Joe Ferguson forever

The point is that the apartment complex was not taken over by a Venezuelan gang. Some bad stuff happened but why do MAGA s always have to make shite up? And the rubes believe it. The point could have been made by telling the truth. Sadly, not what MAGAs do… Corroboration. Why do you guys believe anything right wing nobodies put up but don’t believe actual journalists? Let’s see what the police say in response. Perhaps the officer had a camera. I’ve seen it posted many times here that some attributed videos were staged. Yet this, with no attribution is taken as gospel.

We're talking about Aurora. Which story is true and which is not?

No offense taken. No shame in aging. The alternative is undesirable. Still, one can be tuned into modern culture and still be old.

So one of you MAGAs says I'm too old to be cognizant of the current dating scene and you say I'm too tuned in. Can't be both. it's neither. I'm not too anything...

Somebody on the right, splain this https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4858494-donald-trump-election-interference-cases/

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder “. With all these lonely young men, of course the bar for female beauty is lowered while they can blame their failures on the supposed lack of attractiveness of an entire sex. Ridiculous rationalization.

Nice caricatures. Want me to write mine for toxic masculinity? Men have run the world for 1000’s of years because brute force was the currency. Not now, thank goodness. You actually said you had muscles for show not for go. What a waste of time.

No, these are findings. Identity politics may explain them however

My colleagues are ofall ages over about 25 which includes residents and nurses. Lots of dating goes on. While I'm not involved, I certainly see it and hear about it (not as much now that I'm retired but still some). And while I'm old, I'm not blind. I'm in a couple of clubs with a healthy population of professional women. The single ones seem to find dates to most events that encourage them. I actually think your take is the old fashioned one. While education or financial assets might not be top on mens list they sure don't hurt. I don't believe it's only women that look for horizontal or higher socioeconomic status in mates.

Sounds like some personal bias is coming into play. I know many couples in which the female is the top earner. Most of my female colleagues are in that situation. But they have standards other than money. Intelligence is high on the list.

To some degree, I agree. Although the socioeconomic rise of women was just getting started in that cohort's early work years. Now it's in full swing. Higher earning or higher net worth women are attractive to many men

This is pure fantasy except the percent of divorces initiated by women. My wife always says that if a man is leaving a marriage, he already has a replacement. She's not wrong from my experience. Women leave without a ready new partner much more often. They often just want out. Then they go back to dating after some recovery. The vast majority find someone but are more careful about who they choose.

Older women are mostly in relationships with older men. By the time the cohorts reach 50-69, the percent single even out. Perhaps as women age their selectivity decreases. But they're still not in relationships with young men.

you've been listening to trump too much: "The main driver is the internet, social media and porn, with a huge assist from men being told they're toxic and women believing they don't need one"

Or millions of men are going without sex. Almost 30% of males 18-30 are virgins https://www.knowledgeformen.com/sexless-and-single-men/

what you're missing here is they don't want or need young men as much as they once did. That's different than not wanting or needing men in general

I think this is completely wrong. As you said, 63% of men 18-29 ar single. Most of those say they aren't looking for a relationship. 30% of women in that age group are single. They've already decided "they need one" or at least want one. So who are these women marrying. The math would suggest older men. Which would further suggest that financial and emotional stability are factors in their choices. And I don't think it's all MAGAs. The numbers don't support that either. I think vocational training especially in the trades is part of the answer. People need purpose. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/08/for-valentines-day-5-facts-about-single-americans/#:~:text=Adults under 30 are the,older say they are single. Or maybe it's just evolution. Again the stats don't support women's dislike of wife, career and mom simultaneously. It's the men who largely don't seem all that interested in any of those things.

That was my first thought. On further review, I think it's more complicated. Roles are changing. Some are adjusting, some are not. The frustration of those that are not is unhealthy for them and the country.

Saw this discussion yesterday. My knee jerk response was "cry me a river". But the stats are astonishing. 4x the avg suicide rate, low relationship rates, high unemployment , low college graduation rates etc. Women meanwhile are gaining. Higher incomes, higher graduation rates, more selective choices of mates (by and large consideration of only horizontal or upward socioeconomic romantic relationships with men). Who's to blame if anyone? What's the solution? Is it a real issue?

Biden. And I'm happy he dropped out when his health problems became clear.

I was being nice. We don't want you. Neither does the trump party. He doesn't want you within a mile of mar a lago. Just another useful idiot for him.

did you vote for Haley in the primary?

They don't care. Have lost all sense of direciion. whatever their messiah or his handlers say is good... Can't appeal to rationality. There isn''t any.

He's a top 5 QB,. He plays for the Bills. we've been a top team since shortly after he joined. people say silly things. Ignore them.

We have big tent, sorry it's not a fit for you.