them for a list of things they didn't like about you? Even the ones who you are POSITIVE they were the problem? maybe they were, but the more you know the better off you'll be. | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 5:28:48 PM | Strong is as strong does.A truly strong woman, or man for that matter does not have to go about proving their strength by being pushy,rude or obnoxious.True strength of character doesn't have to prove itself,it's presense is obvious.Just like a "true Christian" who actually LIVES by their beliefs and doesn't try to convert people by debating and harrassing.
Some women feel that because of their "inferior" past status,they have to compensate to prove their strength.Like many female managerial types who feel that they have to be superbytch to show their corporate superiors that they're tough.In reality such types aren't really strong at all, they are in fact insecure about their own strengths and feel they have to overcompensate by being a bytch.Bytch does NOT equal strength.Contrary to what some would have you believe.
I am attracted to strong women, if their strength is genuine. | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 5:40:48 PM | well lonestranger, i am glad you feel that way but i must say, i don't like the trickery... best to be straight. i mean, if you made a sexist remark to me that'd be it, sorry. ...why? because afterwards if you said it was a joke or a test? i wouldn't believe you. you'd be history...  | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 5:42:49 PM | ps: i mean, if it's a joke, that's another matter. but if it's said seriously as a way of "testing" the woman? blech blech blech.
just give me a man who tells it straight and doesn't play games...amen. | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 6:12:36 PM | i think that it is all on what a man thinks when we say "strong" women...alot of "strong" women precive themselves and let others precive themselves of being b!tches to prove the fact that they are strong women.. can fend for themselves and don't need a man in their life...well to all you girlies like that.. im sorry but you are putting a pretty bad name out there for yourself instead of a good one. I believe a strong woman is confidient about herself in her own manner...she does not feel the need to yell out and tell the whole world what a confident strong person she is by flapping her arms and yelling at her boyfriend in the middle of a public place. Men who are intmidated by "strong" women must have met these kind. | |
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Posted: 4/10/2006 7:44:35 PM | Whaddy'a mean by strong? If she can lift more than me, then i'm outta there!
The thing is, strong willed women (what you probably meant) scare guys, because let's face it, alot of people aren't walking around with as much confidence as other people think that they are, and alot of guys want to be the ones in control. An extremely strong willed woman threatens that; it's not the woman's fault, it's that society has raised us so that we're not supposed to expect that, and hence, many guys (and other women, too!) can't deal with it. | |
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arri
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Joined: 10/5/2005
Msg: 199 | |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 7:11:48 AM | ^^^ that was in reference to colour combinations and in regards to similar outfits ... umm ... I don't know, I like seeing my women in a french maids uniform, but you'll never see me in one of those. Also I prefer thongs but I wear boxers.
 I see your point. Similar sense of style is a good thing, but I have a feeling that those guys that looked dressed up similar to their wives are being dressed by their wives. | |
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Posted: 4/11/2006 7:16:06 AM | "This was a huge topic of discussion 2day at work, y are so many guys intimidated by strong women?"
Im not intimidated by strong women at all. Just afraid of women that would hold a negative attitude towards me without any real justification. | |
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