What is it about men and their money?
A guy once told me that he was advised by his mother to never give women money. It seems to be a way to suss out which women wanted him as a sponsor instead of a partner. If a man showed no desire to help a woman out financially, would that be a sign that he is smart or inconsiderate?
Women today generally prefer to hold their own financially. I don’t know a lot of women who have a salary requirement for the men that they date. I wonder if they would look to test a man to see if he would be a good provider, though. How important is being a provider to women?
Do you think men today use wealth to attract women?
Guys, what are your thoughts about your money and your confidence? Are the two related?
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Sniffer!
November 30th, 2011
2:19 pm
How many strong men in here do cold showers? like me?
Into the Light
November 30th, 2011
2:19 pm
That line is so funny to me. I can just picture the bathroom attendant monitoring how much Polo he’s putting on, making sure he doesn’t exceed the $3 mark.
Oh, and the “white-trash Shania karaoke”….that makes me giggle, too.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:20 pm
Yaaaaah, Blackfoote.
I knew you could do my brother the Suess. Didn’t leave me hanging or leaving the coop. While others are igging and tracking ’bout tracks, I ‘preciate the rhyme and having my back!
Lady~
November 30th, 2011
2:20 pm
riiiggghhhtttt ITL! lol
Kym
November 30th, 2011
2:20 pm
@ITL..yeah I went there too..grab your bone..ohhhhk
SlimNu
November 30th, 2011
2:21 pm
ITL – Every time I go home I get the great opportunity to read and read and RE-READ all those books to my 2 year old niece. lol
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:21 pm
Reprint:
I knew you could do it, my brother the Suess. Didn’t leave me hanging or leaving the coop. While others are igging and talking ’bout tracks, I ‘preciate the rhyme and having my back!
Corrections
Into the Light
November 30th, 2011
2:21 pm
Aw, Celisea, don’t fret
this day for the rhyming is not over yet
there are far more rhymes to be said and made
before end of day goodbyes are bade….
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:22 pm
Yaaaah ITL…
Randyt (aka. no new t-shirts lately)
November 30th, 2011
2:22 pm
@ disco…one of my favorite songs is “I Don’t Want to Close My eyes” by Aerosmith. If I remember correctly it is one of the few by Aerosmith that Steven Tyler did not write, but the lyrics of it hit a nerve. Great song.
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
2:24 pm
Light:
That wasn’t meant to come out that way. My doggie bone, the kind to sharpen the fangs with…….LOL
Into the Light
November 30th, 2011
2:24 pm
Awww, Slim! Isn’t that the BEST?? I’m always checking out the Kohl’s Cares for Kids books and stuffed animals for the Misters 1 and 2 and Princess 1.0
Lady~
November 30th, 2011
2:25 pm
Roses are red, violets are blue,
Call it what you want to, but I need to be with you.
Into the Light
November 30th, 2011
2:25 pm
If you say so, BF…..
disco
November 30th, 2011
2:25 pm
randy – aerosmith’s greatest hits is some good driving music. and I bought a “tequila makes my clothes fall off” tshirt in Nashville once. I thought the shirt was cute – didn’t know it was a country song at the time. i also like that dido chick. y’all going make me play my “white” playlist on the drive home today. yeah – that’s what I call it.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:28 pm
Purple Reign Purple Reign where are you, we need a rhyme or two from you???
Kym
November 30th, 2011
2:30 pm
Pandora helps me get my country fix..
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
2:32 pm
Roses are red and
Violets are blue
I smiled at them
When I thought of you
Randyt (aka. no new t-shirts lately)
November 30th, 2011
2:34 pm
A really funny country music song for anyone who has ever done anything really stupid because of a woman, is by Dierks Bentley called, “What was I Thinkin”. First time I ever listened to it was at church. Andy Stanley was doing a series onn making good decisions and before the sermon, a group came out and sang this song. Funny but hits home.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:35 pm
Fangs and pangs are the name of the game. Retract them please or you’ll leave her maimed.
Leggs
November 30th, 2011
2:36 pm
@BF ~ that was cute…not sure if you want to keep “back under the stirs to grab my bone…” Ummmm, the visual is not nice (LOLOLOL)
Lord Velonese
November 30th, 2011
2:37 pm
“Do you think men today use wealth to attract women”
I try my best to hide it.
“Glances at the divorce rate”
“Glances at the Gianormous list of men I know cleaned out”
“Glances at the divorce rate in Aviation”
Conclusion: I’d rather be a Lonely woe is me than just another Statistic. As some men ruin it for other men, ladies ruin it for other ladies and that’s the truth.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:37 pm
Blackfoote – What are you doing out sporting your fangs? Haven’t you been banished under the steps to remain?
Kym
November 30th, 2011
2:38 pm
I’ll tell you who I don’t like..Taylor Swift..it’s too bubble gum for me.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:38 pm
Hey Lord V, you’re just in time, stop your whimpering and give us a rhyme.
disco
November 30th, 2011
2:39 pm
I was at a party once hosted by some Hispanic friends. they were playing something that I did not understand the words to but you could tell they were saying “don’t stop, get it get it”. it was live. had a real good time that night.
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
2:39 pm
LOL
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
2:41 pm
Leggs:
I already explained that……..LOL
Leggs
November 30th, 2011
2:41 pm
@disco ~ I quoted “Dido” yesterday….she has a haunting voice on some of her songs. White Flag got into my bones.
The one song that truly gets into every fiber of my being is Angel by Sarah McLachlin. It’s a sad, yet beautifully sung song.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:43 pm
And Lord V…..Make it fun and make it light, we want refreshing and sexy, we want delight
No gloom, no sadness no same ole “blahs.” Now go ahead give it a try and reach for the stars.
Leggs
November 30th, 2011
2:45 pm
@BF ~ going backwards to read things after I’ve posted, I now see that.
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
2:46 pm
Celisea:
You’re doing great, keep it going I got 15 minutes left.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:49 pm
I actually was going to stop but I can’t can’t cause I’m just hot!!
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
2:50 pm
Blackfoote – LOLOLOL…I’m sure somebody is saying wth?
Mike P
November 30th, 2011
2:52 pm
Hey Y’all
I haven’t online since this morning and I am not sure if anyone make this post; however, I would like to comment on Fion’s earlier post…
EVERYONE, MALE AND FEMALE… ABSOLUTELY need a Man to validate them…
its the truth, and it’s life, so please do not allow your masculine or feminine ego to be hurt by this fact.
The man (the father figure in your life) needs to validates you as a man or as a woman as you mature into an adult; if those needs aren’t met, the you will most likely spend a great deal of your young adult life (prime child-rearing and married years). That’s why its so important for the man to be available in the life of the child and at the head of the household… no amount of “so-called modern” socialization is gonna change this basic fact.
Conversely everyone needs the warm, protection, and milk from their mothers as well as the love and attention from their parents throughout their childhood.
We all have to remember that no one, absolutely no one comes here on this planet alone, nor can make it all on their own; not even Jesus could have done that.
disco
November 30th, 2011
2:54 pm
celisea – don’t let folks disrupt your flow. you are on a roll so go girl go. okay I’m done. some folks are poets but I’m not one.
Leggs
November 30th, 2011
2:56 pm
@disco ~ I’m not even going to try my hand…I’m too corny for all that baloney (lol)…
Randyt (aka. no new t-shirts lately)
November 30th, 2011
2:56 pm
@ disco…one night a lady i was dating took me to a Mexican restaurant that had a Mariachi band. I saw her whisper in the band leader’s ear and the whole group came over and played (first let me say that I am a Vol)…”ROCKY TOP”. They were awesome. It was hilarious. You never know.
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
3:00 pm
I’m here all alone, where the beautiful roam just kicking it to past the day. I checked out this girl that made my head swirl strutting her stuff by the bay. If all goes well I’ll make my move, to see if anything that I’m her groove. Looks to me I’m out of time check back tomorrow for more petty ryhmes.
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
3:01 pm
disco I like it I like your rhyme, right in the moment and just the time.
C’mon Leggs you got it in you, no such thing as “no rhyming” in you
Ut uh ya’ll…I don’t think I can stop. Don’t tell me I’m rhyming til I quit the clock???
Celisea
November 30th, 2011
3:02 pm
Okay…for real…got a meeting at 3:00
Mike P
November 30th, 2011
3:05 pm
**oops major typos**
should have read **then you will most likely spend a great deal of your young adult life (prime child-rearing and marrying years) being too immature for an adult.**
**Conversely everyone needs the warmth, protection, and breast-milk from their mothers during infancy, as well as the love and attention from their parents throughout the childhood years.**
Leggs
November 30th, 2011
3:07 pm
@Celisea ~ where did disco rhyme (lol)????
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
3:07 pm
Leggs:
You got it, now flaunt it.
disco
November 30th, 2011
3:09 pm
leggs – I know I’m no lyrical superstar or nothing but dang….. can I get credit for trying?
Lord Velonese
November 30th, 2011
3:10 pm
I’m not whining stating the facts.
Blackfoote: The Real Blackfoote
November 30th, 2011
3:10 pm
disco:
You got too, go ahead and flaunt it.
Leggs
November 30th, 2011
3:12 pm
Nevamind, I see her first sentence.
Lil ole me, biting my nails
Waiting for this ship to sail
Out of the corner of my eye
I spot this apple pie
I rush to eat it whole
Now I’m sitting in the corner swoll….
I’m so stuffed that’s all that’s on my mind.
Into the Light
November 30th, 2011
3:14 pm
LOL@Randy. I love mariachi bands. We were in Ensenda once, and the bandleader came over and asked if we’d like a song. All I could think of was “La Cucaracha”….I’m sure he was thinking “Gee, thanks, stupid gringo lady….no one EVER asks for that!”
Leggs
November 30th, 2011
3:15 pm
Re-reading that made me laugh…