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wait wait wait. do we really think that many women go to college because they're husband hunting? in this day and age?

Posted by kare (aka kare) Jun 19 '09, 09:13

really???

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some do. I knew one girl whose stated aim was to find a well-heeled man. school was secondary. actually, much less than secondary. -- nm - mafic Jun 19, 09:46
*solely*? Not many. But I reckon there's plenty of students of each gender who are looking while they're there. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 19, 09:46
many? no. Sadly, a few still do. - ty97 Jun 19, 09:21
I think that died out in the 60's and 70's -- nm - amoxy Jun 19, 09:16
For that reason only? No. But I'll bet more guys are looking for wives than the general wisdom would suggest. -- nm - TWuG Jun 19, 09:16
I'm sure a lot of people *think* it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:14
i have to assume that no-one really thinks that. -- nm - Andie Jun 19, 09:13 37
- it's sorta on the heels of my friend who graduated from Milsaps college in the 90s, and she said there were tons of girls there looking only for their - kare Jun 19, 09:17
- Well, I imagine there's certain parts of this country where things are still done that way -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 09:15 35
  - i sort of think if you're goal is to get married there's a lot of easier and cheaper ways to meet eligible men. -- nm - Andie Jun 19, 09:16 34
    - with the girl I mentioned above: "my dad says I need a degree." - mafic Jun 19, 09:50
    - I guess it is like why people want to go to the Ivies. Access to the most elite (and "desirable") group. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:21 1
      - OH! I knew there was a movie I was thinking of. Talented Mr. Ripley. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:33
    - You are applying modern logic to an old tradition. That is where you fail. - con_carne Jun 19, 09:19 28
      - that has always been true, at least in the upper classes. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:20 27
        
        to each their own, but how positively sad that *anyone* would aspire to be a trophy wife these days. -- nm - kare Jun 19, 09:21 26
        
        with th trophy wives I know, it's not that they aspire to it, it's that it's what they're used to. - mafic Jun 19, 09:54
        
        I wouldn't mind being a trophy husband, really... -- nm - znufrii Jun 19, 09:30
        
        I think youmight be missing one definition of "trophy wife." - con_carne Jun 19, 09:24 3
        
        i equate trophy wife with gold digger. someone who doesn't want to earn their own living. someone who doesn't want to earn her own living. - kare Jun 19, 09:27 2
        
        she *really* doesn't want to, huh? ;P - loosilu Jun 19, 09:28
        
        (sorry. I was talking with a coworker while posting.) -- nm - kare Jun 19, 09:28
        
        honestly, I do know women who did (and do) aspire to that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:22 19
        
        i knew a chick a couple years ago who divorced her husband mainly because, she said, he was an alchy - kare Jun 19, 09:24 18
        
        One ex gf of mine went to jdate for similar reasons. She is now engaged to him and just convverted to Judaism! -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 09:28 7
        
        And get this. - con_carne Jun 19, 09:33 6
        
        whoa! weird. -- nm - kare Jun 19, 09:36 1
        
        I am the most non-religious, agnostic fellow you could ever meet. *shrug* -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 09:38
        
        wait, she was claiming your jewishness rubbed off on her so therefore she qualifies for jdate? -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:35 1
        
        Yes -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 09:35
        
        yeah, that's kind of not okay in my book... -- nm - znufrii Jun 19, 09:34 1
        
        I know, right? She even asked me to go along, were I ever asked or something. Naturally, I refused. -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 09:44
        
        I can understand money being desirable, but I sure can't understand accepting something like heavy drinking just to get the money. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:25 9
        
        if money is desirable, make your damn own! -- nm - kare Jun 19, 09:27 8
        
        But then, how are you supposed to be subservient to the male? Duh. -- nm - con_carne Jun 19, 09:47
        
        I guess they are, in a way. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:28 6
        
        heh - kare Jun 19, 09:30 5
        
        I see it like a business transaction. - loosilu Jun 19, 09:31 4
        
        to each their own - kare Jun 19, 09:34
        
        I don't think it bodes well, for the long-term success of their relationship, but hey, if they're both getting what they want out of it... -- nm - znufrii Jun 19, 09:33 2
        
        so they both move on to the next model. no harm no foul. -- nm - loosilu Jun 19, 09:34 1
        
        in an ideal world, yes. -- nm - znufrii Jun 19, 09:35
    - right?! i'm going to go work my ass off at college... so i can meet a guy. -- nm - kare Jun 19, 09:17
    - you're = your. (It's like i'm afraid to type YOUR now.) -- nm - Andie Jun 19, 09:16

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