Wow, something profound...
[url]http://web.gc.cuny.edu/history/pages/profs/Herzog.html[/url]
I heard about her on Thom Hartmann's show, click on her interview very INTERESTING to say the least and completely spot on, I was wondering if anybody else has noticed this but US, but I guess somebody has...
Australia's "man drought" analysis
[QUOTE=Rubber Nursey]Thanks, Doc. :) I agree with everything you said. (Except women make up 54% of the population in Oz! There's a man drought!!!)
Interesting point about Australia RN, this "man drought" is getting a lot of media attention in Australia. Many over 30 women are saying that there are no decent Australian men for them. IMO it is more to do with them being particularly fussy.
For example the typical 30 yo woman will often only consider up to about 35 as their first preference, possibly a few years later if you are lucky. Perhaps they should broaden their horizon to guys in their 40's? Even a guy as a 35 yo, what incentive is their to go out with a girl about the same age? He still has a decade or so to perhaps decide if he wants to go down the having children route. Does he really want a girl who may pressure him within a year or two about his desire to start a family? These days a guy around this age can get laid o/s on cheap holidays and if he wants to start a family around 40 yo well he doesn't face the ticking clock dilemna so much.
So the typical Aussie girl in their 30's is searching in an age range that increasingly men are not interested in them.
Then consider the fact an increasingly large portion of Australians are immigrants, and often Asian/Indian. I am not sure if I have ever seen a caucasion Aussie woman date an Asian or Indian man in Australia? But caucasion men are more than happy to date Asian/indian women. I also rarely see women date "larger" men, considering Australia is the most obese nation in the world that also cuts down their available dating pool.
Of course then there is the fact that the guy must be "financially secure", ambitious yet not totally focused on work. Funny but know when to take things seriously. In touch with his metrosexual side but know when to behave like a man. Probably needs to one day know that he wants to start a family too. He should be physically active yet not be a gym junkie. He should take pride in his appearance yet not spend too long in front of the mirror.
etc etc
if you do not believe me check out the dating sites in Australia, the list of demands are endless.
This "man drought" is partially a result from Aussie men heading to mining jobs in isolated areas, or perhaps heading overseas for their careers.
One wonders if these men would have headed to the mines or overseas for their careers if there were women in their origianl hometown that showed some interest in them! My guess is the same women were very attractive in their 20's, spent all their time chasing the same good looking "player" type guys. Now they are in their 30's these "player" type guys are chasing the younger women. So now the 30's women want the nice guy with plenty of bucks to potentially settle down and raise a family with. Problem is that this guy has plenty of money behind him, probably went through years of the same girls ignoring him, so has moved on to other options such as overseas jobs, mongering and so fourth.
I agree there is definately a mand drought in Australia, but I do get tired when some girls whinge about it, it is pretty clear how it eventuated. But if you are a 35 yo male and are really keen to meet a woman about the same age with the possibility of getting married soon and having kids, the dating pool is very large for you.
Think I will just spend the next decade or so mongering and enjoying the company of beautiful asian women 10 years younger than me. If it all becomes boring well maybe then I will consider settling down and becoming the family man.
I know this is the American women thread and not Australian women, but I thought some of the themes above might also be relevant to the U.S.