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Originally posted by Domesticated This is just one particular example of how culture can influence a person's actions or personality, and I'm sure there are many more.

Oh, wait, culture may influence... but you're on a slippery slope when you claim "women from that country/region" are (all) like that. Some Asian girls may be subservient, but that's nothing but a rule of thumb: there are quite many Asian girls that are nothing like that (I hope you're counting Japan as a Western country here, because the girls I met that were both born and raised there are nothing like you'd expect).

My point is that differences within any society are as significant as the differences between societies. There are plenty of good girls along with the bitchy skanks anywhere you go.

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Originally posted by Ygrene I have nipples Greg. Can you milk me?

Can you handle THAT!

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Originally posted by Lira Oh, wait, culture may influence... but you're on a slippery slope when you claim "women from that country/region" are (all) like that. Some Asian girls may be subservient, but that's nothing but a rule of thumb: there are quite many Asian girls that are nothing like that (I hope you're counting Japan as a Western country here, because the girls I met that were both born and raised there are nothing like you'd expect).

In truth, I was thinking almost exclusively of Thailand, though I would expand that to include Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China.

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Originally posted by Lira My point is that differences within any society are as significant as the differences between societies. There are plenty of good girls along with the bitchy skanks anywhere you go.

Certainly. We can agree on that.

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Originally posted by Slylee stop rejecting love arbiter. you're going to be a lonely old man with no grandkids if you keep this up

I have no quarrel with love, it's marriage that I'm hostile to.

The way I see it, I'm a valuable commodity. It would be unethical for me to deny women the opportunity to freely compete for me on the open market.

Moreover, I have no economic incentive to do so. If I commit to an exclusive dealing arrangement, then I'm no longer on the market, and thus I do not benefit from the threat of competition. My partner's incentive to provide me with value is decreased proportionately to the marginal increase in the cost of my terminating the relationship (which is likely to be particularly high in my case, due to my financial situation). My partner assumes a reciprocal risk (though not necessarily an equivalent risk, since the cost of terminating the relationship is likely to vary between married partners). Consequently, it becomes a modified prisoner's dilemma. This kind of situation produces high transaction costs and is likely to lead to economically inefficient outcomes, which is one reason why such exclusive dealing arrangements are often (rightfully) prohibited or at least tightly regulated in other business contexts.

Additionally, even if were to I decide to change my mind later, game theory suggests I may be advantaged by postponing marriage (see, e.g., http://www.slate.com/id/2188684/). That said, my strong personal preference for preserving the opportunity to change my mind is one of the reasons I'd likely opt not to make such a commitment as marriage even if it weren't for all of the reasons discussed previously.

Finally, even if the result of my choices do eventually lead to my living a solitary life when elderly, that's something I'm quite comfortable with. I don't really get lonely in the sense that I have some abstract desire for more human contact. For me, loneliness is always tied to missing some specific individual. As a result, the risk of loneliness may actually be higher if I were to marry, since I might well experience considerable loneliness associated with that person's absence if I were to outlive them. Granted, that's a risk with any long-term relationship, marriage or no marriage. I've already been down that road, and I'm not in any particular hurry to go there again.

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Originally posted by Domesticated if something goes wrong between them they don't have to ruin their lives with a legal battle.

Actually after 3 years I believe it would be considered as a De Facto relationship and a divorce type legal battle could happen

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Originally posted by saluyamo Actually after 3 years I believe it would be considered as a De Facto relationship and a divorce type legal battle could happen

I see. Oh well, the result is the same. The point remains: why bother wasting money on a marriage?

The usual answer here is "to celebrate our relationship and cement it in the eyes of our friends and family" or "for tradition". I'd be happy if I could find a woman with enough rationality and strength to flout those notions. If I can't, then I suppose I'm paying for a marriage.

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Originally posted by lim f(x) = f(a)

Gringo girls are fucking sluts... they will put out easier than most girls, but they will cheat more than most girls.

fucking sluts.

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im interested in finding out whether eastern european women are as awesome as they are appear to be in pr0n?

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Originally posted by Light The Fuse im interested in finding out whether eastern european women are as awesome as they are appear to be in pr0n?

Most used to be but many have become Westernised which in a lot of cases is not a good thing. The word "Princess" comes to mind.

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I was born here, I grew up here, and I've lived here my whole life. I love America. However, I married a Russian girl which has been a refreshingly better alternative to the majority of American girls I've met.

By no means am I a chauvinist or have some warped sense of "women should know their place in a man's world" 1950's sort of thinking.... but there is a very noticable difference in terms of the respectfullness I am shown by my wife for being a man, and the man of the house, that American girls with their attitudes of entitlement and whiney "we have it so hard as women but we'll show you how tough we are" thinking. I don't think women here realize that for a man, respect is just as important as love. If my wife and I ever split up, or god forbid something horrible happened to her, I would probably find it very difficult to have a relationship with another American girl... lol.