Women, Marriage, Culture...RANT - Page 3

OhThereYouAre · 09-22-2009, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHANDLERS WISH

Unless I am blind, I have re-read this thread and all your posts.. No where do I see " I am a Doctor"..

Look again- I have a fantastic memory, but sometimes I am mistaken.

**Nats** · 09-22-2009, 08:16 AM

Thank you for your help and advice everyone...

**jaygirlweek96** · 09-23-2009, 12:32 AM

Chandlers wish, lol. I am sure I mentioned it earlier. I am a doctor. Been working for more than two years after graduation.
I work in a rural health care centre for mothers and children. Doing partime masters.

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 09-23-2009, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaygirlweek96

Chandlers wish, lol. I am sure I mentioned it earlier. I am a doctor. Been working for more than two years after graduation.
I work in a rural health care centre for mothers and children. Doing partime masters.

lol...I'm not losing my memory am I? Nooo....

Note to self, stop replying so much CW and then you will remember everything

**CHANDLERS WISH** · 09-23-2009, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OhThereYouAre

Look again- I have a fantastic memory, but sometimes I am mistaken.

That you do.

**Tex** · 09-25-2009, 01:14 PM

A friend of mine comes for a very conservative Hispanic family. She is several years older than you are, but her family started to pressure her to marry and have children already when she was only in her early 20s. She has several brothers and sisters, and of course her sisters have been receiving the same treatment since the same age, but apparently nobody cares when and even if her brothers ever marry.

Unfortunately for her, things got worse over time not only because she got older and remained unmarried but also because her younger sisters started to get married and have babies. Her family therefore started to consider her a failure and, to save the family 'honor,' began setting her up on blind dates without her prior approval. She went on several of the dates just to keep everyone happy, even though she was not even interested in a relationship at the time.

What ended up happening was that she couldn't take the pressure anymore, and she decided that it would be easier to just fake a relationship and eventually a marriage than to fight off her family. She started going steady with one of her dates, the dude popped the question after a few months, and they got married just a few weeks after that. Several of us tried to talk sense into her beforehand, but she explained that she would rather be in a loveless marriage than in the pressure cooker formed by her family.

Of course the big question at the wedding reception was.. yep.. 'So when can we expect the first baby from you two?' I'm sure the big question right after the first baby will be 'So when can we expect the next baby from you two?' It seems her family thinks that meaning of life for a woman is to be a baby factory. I think it's sad and tragic.

Kung Fu Kitty · 09-25-2009, 01:57 PM

i guess im a shrew,35 and never married.but if i had to choose between being single,and having it my way,or being married and compromising,i pick to remain where i am at. besides that im paranoid "are they marrying me for love or for money?"

09-22-2009, 08:16 AM	#22
Nats Silver Contributor 100+ Posts Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 369 Blog Entries: 7	Thank you for your help and advice everyone... __________________ The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. - Robert Bloch

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09-23-2009, 12:32 AM	#23
jaygirlweek96 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 55 Blog Entries: 1	Chandlers wish, lol. I am sure I mentioned it earlier. I am a doctor. Been working for more than two years after graduation. I work in a rural health care centre for mothers and children. Doing partime masters.

09-25-2009, 01:14 PM	#26
Tex Gold Contributor 500+ Posts $Tex's Avatar$ Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,851	A friend of mine comes for a very conservative Hispanic family. She is several years older than you are, but her family started to pressure her to marry and have children already when she was only in her early 20s. She has several brothers and sisters, and of course her sisters have been receiving the same treatment since the same age, but apparently nobody cares when and even if her brothers ever marry. Unfortunately for her, things got worse over time not only because she got older and remained unmarried but also because her younger sisters started to get married and have babies. Her family therefore started to consider her a failure and, to save the family 'honor,' began setting her up on blind dates without her prior approval. She went on several of the dates just to keep everyone happy, even though she was not even interested in a relationship at the time. What ended up happening was that she couldn't take the pressure anymore, and she decided that it would be easier to just fake a relationship and eventually a marriage than to fight off her family. She started going steady with one of her dates, the dude popped the question after a few months, and they got married just a few weeks after that. Several of us tried to talk sense into her beforehand, but she explained that she would rather be in a loveless marriage than in the pressure cooker formed by her family. Of course the big question at the wedding reception was.. yep.. 'So when can we expect the first baby from you two?' I'm sure the big question right after the first baby will be 'So when can we expect the next baby from you two?' It seems her family thinks that meaning of life for a woman is to be a baby factory. I think it's sad and tragic.

09-25-2009, 01:57 PM	#27
Kung Fu Kitty Banned from WH Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maine Posts: 126	i guess im a shrew,35 and never married.but if i had to choose between being single,and having it my way,or being married and compromising,i pick to remain where i am at. besides that im paranoid "are they marrying me for love or for money?"