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By: DodaPedia » Blog Archive » New gender gaps for the new millennium

DodaPedia » Blog Archive » New gender gaps for the new millennium — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:40:05 +0000

[...] The fun gap. As soon as men and women start aging, the men are happier. Maybe they have had more training on how to have fun. But life is too difficult for any of us to [...]

By: mr luggage

mr luggage — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:37:07 +0000

i agree, very good blog entry

By: Draguer sur internet

Draguer sur internet — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:06:59 +0000

Why do you think that all men want fake boobs?

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:53:41 +0000

I suppose you did the world a favor by not having children. You are far to selfish to be a parent.

By: the pursuit of happiness. « ends with 8741

the pursuit of happiness. « ends with 8741 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:40:53 +0000

[...] few days ago, Holly wrote about happiness, a post inspired by Penelope Trunk, all of which got me to thinking. In the original post, Penelope and three pieces of advice on what [...]

By: Rebecca Gonzalez

Rebecca Gonzalez — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:25:01 +0000

I wanted to add my vote. This is my all time favorite post of 2008. I sent it to a couple of friends because I thought it so accurately described what they have been telling me about when describing their unhappiness. I am a very late 40's working mother of one 10-year-old kid. Married. Pretty happy due to several things: only 1 kid which is pretty easy to manage with 2 parents; have worked the whole time but have had to be satisfied with certain things — like picking jobs close to hope vs. promotions; and finally mild plastic surgery. I truly believe all 3 things have led me to be more content then I would have been, given that I didn't get married until 36. Meaning I had a life before being a wife and mother, and would have been very dissatisfied if I had walked away from said prior life. Anyway, great post and my vote for best of 2008. Happy New Year!

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:07:25 +0000

Totally selfish to have kids so they can take care of you when you're old. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. Not a reason to bring a human being into the world.

By: Renuka

Renuka — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:55:59 +0000

I think kristin's advice is the best I have seen .. ye we woman are hung on to what ifs more than any thing in the world…..

By: steve

steve — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:57:52 +0000

Isn't true happiness about fulfillment, a sense of achieving what you believe to be your purpose for being on this earth.
For the majority of people this means creating life. I don't think the choice to have kids is very often made to provide a quick pick me up.
Other people find enormous satisfaction in their careers and feel content that that is their purpose which is fine.It's not like humanity is shrinking.

I on the other hand do not have a rewarding career have never been financially secure and because of that I have never had kids. Am I happy? No I'm goddamn miserable!!

By: RenaissanceTrophyWife

RenaissanceTrophyWife — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:53:50 +0000

Cosmetic surgery may be the answer for some people, but adverse consequences occur every day. You could end up dead on the table, or with a horrific aesthetic result/impaired functionality. If you listen to #1 before following #3, at least you won't be leaving behind kids who may be scarred by the death of a parent.

That said, #3 may also help land a man, but not necessarily the type of man you'd want to be married to. I think it's good you're not following your own advice, but I worry about women with low self-esteem (and aren't as pretty as you) who may interpret your advice as a claim that cosmetic surgery can solve a multitude of problems.