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Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by DiabloD3 »

mhb wrote: post #285
DiabloD3 wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I interpreted it differently. If you want to marry a male CEO, you have to be a woman CEO. I'm asking the reverse.

No. The article says In other words, female CEOs tend to marry other CEOs; male CEOs are OK marrying their secretaries. This means that female CEOs want to marry other CEOs. Male CEOs are happy marrying secretaries. If you want to marry a female CEO, you're best off being a male CEO.

Its official, I can't read. I swear it has to do something with that typeface they used, it just doesn't want to render well and my brain won't just come out and admit to this fact, so I keep trying to read it as if there is nothing wrong.

Why do web developers do this?

Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by argonaut »

sridca wrote: post #320
argonaut wrote: post #300

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And you know all this... from 15 minutes of chatting? You've never been a little nervous or said something stupid during a first date?

As none of what NTDF9 wrote of his experience (and nowhere did he write that it was "15 minutes of chatting") even remotely indicates her being "a little nervous" or her having said "something stupid", your two loaded questions cannot be answered in their present form.

Saying something stupid (like "programming stuff") is definitely something that someone might say because of nervousness.

Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by sridca »

argonaut wrote: post #322
sridca wrote: post #320

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As none of what NTDF9 wrote of his experience (and nowhere did he write that it was "15 minutes of chatting") even remotely indicates her being "a little nervous" or her having said "something stupid", your two loaded questions cannot be answered in their present form.

Saying something stupid (like "programming stuff") is definitely something that someone might say because of nervousness.

That is such a bizarre characterization; where on this earth do you see the use of phrase "programming stuff" implicating its utterer being in a nervous state? Besides, you are ignoring the whole context that NTDF9 spelled out in his original post; it really pays to take that into consideration instead of reading something with layers of prejudiced interpretations.

Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by argonaut »

sridca wrote: post #323
argonaut wrote: post #322

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Saying something stupid (like "programming stuff") is definitely something that someone might say because of nervousness.

That is such a bizarre characterization; where on this earth do you see the use of phrase "programming stuff" implicating its utterer being in a nervous state? Besides, you are ignoring the whole context that NTDF9 spelled out in his original post; it really pays to take that into consideration instead of reading something with layers of prejudiced interpretations.

I have little reason to believe NTDF9's characterization of the encounter. Neither do you. These are just random internet opinions, keep that in mind. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11085463

Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by sridca »

argonaut wrote: post #324
sridca wrote: post #323

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is such a bizarre characterization; where on this earth do you see the use of phrase "programming stuff" implicating its utterer being in a nervous state? Besides, you are ignoring the whole context that NTDF9 spelled out in his original post; it really pays to take that into consideration instead of reading something with layers of prejudiced interpretations.

I have little reason to believe NTDF9's characterization of the encounter. Neither do you. These are just random internet opinions, keep that in mind. See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11085463

> I have little reason to believe NTDF9's characterization of the encounter. Neither do you.

I do not have such need to believe, as I take what the other person says at face value. Specifically NTDF9 gave a report of his date (a real-life event), and it is hardly a random internet opinion; he was the one who was there in flesh and blood body and only he could have assessed it better than anyone here (with their random internet opinions/ judgements). Not imposing my own opinions and biases on the other person -- and generally taking what they say at face value -- makes life much easier when it comes to interacting with people.

Also, as random internet opinions don't spring out of nowhere -- they are reflective of the people who write them -- I wouldn't downplay it using the attribute "just." I started this whole thread after being bewildered by someone (vinceguidry) defending a girl who was just reported to be stereotypically judgemental of her date. He wasn't just expressing a random internet opinion, especially as I am familiar of this attitude among (some) men in the real-world.

What people talk on the internet is reflective of what happens in the real-world.

Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by LordKano »

LordKano wrote: post #239
colmvp wrote: post #205

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Regarding your point about black women: At least in North America, Black females, like Asian men, have a harder time in the dating scene partially due to their gender/ethnicity combination. Both sets endure media representation and stereotypes that play against their sexual desirability. I'm sure people here will profess that they are immune to any images cultivated by the media and I'm not going to discount their ex…

I have seen and experienced this, from the inside. I'm an educated black man (MS Degree) with a good job (Fortune 500 company) and my female relatives, many of whom are also educated and successful have difficulty with establishing and maintaining relationships. Obviously not all, but many black women have unrealistic expectations. As other have already pointed out, women are adverse to marrying "down" so when a woma…

Re-reading this a couple of days later, I can see how a part of it could be misinterpreted so I wanted to clarify.

I should have said that many of my female relatives have these problems.

In retrospect, it looked like I was saying all of them.

Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by rdl »

neuro_imager wrote: post #306
dominotw wrote: post #286

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I was dumped by a medical resident recently, she said she is "looking to settle down with a doctor". :\

She did you a favour. Doctors are notoriously hard to live with. (Doctor here. Married to probably the only female doctor who is not hard to live with ;))

Why? Most of the doctors I know are actually fairly reasonable. Consistently bad at business, but smart/interesting, and some of them are pro-science.

Re: Chart Shows Who Marries CEOs, Doctors, Chefs and Janitors

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Post by neuro_imager »

rdl wrote: post #327
neuro_imager wrote: post #306

Earlier quoted context omitted.

She did you a favour. Doctors are notoriously hard to live with. (Doctor here. Married to probably the only female doctor who is not hard to live with ;))

Why? Most of the doctors I know are actually fairly reasonable. Consistently bad at business, but smart/interesting, and some of them are pro-science.

I'm being slightly facetious.

As a generalisation though, many (or most) doctors:

- Have lousy work hours.

- Have a lot of work-related stress and are therefore often quite moody and irritable.

- Often have poor social skills, and can be particularly bad at resolving conflicts.

- Have a tendency towards narcissism and can therefore be quite high maintenance.

- Don't have an off-switch when it comes to work, so may bore you to death with work-related stories and complaints.

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