February 24, 2011

Rationalizing an uninterested man

The Chart explains the mysterious phenomenon of a man who is not interested in sex.  Let me save you some time.  He’s bored and/or not turned on by what is in front of him.

In fairness, one of the possible culprits listed (biological, emotional, relationship, porn) is actually unrelated to the woman he’s with.  I can see medical problems getting in the way of sex.  The rest are some variation of she’s just not doing it for me tonight.

Here’s my breakdown of the non-biological rationalizations:

February 23, 2011

Single women, it's your own damn fault

Yesterday I was disappointed by Jessica Ravitz of CNN, as she defended herself for being a 41 year old unmarried woman (Sorry Jessica, that’ll be the last time I print your age).  Today I will take a look at the original article that got Jessica so riled up.

According to Tracy McMillan of The Huffington Post, if you’re an unmarried woman of a certain age, it’s because you are a bitch, a slut, a liar, shallow, selfish, or not good enough… basically it’s your own damn fault.

Let me just say first, I love it when women argue with each other.  Mainly because it keeps them busy so they don’t have time to argue with me.  And with that, here’s my take on McMillan’s post:

February 22, 2011

A Kindred Spirit?

It seems I have a kindred spirit, a female counterpart if you will.  Jessica Ravitz has a column on CNN titled "Why I'm Not Married," defending her matrimony-less self.  It seems she takes offense to a Huffington Post column with the basic thesis that if you’re a woman, and you aren't married, it’s your own damn fault.  Confused yet?  Me too… I can't keep up with all this cattiness.

Anyway, I applaud Ravitz for standing up against the societal pressure to marry, but I was disappointed by the reasoning.  To me, it seemed  more like rationalizing than defending a position.  Here’s Ravitz on her life as an unmarried 41 year old woman:

February 16, 2011

Jim Nantz Settles Divorce

Well, it’s been almost a year and a half since Jim Nantz decided to divorce his wife, but it looks like the two have reached a settlement.

Here is what being married to a famous sportscaster for 26 years will get you these days:

February 14, 2011

50 reasons (not) to get married

Happy Valentine’s Day…

I came across this list of 50 Reasons Why Marriage Rocks via a Facebook friend who is apparently getting married.  I don’t really know.  She’s one of those Facebook friends that I met once, friended for some reason, and then never talked to again.  You know those.

Anyway, the list is at various points humorous, repulsive, and sad.  But what’s ironic is that it basically reads as a list of reasons NOT to get married.

Most of them are typical romantic fluff and/or are reasons to be in a relationship, not specific to marriage. I could go through these one by one and tear them apart, but I think I’ll just focus on my favorites: