ohchrist. this--THIS--is what you uphold as a meanigful older woman, younger man relationship.
brett, fromt he get-go het women's notions of what's attractive about a man are prescribed by the images and relationships they see around them. they see flick after flick with sean connery the sexiest man alive still having a go with a 25 year old. they see relationship in which plenty of young attractive women are with men who aren't particularly attractive --as defined by the media. and this is precisely because of the fact that women are segregated in the job market such that 80% of all women are employed as clericals, teachers and nurses. now, clearly there is economic inequality and clearly het n learn pretty quickly that if they want to have "the life" then they'd better settle down with a man who has the kind of job that will afford them "the life" if all women are goig for "the life" [as the majority of USers are} then this means that men who have good jobs but aren't necessarily attractive have more power in the dating/marriage market. use economic principles of supply and demand here.
i'm going to go bang my heaad against a steel wall coz i think it'll be much more enjoyable than this convo katha
kelley
At 02:31 PM 11/23/1999 EST, you wrote:
>>But can you imagine circumstances under which 25 year
>>old men would want to marry fifty year old women?
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>Sure, at least I can imagine them having a "meaningful relationship."
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>And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson,
>Jesus loves you more than you will know --
>woa woa woa!
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>Carl
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