Dating rules for men

[Woggle]

I posted this back in 2005 and it still hold true today. Men need to read and live by this.

 

Never beg a woman to love you-If she leaves she leaves. Don't perform grand gestures for her and don't beg her to take you back. It only makes you look pathetic. Have some self respect and tel her to go ahead and leave and get on with your life.

 

Never change who you are for a woman-What women want from a man seems to change daily so stop driving yourself crazy trying to bend and twist yourselves to what oprah and cosmo say is the ideal man. Just be yourself and find a woman who accepts you for it. It may take longer to find this woman but she will be worth the wait.

 

Always have a backbone-One of the most important things in a relationship is that the woman in your life respect you. If she doesn't respect you everything ele falls in place. Always stand up for yourself and demand to be treated right and if she won't treat you the way deserve kick her to curb. This metrosexual neutered spinless man trend needs to stop right now.

 

Learn to be happy without a woman-When you learn to be happy in your own it allows you to find the right instead of settling for the wrong relationships. Be happy without a woman and when you find the right one she will add to your happiness. If you don't you can still live a happy full life as a single man.

 

Look at her mother-There are always exceptions to every rule but f you want to see what a woman will be like when she is 20 years older look at her mother.

 

Never date a woman that divorced her husband for any reason other than infidelity or abuse-If she left her husband over superficial reasons she will leave you for those same reasons.

 

Never date a woman who took alot of women's studies courses in college-They teach women to hate men in those courses. Radical feminists make the worst girlfriends and wives. She will always view you with at least a little contempt. Also never date a woman who uses the word patriarchy.

 

Never date a woman with an out of wedlock child-Either she made some really bad choices and got knocked up or she had the child by choice and views men as nothing more than sperm donors. Either way you want nothing to do with her.

 

Never date a materialistic woman-Trust me she will always put her stuff before you.

 

Never date a woman with a lot of mood swings-Never date a moody woman who always blames it on her harmones. It will get worse if you marry her. She will hate you for 1 week and even sometimes 2 weeks out of the month. She will yell and scream and throw things at you. Pass on this type of woman

[Lishy]

Rules for women

 

Rule one: Never date Woggle

 

Rule two: Revert to rule one

[Timberlane]

Never date a woman made out of wax, plastic, or other man made materials. Though she may look real and be quite pleasant to be around, she will never bother to do even basic things like getting you a beer from the fridge. You can do better.

[Lishy]

Rule three: Stay single

[tanbark813]

never date a woman who uses the word patriarchy.

 

 

This is so true. That's instant dealbreaker #1.

[jcster]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

 

I was going to quote all of the things on your list that offended me, and I realized I'd have to quote your entire post.

 

Some highlights though:

Never date a woman that divorced her husband for any reason other than infidelity or abuse

 

Really? There's no other valid reason? Are you 12?

 

never date a woman who uses the word patriarchy.

 

???

 

She will yell and scream and throw things at you.

 

Trust me, babe, it ain't PMS that's causing that to happen.

 

God, you are a trip. Why don't you just get a dog and a copy of Hustler and leave us all alone. Or, better yet, find a time machine and go back to 1850.

[hot1234]

Rules for women

 

Rule one: Never date Woggle

 

Rule two: Revert to rule one

I can honestly say ive never dated woggle!

[oppath]

1. Dump her before she dumps you
   
2. Never date a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her back
   

[Star Gazer]

There are so many problems with your list, Woggle, it's not even funny.

 

 

This is so true. That's instant dealbreaker #1.

 

Lame. Why?

 

While the word "patriarchy" has a range of additional, negative associations when used in the context of radical feminist theory, there are plenty of "normal" ways this word is used.

 

Lishy - you nailed it. That's the only list I need.

[Star Gazer]

Ya know, I don't think I've ever seen a "Dating Rules for Women" thread on LS before...?? Hmm.

[tanbark813]

Lame. Why?

 

You don't really care what my answer is.

[Star Gazer]

You don't really care what my answer is.

 

I don't ask non-rhetorical questions I don't care to hear the answer to...

[Tony T]

The most frightening thing about people is they change over time. The person you marry today may have absolutely no resemblance to the person you could be married to ten years later, personality...and even appearance (sometimes).

 

It's an oversimplification to go by rules. They don't apply to all people all the time. You have to take every case individually. I think where most people make mistakes is they simply lose the energy to make wise decisions and settle for something that comes along.

 

No matter what, you can never know who will change for the better and who will change for the worse. You can never, ever know. A person who is deeply in love with you now may not be the same person who interacts with you a few years down the road when those love chemicals diminish. It takes a very mature person and an extremely evolved couple with a special bond to become very close friends and enjoy each other's company for a lifetime...without continuing to expect atomic bomb passion and fireworks to the very end.

[Saxis]

1. Dump her before she dumps you
   
2. Never date a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her back

 

I'm thinking the numbers need to be reversed, with an explanation:

 

1. The dagger is mostly likely removable, and will end up in your back sooner or later.

2. This will prevent #1 from happening again...

[serial muse]

I know I should be annoyed by the "patriarchy" thing, and on some level I suppose I am, but I have to admit that when I read that I laughed.

 

So when I opened your thread, Woggle, I was secretly hoping that you were going to give some positive, courting advice. This is a list of how to push certain people away, but how would you advise a man to go about drawing someone in? How did you woo your wife? How do you show a woman how you feel about her? Do you guys use pet names or anything? What's the softer side?

 

Enquiring minds really do want to know!

[hot1234]

The most frightening thing about people is they change over time. The person you marry today may have absolutely no resemblance to the person you could be married to ten years later, personality...and even appearance (sometimes).

 

It's an oversimplification to go by rules. They don't apply to all people all the time. You have to take every case individually. I think where most people make mistakes is they simply lose the energy to make wise decisions and settle for something that comes along.

 

No matter what, you can never know who will change for the better and who will change for the worse. You can never, ever know. A person who is deeply in love with you now may not be the same person who interacts with you a few years down the road when those love chemicals diminish. It takes a very mature person and an extremely evolved couple with a special bond to become very close friends and enjoy each other's company for a lifetime...without continuing to expect atomic bomb passion and fireworks to the very end.

apparently this did not apply to the original poster as he hasnt revised his list in a few years.....hehe

[Saxis]

The most frightening thing about people is they change over time. The person you marry today may have absolutely no resemblance to the person you could be married to ten years later, personality...and even appearance (sometimes).

 

It's an oversimplification to go by rules. They don't apply to all people all the time. You have to take every case individually. I think where most people make mistakes is they simply lose the energy to make wise decisions and settle for something that comes along.

 

No matter what, you can never know who will change for the better and who will change for the worse. You can never, ever know. A person who is deeply in love with you now may not be the same person who interacts with you a few years down the road when those love chemicals diminish. It takes a very mature person and an extremely evolved couple with a special bond to become very close friends and enjoy each other's company for a lifetime...without continuing to expect atomic bomb passion and fireworks to the very end.

 

That pretty much sums up my failed marriage...

[tanbark813]

While the word "patriarchy" has a range of additional, negative associations when used in the context of radical feminist theory, there are plenty of "normal" ways this word is used.

 

If by normal you mean neutral ways such as, "Today in class we learned what 'patriarchy' means" then that's fine. But I'm sure that's not what Woggle meant in his rules (and not what I include as being a deal-breaker).

 

If she uses it in the sense of "We need to bring down the patriarchy" or if she has a bumper sticker that says "Down With The Patriarchy"--an ex's friend actually had that--then she has issues with, and a lack of respect for, men. And dating a woman who doesn't respect men is unbearable.

[Star Gazer]

If by normal you mean neutral ways such as, "Today in class we learned what 'patriarchy' means" then that's fine. But I'm sure that's not what Woggle meant in his rules (and not what I include as being a deal-breaker).

 

If she uses it in the sense of "We need to bring down the patriarchy" or if she has a bumper sticker that says "Down With The Patriarchy"--an ex's friend actually had that--then she has issues with, and a lack of respect for, men. And dating a woman who doesn't respect men is unbearable.

 

What about describing an entity - whether a family, a company, a government, a religion/belief system - as patriarchal? You cannot deny they do exist.

[jophil28]

I posted this back in 2005 and it still hold true today. Men need to read and live by this.

 

Never beg a woman to love you-If she leaves she leaves. Don't perform grand gestures for her and don't beg her to take you back. It only makes you look pathetic. Have some self respect and tel her to go ahead and leave and get on with your life.

 

Never change who you are for a woman-What women want from a man seems to change daily so stop driving yourself crazy trying to bend and twist yourselves to what oprah and cosmo say is the ideal man. Just be yourself and find a woman who accepts you for it. It may take longer to find this woman but she will be worth the wait.

 

Always have a backbone-One of the most important things in a relationship is that the woman in your life respect you. If she doesn't respect you everything ele falls in place. Always stand up for yourself and demand to be treated right and if she won't treat you the way deserve kick her to curb. This metrosexual neutered spinless man trend needs to stop right now.

 

Learn to be happy without a woman-When you learn to be happy in your own it allows you to find the right instead of settling for the wrong relationships. Be happy without a woman and when you find the right one she will add to your happiness. If you don't you can still live a happy full life as a single man.

 

Look at her mother-There are always exceptions to every rule but f you want to see what a woman will be like when she is 20 years older look at her mother.

 

Never date a woman that divorced her husband for any reason other than infidelity or abuse-If she left her husband over superficial reasons she will leave you for those same reasons.

 

Never date a woman who took alot of women's studies courses in college-They teach women to hate men in those courses. Radical feminists make the worst girlfriends and wives. She will always view you with at least a little contempt. Also never date a woman who uses the word patriarchy.

 

Never date a woman with an out of wedlock child-Either she made some really bad choices and got knocked up or she had the child by choice and views men as nothing more than sperm donors. Either way you want nothing to do with her.

 

Never date a materialistic woman-Trust me she will always put her stuff before you.

 

Never date a woman with a lot of mood swings-Never date a moody woman who always blames it on her harmones. It will get worse if you marry her. She will hate you for 1 week and even sometimes 2 weeks out of the month. She will yell and scream and throw things at you. Pass on this type of woman

 

Ahh ! the VOICE OF REASON - GOLDEN !

[tanbark813]

What about describing an entity - whether a family, a company, a government, a religion/belief system - as patriarchal? You cannot deny they do exist.

 

It would depend on the context and use. But even given that their are neutral, even scholastic, ways of using the terms, feminists are much more likely to use a word like "patriarchy" than are other people.

[Citizen Erased]

I will ask again: why isn't there a yawning smiley on LS?

 

Same old same old Woggle really how boring

[shadowplay]

It would depend on the context and use. But even given that their are neutral, even scholastic, ways of using the terms, feminists are much more likely to use a word like "patriarchy" than are other people.

 

But that's a logical fallacy. Of course feminists are more likely to use the word. It doesn't mean most women who use the word are feminists. And just because a woman points out instances of sexism doesn't mean she's a man-hating feminazi. There are plenty of examples of legitimate sexism in the world.

[tanbark813]

But that's a logical fallacy. Of course feminists are more likely to use the word. It doesn't mean most women who use the word are feminists. And just because a woman points out instances of sexism doesn't mean she's a man-hating feminazi. There are plenty of examples of legitimate sexism in the world.

 

Which is exactly why I qualified my position with "It would depend on the context and use."

[Trialbyfire]

Since Christianity became organized religion which splintered off into denominations, society has become a patriarchial wasteland. No wonder women are fighting back and liberating themselves from the ball and chain of patriarchy.

 

Rise and fight ladies!! We deserve to vote...