Why NOT to Marry a Career Woman

[rm]

Meanwhile, there is this appalling/interesting slideshow on Forbes.com -- "Why NOT to Marry a Career Woman."

http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/25/cx_mn_singles06_destined_misery_slide.html

I'll reserve my commentary for a bit. I want to see you all duke it out.


Completely unrelated, but just as much up my nose: Ugh, I hate when gender norms amongst reenactors bite me. I'm just trying to avoid having to make my own breeches, but a woman? in breeches? horror! I may have to make my own. Am annoyed.

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[graene.livejournal.com]

Oh, there's a lot to say to that, but I'll start here:

"wives working longer hours not do not have adequate time to monitor their husband's health and healthy behavior, to manage their husband's emotional well-being or buffer his workplace stress."

Why is that part of the wife's job description and not part of the generic spouse description? And don't pretend it is - this is the same reason married men live longer and married women don't.

[vondow.livejournal.com]

He just draws the wrong conclusion on the cause. We are just more likely to go to the doctor and get diagnosed as sick because women are tired of listening to our whining.

That and you have two people working in a recycled air cesspool. I never kissed any of my roommates that came home sick from the office until I got married.