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Hello Soc,

Congratulation are certainly in order for those women of the Olympics and many others. applause

I know you are a philosophical and theoretical guy....so, I figured I would toss this theoretical question/scenario out there to you.

You are asserting that women should assert their power because they have been suppressed for many years. I don't contest that. Now, when you say that women have suppressed for many years, I am assuming you are talking about suppression caused from marriage. To use the words "many years" would indicate to me you are speaking of the years when marriage was prevalent in society.

So right now you are probably thinking to yourself...no....I am not only talking about the years of marriage...but I am also talking about their unfair employment in the working community, where women had to be dependent upon the man for their financial livelihood also.

I know you are not talking about women asserting their power in sports....because they have already been doing that for many years.

So, if you are talking about the suppression of women for years in the union of marriage, I would say that for the most part, that is the exact dynamics of marriage. Each person, in a typical marriage, had their roles. That is how and why marriage thrived for so many years and conflicts between the couples were held to a minimum. Everyone in the marriage, freely got involved in the marriage because they knew what their roles were to be. The man was the breadwinner, protector, and provider; where as, the woman was the important job of homemaker, nurturer, and organizer.

Now, in this institution of marriage, it would be very ignorant to think that there was not some outright abuse going on within it. I would bet my bottom dollar on the fact that there were some men that were abusive to their woman. It would be equally ignorant to believe that there were not some women abusive to their men. So in the case where men were abusing women, I totally agree with you...some were most likely being suppress and I solute them regaining their power.

However, if both the man and the woman entered into a union of marriage both knowing their roles that marriage proposes, how is it that women (in general) have been suppressed for years? If that is the case, then haven't men been also suppressed for years as well? Otherwise, were not both men and women both just fulfilling their obligations to what marriage entails and by doing so, sustaining a society that has grown a population that some would argue is overwhelming the planet?

So the ultimate question is this Soc....is it really suppression of women you should be encouraging to be overcome....or is it the institution of marriage you should be protesting against?

I was in a relationship for 19 yrs , from the age of 23.We have two beautiful children.
When I look back at myself, I can't believe it was me. He was very lazy , I done everything in the home even decorating. He never liked work ,I've supported him many a times when his been unemployed. He never took me out , he never brought me anything. Everything I've ever owed I've brought myself. I worked two jobs at one stage. He would rather spend his money on PlayStation & Games , Gambling, Decks. It was me myself & I where he was and still is concerned. We had never been abroad, the one and only time I saved & payed ,as I wanted my kids to experience it.
You probably wondering why I stayed ? I ask myself that question?. I think as we get older & Wiser , We find ourselves. I've become much more relaxed & Happy within. " I know who I am & what am about " & I know my worth".
I Haven't gotta tell anyone that I'm Decent, Loyal , Kind , Loving, Honest , Have Morals & Dignity Because I Know I Am & That's All That Matters.
I'm an empath & have always helped everyone all my life.
It was the best decision leaving him & starting a new life. My kids were happy we split, they always said you deserve a better life & why was I ever with him. There's no bad blood & we remain friends, but I look at him and wonder what I ever saw in him. He gross's me out. LoL
I've never been happier in my whole life , I have a beautiful home & a rewarding job. Just missing my forever companion, Lover ,Best friend.
I will not settle for anything less then the best , I know my worth, I'm rich with Love & Peace in my Heart.

There have been zero exceptions, so far.

* s m h *

I think , this magnificent piece of visual poetry , perfectly narrates the dilemma of modern day Online Longdistance Relationships with Strangers ...

Hat's Off to the Creative Team...

Amid the corridors of the internet
There's a website called Connecting Singles
It's portrayed as a dating site, and yet
Some folks are there merely to intermingle

It's a mix of different nationalities
Which gives it an international flavour
It features attitudes of all varieties
Ideal for a study of human behaviour

There's a mixture of blogs, forums and poetry
In which all are free to participate
Some do so very unassumingly
While others tend to argue and debate

Some interaction is innocent banter
With others, it can get to a heated stage
Where sparks fly that sometimes ignite a fire
Some get burned while others get in a rage

The site moderators seek to maintain order
And to prevent things from getting out of hand
So please be mindful of your behaviour
Else in Connecting Singles jail you may land

LESSON TO MY FELLOW WOMEN HERE!!!

When a guy asked to chat outside here be aware of him. (FAKE)

The next thing is to ask for your photos (PERVERT)

BUT if you ask for a video call he will make up an excuses just to avoid it ?? and you will never hear from him again
(SCAMMER)

Comment if you have experienced such

So he's got the same zodiac Sun & Moon signs that I do.
His Mercury is also retrograding in Capricorn, JUST like mine.

*The yoUniverse is tryn it's damnedest to cringe my a$$ out.

He's like another me, only in a body 11 years older than mine.
He's not hot, but he's not ugly either . . .he reminds me of
Billybob Thorton (honestly the best lookin guy Angelina was with
- cuz her taste in men SUX)

Anyway, this guy is swiftly becoming my new bestie. We've already
chatted on Zoom once; that lasted F I V E hours. Not joking.
We were having such a great time talking, didn't wanna hang up.
Sh*t it was like 6 AM here, when I hung up.

He's a sweetheart, and fun to be in his company. However, there's
no Tantra. I can't fall in love with him; we'd just be besties, for life I
guess.

That's not a relationship I want. I DO want my partner to be my
best friend, but I want to be attracted to him and for there to be
an ability to exchange sensual energies with one another.

I just can't BE WITH some dude that has no tantra education or
experience.

Hi

I recently went out with my ex. We talked sincerely. I asked him what we are doing and to define the relationship. I told him that I don’t want to pressure him to commit to anything he isn’t prepared for, but I wanted to know what we are and where this is going. He said that he has feelings for me, and that he isn’t interested with other girls. He asked for more time for him to sort his work life so that he can have more time for his personal life.

I told him that I didn’t want to be an option. He said I am not an option. However i think he meant that there’s no other girls. But I meant that, i want him to prioritize our relationship, should we get back together. Because I felt like I am in competition with his job.

I understand that we are here in this place mainly for jobs. But, I want to be his priority too. But I just can’t ask that of him in fear that he will always choose his job.

Should I just continue with moving on? Or Should I believe him and wait?

Update on my Ex-friend.

Someone told me that she’s been asking some people why I am not talking to her. What?! Was she asleep when she did what she did to me? Or did she forget about it?

If she really cared about our friendship, why ask other people instead of directly coming to me and ask me?

If you don't know any of the words in the title feel free to google it.
I tried googeling woman and got non the wiser!

I am who I am. I have in an atempt wrote my profile as truthfully as I can. I realise it severly limits my possibilty to find someone. But I belive it's the way to go since I in the past sugered the deal how to say!
Writing things that I like going for walks, culture, dancing and so on. That's not true though.
I have no problem finding a woman really, it's just that I find always the wrong one. We spend some years together and eventually figur out we don't match.
Getting older I realise time is slipping away and I no longer have the time to sugar the deal.
I am not looking for only a sex partner for wild romps in the hay. But rather someone who finds it fun in the long run to put up with an old fellow like me who is a bit peculiar.
Women who would suit me is like Unobtainium.
To posses all the qualities I look for and also actually connect with one is as easy as asking Albert Einstein about Unobtainium.