Yes, well, we all know cats are evil...

brilliant :-)...

Age 21 to 25 - Oops... I’m very picky on looks! Stop looking for Mr. Universe

Age 26 to 30 - Ooohhhh...Lack of honest men! Stop judging

Age 31 to 35 - Aaahaaa..Drama Queen...Honey my ankle hurts! Be real

Age 36 to 40 Duhhh...I like cats & you like dogs! Sooooo what?

Age 41 to 45 Hahahah....you are never serious! Now why need a constipated look?

After all this...Oh My God....I’m single..no family...no children...what to do?

All the above is same for both genders!!

Option 1

Born Single...Live Single

Option 2

Born in a family...Make a family

Choice is yourz...love ur life OR youself!

I LOVE the "single white feline" clip - made me laugh after a tiring day!Thank you Charlie!

Strangely enough.. some women choose to be single

ha ha....very amusing.But humour is a bit sledgehammer - there's loads of more subtle examples they could have used(whereas the cat one seems more likely to be true :-)

Mind you,I used to have a boyfriend(adult!)who'd pick his nose and eat it.....in front of me.

Oh goddess.....I do hope this thread doesn't turn like the "Bored" one did!

Thank god you USED to have a boyfriend who did that. Yuck.

I guess men and women just stopped needing each other.

Men know how to cook and do laundry, and women know how to use a power drill and make money.

According to a female collegue of mine, apparently most men are a bunch of losers not worth wasting time on.

Could be the reason she´s single :-)

I do a lot of things on my own and I do think sometimes that men are a bunch of losers, but  life also gives you some good surprises......

We're not made to live without each other, but we do lose the recipe from time to time...

Well,I think it's a bit unfair maybe to lump all "men" together like that-as if they were not individuals..I have known some who were/are really worth knowing.(But i also get where you are coming from)

But men and women seem to have big problems communicating - and big problems around what they expect from eachother.And the "Mars and Venus" approach doesn't seem to have helped that much.....

Is there a version 'why men are single'? Would be interesting

Well,it won't involve fluffy white cats,that's for sure.....

Single men & women claim that majority of good are married, while majority of married complain about their lousy spouse.  

This confirms that there is no such thing as a good man or woman.

This confirms too, that we are always confused and don't know what we want.

Some prefer to be single & for some circumstances makes them single....

Body without soul is incomplete...both are different yet live as one...this is nature...

@ShineA: men are single for the same as women...

@ buzzcocks: it's ture majority of men will prefer dogs over cats...Dogs are loyal

Works both ways, I guess. Or maybe we're just picking up on a trend here:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2009/06/the_herbivores_dilemma.html

Hey guys. Love your thoughts. Let me know if you found the "best practice".

And by the way, I am a woman and I prefer dogs. I am single and not too worried about it, but wouldn't mind being with somebody.

What's meant to be, will happen.

Hey Poppy -you misunderstood my comment about cats. I was not speaking literally but alluding to other things more serious.But it ain't that important.

I love this vid

Was so professionally done

( Who did it?)

Liked it :)

For real

regarding the White Feline clip :

I've just remembered that,the first time a new boyfriend had been round to my place,the next day I caught my cat about to pee on my bath towel(something she would never normally have done)

It seemed like a clear statement of discontent.(the "dirty protest" reference in the clip is maybe not so far from reality!)

At the risk of hijacking it into a "cat posting" my (ex) cat (male, so he had some 6th sense about other guys.....) did a poo in the spare room whenever a new boyfie stayed over - until one day I met the man of my dreams (sadly also now ex).  No poo!  It was obviously meant to be. 

So Poppy - its not just women that are judgemental.....

I'm sorry, this is a really *cute* post; but, totally absurd. Women are single because men have become WOMEN! One of you charming (and yes, you are, I'm sure, charming and all very cute in your pics) men said, "women can use power drills and men can do laundry" or something like that.

Well, I'm sorry...I'm a woman. I just want a man that is a man. I don't want him to cry at movies, like I do. I want someone who will fix the horrible IKEA chest of drawers that I did myself that falls apart.  I would love it if he said, "I know something's different about your hair but, for the life of me, I can't tell what" instead of "did you get a blow out?"I just want a man that is a man. Sorry, but that is why I am single.

I don't want to date myself.

[Also, your conversation regarding dogs vs. cats is further proving my belief that men have become very feminine. Why are you discussing these things??]

But, when you're being manly, we love your work. Promise! There is nothing like a man who knows who he really is AND cares about his lady.

Texas lecture over...;)

LA

Oh dear - whatever happened to feminism ??

Why shouldn't a woman be able to learn how to put furniture together?It ain't rocket science.

Also,some of us like being able to take care of ourselves(i mean,we ARE grown up adults,aren't we?)

The helpless female kind of went out the window yonks ago....didn't she?

And some of us like men who are sensitive and who are not emotionally handicapped.And some of us even appreciate a man who is strong enough not to be afraid of showing emotion. 

I'll only do this once. After this, ladies...please contact me privately to discuss and I promise to.

"Buzzcocks," you mean to throw insults at me? It's fine.

Please, ladies and men of this post, don't mistake my ability to request what I want from a man with an inability to defend myself. I am a strong, proud Texas woman. For example, I would never, ever deign to throw insults at another lady. It's beneath me and her.

Now, you, Ms. Buzzcocks, don't know me or what I've accomplished in my life. What ever happened to feminism, you ask? Feminism was never about an absolute. It was always about a choice, giving women a choice. Choices. That's what it was about.

Possibly, it's lost in translation. I'm not sure when exactly "yonks" falls on the universal timeline; but, I can assure you that my "female kind" is not "out the window." I'm very much alive and well, thanks. To answer your forthcoming questions, "no" I didn't vote for Bush, "no" I don't like Sarah Palin, and "no" I am not without a University education. I have 4 degrees, am a liberal thinker, and voted for Clinton, Gore, and Obama.

But, good luck! Keep making fun of other women in a public forum. That will help the cause of feminism, which I can tell is very close to your heart.

All others, please...contact me privately. My intellectual cowboy boots can only kick so much a**. I can't find a Swiss cobbler to properly resole them.

LA

The beauty of life is that everyone is different... and and we all have different preferences/tastes and desires...

personally I like women who are feminine and rely on their man for help and support... but not too much.... I dont like cry babies, nor am I too keen on the "bat-shit crazy" types who cling on their man like fly paper....

but hey.. Im not perfect either... but im not about to change, and dont expect anyone to change for me.

Initial attraction is great and the stuff that attracts you to him/her in the first place shouldnt be changed... the issue I have with some women is that they try and change you...

I think the "trick" is finding a soulmate, who preferably doesnt have a cat that writes dyslexic messages on the wall ... and cant beat you at an arm wrestle

;-))))

Whoah.....Laura Anne.No personal insults intended.I assure you.That is not my style.If I have offended you,please be reassured that my comments were in no way directed at you personally.

I am very sorry to see that you feel so upset.Sincere apologies if I have offended you unintentionally.

I think I'm going to be sick. 

Firstly it wasn't a *cute* post, it was a very amusing post by our beloved Charlie.  Secondly "women are single because men have become women" - not the the last time I checked a guys nuts. And yes, women can use power drills and men can do laundry - its called multi-tasking and we can ALL do it. Welcome to 2012.

Yes, we all want a "man" to be a "man" but I DO want him to cry at movies (if it makes him real) and I do want him to fix my IKEA furniture (even though he'd have to be a muppet NOT to be able to follow the instructions!) Why do they "fall apart"when you do them - are you incapable if holding an alan key and reading instructions that contain more than 2 syllables?????

And I do want to date myself, because I'm bloody gorgeous, interesting, talented and fit - so I would be happy to date a male version of me!

And as for the "there's nothing like a man who knows who he really is and cares about his lady" - the Dolly Parton years are long gone - only you can care about yourself. 

Scottish lecture over :-)

......throwing baby oil at the cat-fight in the vain hope that ... oh god never mind...

What's a "gay magnet"?

Charlie - no sign of cats here I'm afraid -  they are calming,laid back and.....tend not to think very much

Ooops-once God get's into the debate,things get a bit misty....

Regarding "gay magnet" I thought I was getting a compliment from a gay woman and was feeling rather flattered.That's how clued up i am!

I suppose generalising about what "we"want and what makes "us" happy is,as we are learning here,a mistake , since "We" are obviously all very different in how we want to live as women and how we relate to men.

I for one need to sleep now.  Zzzzzzzz

holy crap.... back onto the thread subject ladies...

rules of engagement in my threads are as follows;

1) No cat fights without baby oil

2) topless typing is allowed

3) talking about men who cant put together an Ikea thingy is not allowed, theyrenot real men...unless of course they were drunk as skunks whilst doing it, then its acceptable

4) Men crying at chick flicks...NOT GOOD

5) Men crying when the camera pans away from the sexy girl in the bikini on a beach theme film - OK.

and to answer ALL your questions ladies "why men are single"???

Answer : so they can go out get drunk with their friends  and have wild sex with pretty women -------- married/attached  men cant even have a late drink without being told to do the fucking washing up the next morning whilst recieving simultaniously the hard stares/silent treatment from their "partner/wife etc"....

Married men are ALL jealous of single men at multiple times each week, its a fact, and if they deny it, theyre just downright liars and cry in "lassie films".....

Oh god- is it all really as base and depressing as that?And you Charlie...you...you started it all, lulling us into a false sense of well-being with the fluffy kittie story.

Now it's all gone belly up.RIP

I'm definitely heading for the pillow......

Ps In many intelligent couples i know(including myown long marriage cut short by tragedy)my partner and I were free to stay out late with friends-independently- and as long as we both respected that the home and it's functioning were a shared enterprise,there was no need for passive/aggressive posturing or guilt laying.

It really can work.

What you describe Charlie is a rather old-fashioned model of couple life - it HAS been updated since then.Try to download the latest version from your PC :-)

Now SLEEP!!!!!!

Degrees are not necessarily an indicator of intelligence, wisdom, discernment or sophistication. Bragging about them is certainly a sign of immaturity because they are immaterial to whether your arguments hold water. 

Feminism wasn't only and always about giving women 'choices.'  This is an extremely simplistic and ahistorical as well as privilged point of view. It works just about as well as gender stereotyping.

I'm not certain whose intellectual ass you believe you've been kickin' but it  ain't any of the women on this site. The 'cause of feminism' is never well advanced by 'ladies' but by women. This is something better learned in the school of life as opposed to academia.

http://www.ladiesagainstwomen.com/

~ <sigh> ~

(I guess its all my own damn fault)

Women with power tools can be ok.....

Uh-oh.....Where did the grown ups go? 

This discussion had seemed to be going somewhere interesting .

.If the only thing people can add is the above - they may as well just go off and amuse themselves with "Nuts","FHM" or whatever, where the debate can be continued at a level that suits them.

Ah...the 'God' of the clueless...

Those childish interjections are a bit like when adults are trying to have a conversation and a child keeps jabbing them with a jammy finger, or tugging at their elbow to get attention.

They add nothing and just get in the way

Buzz.... the original thread is one thats supposed to be "funny"... not a pseudo political rant on womens rights and whether or not we men are mature or not... if you want to discuss liberal rights for women and have a serious conversation about whether or not women can (or should) use power tools ,or not, then please take it elsewhere and refrain from bringing the level of my thread above its intented immature smile inducing little bit of sillyness...

This thread is for those who dont want to feel like a grown up....

Cheers

Charlie:

I enjoy your silliness and appreciate the clip  for what it is...very broad comedy.

Comments from others about 'choices,' and the way 'God' wants us are also comedic, but in a very different way. 

Ok .Have fun

Bye the way-Childish refers obviously to the bra-burning,& blonde with tool stuff

-Translator you just got slipped in at an unfortunate position!

No worries...

As you are no doubt aware, many women are happy to have the man who wasn't up to the job to go and enjoy the beer. These women then enjoy their personal power tools...

Buzz  you're being unfair to Charlie, wanting to deprive him of some glocals forum silliness. 

He only makes an appearance, when his back issues of "Nuts" and "FHM" have expired, bless 'im!

Val, you know me well enough to realise that I have zero interest in politics or religeon.

You also know that I am very seldom serious, especially when I am posting on threads such as these.

To that whim, please feel free to post pictures and clips degrading men/women/cats/ bats and random boxes of frogs...

But TO ALL who participate on here, "Keep it general and not directly personal towards other posters...pretty please"?

Have a nice day y'all, thanking you kindly.

The UN-PC Peoples Front of Geneva.

Charlie aka Chuckles...

No personal attacks here...just attacking the arguments...

BTW: for those who gender stereotype...

The Lord won't help you honey.....

Luckily sensitivity is not an exclusive women quality.

Luckily the ability of mounting Ikea furniture is not an exclusive men quality.

Luckily it is easy (and free) to meet nice people (and nice men) when one is open minded, empathic, non-judgemental...

hear hear for my "single" man Charlie 

Claudio...I'm an un re-converted sinner... a serial divorcee, with no hope whatsoever...

So, Dont do what I say or do, or you'll end up rediculed by men and women alike, Im just havin' a laugh here.... to the expense of feminists it seems ;-)))

To ALL , my only sensible advice is "enjoy life", whether single or attached... just keep smiling.

hehe ... and moi, I'm un uncoverted sinner ... still falling for the same bad habits !!

actually, I tried to stay from the feminist thread  - was pleasantly having a couple of chuckles.. but still don't think we have a confirmed answer from the ladies in regards to the thread title... we know, answers come in small samples.

How about "The reason why (most) women are single... is because they're happy that way"? And, I imagine, the same could be said of men!

My suspicion is that those who are *desperate* no be not-single could find/coerce another similarly inclined person to be unhappy/happy/not-desperate and not-single with them.

As for the feminist vibe, I'm not convinced that it is morally defensible for *anyone*, irrespective of gender, to muck up an IKEA table (unless they're drunk or under the age of 12). Or that anyone looks good while wearing that blotchy, red post-cry face. But both the ineptitude and the blotchiness are invitations for a reassuring cuddle - for either gender. Hence their continued existence.

The "have you heard the good news" dude made my day. Thanks guys!

mounting ikea furniture?

i knew they had attractive furntiure - but thats takin git too far

@ Laura Anne A: It’s a public forum; a medium for open discussion and voicing of ideas. Involving a healthy discussion makes it effective. No one is here to harm anybody personally... views are going differ from person to person.

I feel buzzcocks wrote what she felt without offence. You have taken this personally...I don’t see any part that insults you...it’s only her view...u mentioned my comment on Dogs vs Cats as feminist...I liked ur view without being offended and have replied as below...we are all here to discuss and have some fun....so have fun Texas Girl....canter... 

Don't imagine you can change humans - unless they are in diapers or in love

Dogs vs Cats is a phrase that has nothing to do with feminism. According to my opinion...there is no harm in men being a bit feminist...e.g. all women will love if men accompany them during shopping...giving views on dress selection...hair style..chit chat..and much more. Making women feel special needs a pinch of feminine touch...some may find it cheeze..I don’t!! 

Ladies below is a male version humour with no offence...!

Man says to God, "God, why did you make women so beautiful?"
God says, "So you would love them."
"But God," the man says, "why did you make them so dumb?"
God replies, "So they would love you."

But does she know how to cook and clean?

Number 12 on the following macho list

12. They acquire pets instead of putting effort into landing a quality man.

http://www.rooshv.com/42-things-wrong-with-american-women

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2cxvSmlPoaM/Si5a5KhE6yI/AAAAAAAAA90/U9w2XdOgd0I/s400/1164462~Actress-Jane-Fonda-trapped-in-Machine-which-kills-during-scene-from-Roger-Vadim-s-Barbarella-Posters.jpg

its hard to beat this machine..unless you are me of course

When God made woman, in order to placate her already nagging behaviour,  he promised  her he would put a "good man" for her in every corner of the earth....

He then made the earth round.

Hahahahaha... Very funny. Except that he created the earth before making man and woman... 

Yes,but you know the bible made simple stories so simple people could follow simply without having to use logic or intellect.....

This whole thing started off as fun and fluff(like in one of translator's video clips)

But it has somehow degenerated in a kind of male back- slapping mysogyny so-personally,I'm outta here!

Ironically,it all went pear-shaped when i criticised a FEMALE point of view that CRITICISED MEN for not meeting some,for me,unacceptable standards of behaviour(ie not being emotional,being the one who is the "caretaker"etc).I was actually trying to encourage you guys!!

Jeez-where did it all go so very wrong?

I was actually trying to help you guys OUT of a straight jacket.

All that came back were juvenile anti-women jibes,adolescent humour and a scatter-gun fire of simple mysogyny.

Isn't there ANY way of having a proper discussion of this subject?

can you please define what a "proper discussion of this subject" would be when referring to a humorous spoof (ok, redundant) on why women are single?

i just want to point out that this thread was pretty cute (yes, I deliberately used the word "cute") and innocuous until several women started getting bent outta shape over each others comments. 

Can we all just take a deep breath and just enjoy the silliness that Charlie has provided for us?

"I predict a cat lady epidemic of catastrophic proportions in the next thirty years because of the strange phenomenon whereby American women look for a husband after their physical prime"

http://www.rooshv.com/cat-lady-quiz

I can´t speak for all single men, but for some of us it is a lifestyle choise. After enough failed relationships you start asking your self, wheather being in one is the one thing life is all about, and realize it is not.

We endure the compromises of a relationship in order to get regular sex, and at some point there are just too many compromises, because as already mentioned by some, a lot of women want to date copies of themselves. Well, then good luck dating other women or a metro-sexual. I´m out of here.

The social acceptance of people not being in a relationship has been really low (It´s getting better) There must be something wrong with us.

Well there isn´t, but you....married guy who gained 40 pounds, has no hobbies other than eating and drinking and a wife who sleeps around (with me, he he), please tell me about the wonders of married life.

It´s all about priorities. To some people the list looks like this:

1. Happy in a relationship

2. Miserable in a relationship, but at least I am normal

3. Single therefore a loser with no life

My list looks like this

1. Happy in a relationship

2. Happy being single

.

.

.

100. Miserable in a relationship

Well,ZonkerI agree,it started out as a fun thing(which I loved,by the way),but then some ideas sprung up that deserved to be challenged

.From then on ,there was the beginnings of an interesting discussion about that difficult thing of how men and women can fit together and what we expect of eachother,and how men and women see their roles.

It was interesting - but then it became adolescent and,.eventually.........downright nasty,alas.

But maybe that,in itself,is very signifcant?

And,Kilkenny,"the compromises of a relationship" as an exchange for "regular sex" - may well be true in many cases.But,oh my,how depressing.

Aren't there things in a relationship that are of equal value?(like love,caring, companionship,shared interests,fun,and so on)

I was in a relationship for more than 20 years that had the above.

Partnership isn't just sex in exchange for shutting up,surely?

As many women who have had experience living with a Swiss man will tell you, life with a cat is infinitely more exciting.

No Buzzcock, partnership isn´t just sex, but it is a main component. I have never heard a woman say that "my husband dosen´t want to have sex anymore, but I am soo happy, because we have so much in common"

It is also sex that defines when you are cheating isn´t it. Are you cheating on your husband if you like the same movies and books as a male collegue? If you go to the movies with him?

No. You are cheating when you have sex with him.

Do women use the "I will not have fun with you for two weeks" sanction on their partner. No, because it doesn´t work.

They use the "no sex" sanction, don´t they.

Look at all the relationship advice columns. 90% of it is about sex.

So yes, depressing maybe, but relationships are all about sex and maybe that´s not a bad thing. If it wasn´t for sex men and women would probably have killed each other centuries ago in a big war.

You had 20 years of fulfilling relationship. I´m jealous. Really, no irony or anything, I am. I would like that. But it´s rare and instead of devoting my life to this search for the holy grail, I just stopped looking and realized that life can be pretty good without it as well.

Its not just about sex... although good sex surely helps keep BOTH parties interested....

When one is single and you have a mutual attraction with someone, and it leads to a "relationship" (other than a one night bunny hop) the big issue I find is that one of the parties seems eventually determined to "change" the other to mould in with what they want.... what the hell was wrong in the first place if there was an "attraction" or personality slant that needs changing then?

If it ain't broke, it doesnt need fixing.... thats my issue. Not one shared by many women though.... sigh.

Very few men "look for a wife".... they look for different things, whether its someone great in bed, or the kitchen or intellectually compatibility or whatever.

If im in a pub, or party or wherever and see a gorgeous honey... I dont think "oh yeah, she would make a great wife"...

Women on the other hand are almost obvious in their intentions as to whether a man would make a good spouse or not....sometimes off puttingly so...

@kilkenny cheating begins and happens *long* before two people ever see a bed, before even a first kiss.

i'm always looking for a happy ending. always. tongue in cheek and also tongue in cheek.

I can guess where you're coming from, because I have been that way too. I've changed though, because I realized that in this world I could not live in the little house in the prairie anymore..... I'm 36 years old and did not plan to be single at that age. 

I'm still looking for the right man for me, but I've done my experiences that made me grow and come closer to the real reality of this world. It's not easy and it can be hurtful, but now I feel like I know a little bit more about life, how men work and what to expect according to their attitude towards me...and I know now what I want or don't want. 

Life can hold good surprises though...:-)

Well Charlie, you have spoken the truth. The change thing is a real killer.

About two months into a relationship you are supposed to cease to be "you" and turn into "us"

Don´t do that, please.

I have a friend you has been happily married for 20 years. He is still the same guy because his wife never asked him to change anything. And vice versa by the way. It works both ways only men don´t seem to demand it so much.

Super thread, like a crazy soap opera. great reading!!!

Single or in a relationship.... I always believed in one method. The car keys method.

Whe you look desperately for them, not a chance you will find them, have a coffee, read of the paper and they will be right next to the front door. I was content and happy as a pig in the proverbial. Then a training instructor popped along one day and gave me a quantity of Jagermeister befitting the beginning of something special. 3 years later I am happy to say I am delighted at the prospect of my wifes snarling and mouth foaming when I arrive home from the pub with my pepperoni feast 3 hours late. Both of us globe trotting indepenent (stubborn some may say) modern people. She does the ironing and the laundry, and I change the spark plugs in the jeep and build the Ikea. This was not discussed, it happened naturally, and no matter how strongly opinionated we may be or amazing multi tasking artists. There is a degree of coding in us all. This coding was performed by our parents. 

I see a lot of open nerves and i wonder if some people may have had bad experiences, or it's a simple case of frustration. We have a number of single friends in their thirtys and forties and the price of the world travel and super career is indeed that now they realize they are single, and the only item missing from the Ikea showroom apartments they have is in fact the partner, and so the panic ensues. I always reiterate to my friends to not search for those damn keys as they won't find them. Look out the window at Mt Blanc and enjoy this world, who knows whats going to happen tomorrow.

I did not like one comment, something along the lines of 'I have 4 degrees, so I'm great, nananananana' I have a grand total of 0 degrees, In fact I have never completed any Higher education, but can assure you without too much boasting I am quite successful at what I do, possess a global corporate title and have my own business and all achieved through a mature and a common sense rules attitude.

If your single or taken, if you do the ironing or the sanding, do it with a smile, and embrace the world for what it is, and embrace Charlies thread for what it is, a smile maker. Take a bow that man!

Now I must go,I have been instructed to find flights for my mother in law....

Hallelujah! At last an interesting exchange is taking place.

Some thought-provoking stuff here. Mind you,it does take me back to all the stuff that guy explained in his money-spinning Mars and Venus series.

I think Kilkenny is probably spot on when he says that men and women would have killed eachother a long time ago were in not for sex - men and women seem on the whole to have very different needs and don't seem able to understand eachother's expectations.It's hard to see why they would choose to be together in the first place.

BUT it can work very well .....occasionally

Men and women get together (initially) for the same reason as any other species on this planet...that is to procreate and create decendants.

The need for kids is strong in most humans/animals, male and female, although of course there are exceptions to this rule, and obviously both sexes have this need for kids as a natural instinct for different reasons.

Monogamy is not a natural instinct in men, and is a relatively (compared to the life span of the planet) recent development in social behaviour. Previously (as with lions) it was better for the male to have many partners in order to secure a higher chance of a strong and healthy offspring, (preferably male in days of old).

I get the feeling very often that men seem to be happier than women when they are forced (or choose) to be "single" (as long as they get a relatively regular "leg over") , whereas women have different issues being single.

Also clear is that there are (very often) enormously different "emotions" required between men and women when it comes to sex... as demonstrated in some comments set out above.  Also that relationships require work.

As with everything there are exxceptions to every rule,

I am very happy for anyone in a happy and fullfilling relationship, sad for those that have lost one, for whatever reason, and wish alot of luck to those who have just enetered into one... by god you will need it.

@charlie lions, eh? so you're back on the "feline" topic? sheesh. ;)

I agree.Very interesting.

But,Chalie,what about the stastics that constantly say in terms of mental well-being,women do better after divorce/break-up than men?

(I have heard this many times) Women apparently adapt better.

(NB this is not the same as people just being single,ie never having been in a decent-lengthl relationship)

Zonks matey... lions and pussy    cats ....seemingly its what this whole thread was about ...eh what?

But I'm not a man...?????

Buzz....

Simple easy answer to that question...Women do better after divorce because they are "thieving money grabbing swindling swine" who would leave their man with only his underpants and character to stand in if they could...

Im twice divorced...poor as a church mouse, but infinitely grateful that I have my health and beautiful and healthy kids and am blissful in my ability to control my own life for the first time in ages...

Marriage suits some, and not others...clearly from experience it seems  I'm an "other"... doesn't make me a bad person.

Absolutely .

Funny,I knew  that money comment would come up that's why I stressed the mental well-being.

.But those statistics I mention apply even in cases where women are not receiving financial benefits - some,like my sister,are poorer after divorce;some are alone after death of spouse with no pension(like me) and others are separated without official divorce arrangements as they never married.

So,forgetting about money stuff,emotionally women apparently do better.

“We're all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn't. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing.”
― Charles Bukowski

Well, mentally speaking, I'd like to think Im doing fine.

Every separation/divorce whatever has two sides to the party, each feeling hard done by from the other...... this is clear, and quite normal. Not everyone however can see this.

Frankly speaking I prefer my mental state now than when I was married...

My money comment above was flippant, and meant to be so, I wont deny its an issue, but not the whole story for sure by a long way. There is alot of comedy in stereotypes, hence why i immediately wrote it but it is all it is...a piece of a puzzle... and Im as much to blame for my mistakes than the other party, but life goes on, and I tend to not get caught up in the small things of life.

I have great friends, a good life, and i smile more than once a day...  so there are demographics, and there is always some comedian like me who fekks the whole thing up and proves things wrong...

(ps its easy to disprove American demographics, esp when it comes to the big D... theyre a rule unto their own.)

Yes indeed.

But,sadly,we are fragile human beings and we have to cope with our day to day situations - which are not always pleasant.

It's true that some people on here have been clearly very hurt by their life experiences.Thinking that,oh well,we're all going to die so it doesn't matter,somehow doesn't help really......

Good for you Charlie.

But my comment was to argue against your general statement that "men" do better single than "women".On the whole,it seems not to be the case.

And who mentioned......Americans?

I think I stated Men do better single than women as long as they get their leg over relatively regularly.....

I can fully understand mental anguish of the poor fellows who are single and not getting any... women however dont put such an emphasis on jiggity so probably do do better when thats the case... maybe a cat and a rabbit is all they need,

ooh buddy,I think you are assuming just a little too much there about us female lions

.Women are sexual beings too.

But,anyway,the info was about how men don't do so well because they also - and it's a general comment,not just based on you :-) - need love,affection and caring(apparently).

Anyway,I can see wearen't going to agree on this...

And I think I've got some furniture to mount................................

 Sharing some wisdom from my Guru on the subject. 

just found this.... also topical

(thanks Arun for bringing the thread back on its comical track).

On the topic of women overthinking things

Maybe people should avoid saying "we" and talk more about "I" when speaking about their wants and desires.

You can't make general statements about what people want.

If you see my facebook you can extrapolate many reasons :D

In Switzerland is very easy to be Single. People who can not stand outside in night with 5 degrees just singing and chatting..

People tired at 11 pm. Come on.....better to be alone than have someone boring like that.

People that a good evening is dinner fancy, showing cars, Come on...what you need is a good laugh and 0 francs.

Yes, men and women are single for many reasons.....

@soraya cristal didn't say non-educated. and for the record, i'm sure there are plenty of non-educated people (male and female) who are plenty interesting. that was a pretty wide swath you cut there.

I agree that money is the stupidest thing to determine anything, but .... theory and practice are often quite different, even opposite.

@cristal there is no defined etiquette here on glocals, save anything approaching hate, discrimination, insults (well, there's a bit of a grey area there, methinks), etc. your contribution is welcome, all cattiness aside.

The reason why women are single ... Well, men that I might be interested in are either already married or they are gay!

No need to take offence.No "cattiness" here.It's just that sometimes when people make very generalised statements,it's like they are speaking on behalf of all of us.Which is not fair.

Don't go away - everyone is welcome to speak here

Switzerland is NOT a country more boring than others, and there are NOT more single people here than in any other country!!!!!!!

If you need to stay outside in the cold or stay up all night to find a mate , well that's something I did not know....

Come on..........

When I started this thread I expected the women to disagree with the men, and even to batter me for misplaced  potentially sexist humour.... even "happily married" men reminding single men for things theyre probably missing...

but..women disagreeing with women in such quantities was not at all expected....

(reminder to self,--- buy bigger "virtual baby oil bombs"----)

Myriam,

when i have more time i will explain better.

It is not Switzerland. It is all about people. If you have 2 latin people of course it will be a fantastic time. Now try to invite someone to discuss problems. Often they are tired, or the place is not good or whatever.

When we talk about divorce or being single is because do not tolerate this. I do not tolerate someone when he needs he uses me but otherwise he is tired.

In Central Europe you find more a lot more of this (marriages for money, interest, politics or whatever is not a marriage) than latin i guarantee you that.

@soraya did you really tell me to let Cristal speak for herself and then yourself tell me what her (misquoted) words meant?

Wow.

For the record, I didn't *judge* what you said. Not sure where you pulled that from.

"plenty interesting" is perfectly good english, soraya, to wit:

adverb [ usu. as submodifier ] informal. used to emphasize the degree of something: she has plenty more ideas.

Well, seems like you defend your roots, and I do defend mine. What I read (I might be wrong) is that you met some Swiss people who have not treated you right. What I want to say is that they could have been from any country. Being tired is not something particular from Swiss people. It has nothing to do with being Swiss. Maybe, since you're living here in Switzerland, you have more chances meeting Swiss people so more chances to find Swiss tired people. 

My point is, I guess, don't judge people of a country by a few that you met. I lived myself in Chile a long time ago and I did that too. But I've learned that it is not right, to put every one in the same basket. Some things are cultural, but you're not pre-destined to follow what your culture has dictated.You can be yourself. 

Check my profile, I post a lot of events. I like to go out and meet people. I happen to be tired sometimes, but it's because I had a long day at work. If I was not working, I'd be out all night with friends. 

Guess what... I'm Swiss......

Can't wait to tune in for tomorrows episode. Better than Dallas this is...

Carlos, remind me of introducing you to my very good Portuguese friend.... He's like a brother to me :-)

Ok, I'll bite ;-) Sure you can live up to your own standards?

Why nuts? It wasn't my intention to single (sic) you out, by the way; just an opportune time to throw in my .02$. I've tried to make my point a bit further up this page, which is basically that if you take a utilitarian approach to a relationship, it's only fair to expect the same in return. I don't think this is a particularly novel insight, only some parameters seem to have shifted during the past couple of decades.

Back to our regular programming...

Mike

great clip..

the bit or me was:

"Fu%%%%% Kangaroos ".. lmfao

Hi Translator - would it be possible to concretise in which respect Swiss men are supposed to be less exciting?

personally
boring views, hobbies, behaviour
other skills

And would you that be the same for German-, Italian- or French Swiss?

Aaaah guys! Look at me:

I was complaining when I was single because I wanted to get married & have a family, not to end up as these women in their 30ths only thinking about their job.

And now I am married with 2 children at 34 years old, I miss the time I was single to go out when I wanted, sleep alone, watch TV alone, travel alone, spend my money as I wanted etc...

Women are ending up single because they are never happy! ;-)

But you look very happy with your kid

THanks Soraya! You mean there's actually hope for the life-long students and science geeks out there?? Waahhooooo!!

Great videos by the way. THis has been one enjoyable thread.

Ask any guy about the history of his dating life, and he’ll have at least one story about that one batshit nuts girl that they spent some time with. It’s easy to get sucked into a fling with a crazy girl — some guys will be fooled by good looks, others may even be attracted to the craziness. But if experience tells us anything, it’s not a wise move to stick with a crazy chick for very long. Scars, both emotional and physical, are a very real risk when dealing with crazies. If you’re confused as to what to look for in order to spot a crazy girl, read on. And beware.

7 She constantly talks about changing her appearance to look like a character
Ok, maybe there’s nothing wrong with aspiring to look like a celeb. But when you meet a girl that can’t stop talking about how much she wants to look like Angelina Jolie in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”, it might be time to ask a few questions. For example: why is she so obsessed with looking like a fictitious character? Is she practicing becoming a trained killer as well? People like this have a very loose grip on reality. You’re better off leaving this one before you become a casualty of the movie in her mind.

6 She quotes things from your profile before you become Facebook friends
Social media can be a wonderful thing. It also adds a valuable new tool to any and all potential stalkers out there. If your new girl comments on how she saw you wearing that shirt in a profile picture from a few months back, pay heed. If she’s put this much effort into stalking you this early on, and doesn’t seem to see anything wrong with it, think about what it would be like being in a long term relationship with her. You don’t want to have to explain pictures you took during freshman year to a fuming girlfriend.

5 Demanding a specific kind of food at odd hours
We get it, people get hungry all the time. But there’s no reason to have a near blood lust for steak at 11 in the morning and throwing a tantrum when it isn’t fulfilled. There just isn’t. Such a voracious appetite may seem appealing at first; but again, take a look at the long run. Also it would probably help to picture her standing over a dead animal carcass with blood dripping from her mouth. You should run pretty soon. Hey, better some animal than you.

4 She cites “amateur gunslinger” as one of her hobbies
Seriously dude, this one is a no brainer. Yes, ladies with guns can be sexy. You know what else is sexy? Not being afraid of getting shot by a pissed off girlfriend. If she occasionally goes to the range and pops off a few rounds this is a scary thing. This isn’t a videogame, dating a borderline sociopath packing heat wherever she goes is pretty high on the list of “Stupid Decisions that Will Get Me Killed”.

3 She blacks out uncontrollably every time she drinks
We’ve all blacked out once or seventeen times in our lives, it’s as natural as the phases of the moon. But if your girl can’t open up a bottle of Zima without getting all wastey face then you may have a problem. One second everyone’s having a great time slugging down a few by the bar, the next your girlfriend is doing a striptease to “Kiss Me” and it’s only 9:30. The worst part is if you try to say something, she’ll violently insist that she’s not drunk, and prove it by slugging down a few more Jager Bombs. Good luck with all that.

2 She knows how to speak a made up language
Nerds, you may have some qualms with this item on the list, but for everyone else this is pretty straight forward. Put it this way, long after you go to bed, she’s studying how to conjugate Elvish verbs. If your girl can tell you that you’re being a really terrible boyfriend in the language of the Na’vi, then your only real option here is to learn how to say hit the road–and promptly put your newfound skill to use.

1 Gets into physical fights with everyone around her — including you
There is nothing, NOTHING, crazier than a girl who can just snap and try to deck you in the face Mayweather style. If you’ve ever walked into the office with a black eye and used the old “I walked into a door” excuse, please go find help. In fact we’re sending someone to your house right now. Close this window and erase your history immediately. Hang in there buddy, we’re coming for you.

so true.... it's all about how much and how felines get fed !!

http://www.glocals.com/sites/glocals/_media/forums/146//146210_cf_photo1_170bc.jpg

is there anything wrong with eating pussy?

That's not a Pussy. It's a Dell.

In North Korea... a Cat isn't just for Christmas... if you carve it thinly enough, it lasts well into the new year.

I think its run out of steam...what we have, however, concluded is the following;

1) "Singledom" is either a lifestyle choice or forced upon us by circumstance. Either way we all deal with it differently.

2) Women + cats dont = Boyfriends.

3) Women dont agree with other women on how to contribute to joke forums.

4) Glocals forums need more smiles and less fights.

5) One can never have enough baby oil.

I think that just about sums it up.

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = affair

Dumb man + smart woman = marriage

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

OFFICE ARITHMETICS

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

SHOPPING MATHS

A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.

GENERAL EQUATIONS & LAWS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and try to love
him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to
understand her at all.

Any married man should forget his mistakes, there's no use in two
people remembering the same thing.

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

To be happy with a man, you must understand him* a lot and try to love
him a little.

*his 2-3 basic needs

re: "A woman has the last word in any argument." ...

I disagree with this.. the man usually has the last word...being....

"yes, dear"

and once again ...

2 outta 3 aint bad... but the one you didnt quote is VIP!!!

as a single dad ,, my cooking and cleaning is as good as anyones...(cooking prob better)

ha!

re (6) Coop have johnsons baby oil..... not sure abt gel...

re (8) agreed

re (9) ....." men are chickens"::::?????

Why ?

Cos you stated that you wouldnt kiss a man unless he was marriage potential as above? <does that scare them?

(why am I not suprised)

I posted it as though it is really funny.

Hope not everything is treated serious in this amusing discussion that keeps me smiling for a while now 

Waiting for the next Charlie thread..

ouch !!!!! oh yeah !!

don't see a lack of commitment here

can women think of nothing but sex?

i couldnt help myself.... LMFAO

omg .. hahahah

lmfao... but question... is this only a one sized pack ?

No worries , they come in duopacks

:P

If you haven't seen it, enjoy. If you have, enjoy it again.

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0001/7391/products/FIlthyCock_large.png?101598

funny how all meaning of the sentence can change without proper photo attached...... btw why system deleted the photo? ....:D

perhaps cause glocals filter, has got some complicated arithmetic logic that detects filthy and cock within a pic frame.

it's getting degenerate now !

eom

thought soo....... so filter must be a male cos pussy is allowed

Ladies ! Our battle is condemned to defeat

Steering back to what this thread started out as - an unbearably precise Irishman's satiric wisecracks on the fairer sex...

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's to keep unmarried as long as he can.

Women upset everything. When you let them into your life, you find that the woman is driving at one thing and you're driving at another.

A man never tells you anything until you contradict him.

Woman's dearest delight is to wound Man's self-conceit, though Man's dearest delight is to gratify hers.

It is assumed that the woman must wait motionless until she is wooed. That is how the spider waits for the fly.

Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.

- George Bernard Shaw

nuff said