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    Default The ladder theory -- You don't have any male FRIENDS

    Seriously...tell me this isn't true! :o

    http://www.laddertheory.com/

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    Default Re:The ladder theory -- You don't have any male FRIENDS

    Most women read this and say something like, "Well I'm not the average woman because..blah...blah...not true...blah blah...my boyfriend/lover/husband/masseuse was poor...blah...blah."

    If you thought something like this you are very likely the average woman. If you read it and went "Hmmm..." and then you went back to doing physics, then you have a case.


    That's friggin hilarious!

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    OK. It's not always true.

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    "Science" based on stereotypes, absolutes and no apparent case studies other than "I said so, and I've heard a lot of wo/men say this statement".... brought to you by Stupidness.com!

    *yawn*
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lilith link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg84602#msg84602 date=1079381102
    "Science" based on stereotypes, absolutes and no apparent case studies other than "I said so, and I've heard a lot of wo/men say this statement".... brought to you by Stupidness.com!

    *yawn*
    you get an F for humor


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    This is bollocks.
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    dream of curves and convergence
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    I'd have to partially agree... there are always exceptions, but over all, everyone has got their own opinion.
    If you don't like me for who I am, it doesn't matter, because I do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Malibu link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg84614#msg84614 date=1079383511
    This is bollocks.
    hehe....i'm just pretending to hear you say "bollocks" in an english accent...love it!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Malibu link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg84614#msg84614 date=1079383511
    This is bollocks.

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    Actually, this is a very accurate theory. A good supportive book is Dave Berry's Guide to Guys which will have you rolling on the floor.

    The only area he has not addressed is the area which describes those guys who are either wealthy, or bad, "on the right ladder" but have hit the multiple orgasm demanding partner. (See thread elsewhere in this section.) This situation will cause you (the man) to want to leap to the friends ladder. Because of course the underlying nature of men is to "not have to work hard"! And, having performance expectations of hitting multiples should only be applied in a game of sports in front of a crowd. i.e. home runs, touchdowns, interceptions and goals.

    Basically, once you hit 45+, if is better to make the leap back to the friends ladder because it is a lot less work physically and we have a genetic predisposition to want to be a grandfather and watch TV.

    This is of course before Viagra. Now men have a real conflict between ability, desire, and of course experience (I have had sex 5000 times during my life and I am now tired)! reality..... also do you wear boxers or jockeys or depends with a continuous erection.

    Anyway, a great theory. Thank you for sharing it.

    LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Intellex link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg84591#msg84591 date=1079380109
    Seriously...tell me this isn't true! :o

    http://www.laddertheory.com/

    Damn straight it's true! Go to any college campus and watch the laboratory in progress.
    It's all mind over matter. If I don't mind, it doesn't matter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lilith link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg84602#msg84602 date=1079381102
    "Science" based on stereotypes, absolutes and no apparent case studies other than "I said so, and I've heard a lot of wo/men say this statement".... brought to you by Stupidness.com!

    *yawn*
    Actually as sophomoric and juvenile as this is actually written, the basic premises by it have been studied and are currently being hotly debated in the field of evolutionary psychology.

    For those who enjoy reading I HIGHLY suggest you read the evolution of desire by David M. Buss. It goes through and analyzes male female wants and desires on an evolutionary level, and at a base level they are pretty similar to a lo f the theories being espoused here. At it's most basic level it is that guy wish to have several sexual partners due to natural selection, while women choose instead to choose fewer due to different resource needs. One example is that women don't mind slight acts of sexual promiscuity by their mates, as long as these are not deep emotional connections, where conversely men do not mind these emotional connections but it is the slight sexual proclivities that enrage us. This is due to our evolutionary pressures to see our offspring live on. Women know that any baby they have is theirs and are more concerned with security and resources in raising the child, where as men tend to be more inherently jealous because that is the best way to insure that the offspring you are providing for is yours.

    This is not cut and dry and I am a little drunk writing this so I'll reserve the right to edit, but this book is REALLY interesting and worth a read IMO. Especially with what you do it might teach you a few strategies to increase your profits as well. I know tat I think that reading this book made me understand both men and women a little better.
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    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...039847-8155167


    aparently it is only going for 5 bucks on ebay, so I'd strongly recommend picking up a copy.
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    Editorial Reviews
    From Publishers Weekly
    In the pursuit of a mate, women prefer men who possess money, resources, power and high social status, while men tend to seek attractive, youthful women who will remain sexually faithful. This finding emerged from a global survey by Buss and colleagues of 10,047 persons in 37 cultures, from Australia to Zambia. Women and men are often at cross-purposes in mate selection, sexual relations and affairs. In a provocative study, Buss, a University of Michigan psychology professor, attributes these differences to ingrained psychological mechanisms which he argues are universal across cultures and rooted in each gender's adaptive responses over millennia of human evolution. One area, however, where Buss finds common ground between men and women is in their ruthless use of deception, sexual display and denigration of rivals in the pursuit of a partner.
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    and completely off topic this guy happens to be my Dad's fisrt secretary s husband as I found out one day about 4 years after I had the course.
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    Ummm...ok...I have several guy friends...who don't want a sexual relationship with me, nor I with them...why? Because, they are on a friendship list and they are GAY...what does that account for?

    It was a fun read...but, not very accurate. Nothing ever will be because everyone is different. You cannot make everything square or round...it just will never work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lexi link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg84687#msg84687 date=1079397448
    That picture of that puppy is wayyyyyyyyyyy too cute!!!!!!!
    He actually looks annoyed. LOL
    I love it. LMAO


    Glad someone has a sense of humor around here!

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    It's all genetic. Women seek men with the best genes. If that is the gene for success, health , strenght, longevity that is what they hope to pass on to their offspring. Men react to genetic signals displayed by women- big breasts, wide hips, symetry (health), youth, thin lips.
    When it comes to love, everyone is looking out for themselves. It's only if you can match your goals to the others' that it becomes a good union.
    As for friendship. Friendship should be based on common interests and beliefs. It has nothing to do with gender, race , religion, etc. I really don't think the Platonic model works.

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    I have male friends, one i can trust with my soul, he is NOT gay would probably like to sleep with me, but never asked or hinted, friends now maybe 4 years.

    That is a friendship, AND he has dated women at the hospital i work and asked for advice from me.....RARE.

    It can be done.

    Pamela

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    Ooo...Ooo...what kinda puppy is that??
    If you don't like me for who I am, it doesn't matter, because I do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IBKitty link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg84958#msg84958 date=1079469090
    Ooo...Ooo...what kinda puppy is that??
    I think it's an ewok...or a mogwai...he's pissed whatever he is!












    He's a shitzu

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    The site is a bunch of sweeping generalizations...but since 100% of my male friends have wanted to sleep with me....90% have tried...the 10% who did not try did it because they are fraidy cat bedwetters...and resented me for it..which killed the frienships....

    The guys I've stayed friends with are the ones who admit straight out that they want to screw me, and they are available anytime....then we get over it and become friends....

    Since having boyfriend of 1.9 years, I have less and less male friends...except for my internet boyfriends of course.....meow!

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    *still stuck on puppy pic* That's not your puppy???
    If you don't like me for who I am, it doesn't matter, because I do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IBKitty link=board=1;threadid=7407;start=msg85345#msg85345 date=1079550392
    *still stuck on puppy pic* That's not your puppy???
    haha...no, it's a friend's of mine. He's a shitzu

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