Interesting!!!!! The Unhooked Generation:

Has anyone read this book?

If you haven't this is basically the run down as to why we have problems in the dating dept.

I find highly interesting and convincing. The author describes seven "Evil Influences" that plug mostly Generation X but this seems to trickle down to Generation Y -- which is my group

Here they are (I will geive brief explanations from memory):

1. The Cult of I -- we are so focus on being economically set, time passes us by and we have more then eight failed realtionships under are belts. A

2. The Multiple Choice Culture -- this section kinda brings "My Space" to the forefront and how it can be a curse. Also, the fact that people hold others up to UNREALISTIC expectations is a huge topic here

3. The Divorce Effect -- how the mistakes of the "Baby Boomers" could've messed up Gen Xers preceptions of relationships, gender roles, etc. It mainly speaks about bad marriages and the negative effect on kids

4. The Inadvertent Effects of Feminism -- this is one I paid attention too the most. She doesn't blame feminism too much but she point out the "cons". She mainly speaks about the Sexual Revolution and how Feminism should have stayed away from it.

5. The "Why Suffer" Mentality -- mainly speaks about being too picky, like "wanting to have your cake and eat it too"

6. The Celebrity Standard -- simple, trying to date people that seem unattainable. Wanting to be with the most handsome or the most beautiful.

7. The Fallout from the Marriage Delay -- how people delay marriage or long-term commitment too long. As a result, at some point when you want something more then a rump in the bed, it's hard to find BECAUSE you don't know how to get it.

Tell me what you think?

i havent read the book.AND i dont date,so i am already of the hook😉.

hey sweetie🙂

DEVIL! How the heck are ya 😄

Hi Paper FT 😄

I see both of your points and they make since to me. However ... the state of the economy is becoming worse and worse and it will take a while to get things back to the way things use to be seven years ago.

So, it may be a bit premature to believe that relationships are not as important as they were with previous generations. Actaully, I think men and women will need each other more then ever in the up and coming years.

But, I also think there will be many complications with this as well, as we head to the 'Relationship Era' that is.

We are totally in-sync CW 🙂 🙂 🙂

HELLO SB!

You are right 6 billion peopleis a lot!

i asked many of my friends why they wanted to have kids and all of them ended up telling me that it all comes down to the fear of not having anyone to care for them or come visit them when they are old and sick and dying. or they think their marriage needs kids to not fall apart which i happen to think it's the worst reason to have kids.

You are right! Having kids for the mere sake of keeping your marriage together is a HUGE mistake many make.

I want kids just because I want to be a mom someday and I wouldn't mind having little people running around that I have to run around after 😄 I want to care for children as well as caring for my husband. My husband has to want children too and he has to be equally responsible for them as well. If he doesn't want to be, then we simply can't be together ...

I enjoy caring for my parents too, but I do want them to have a few little people around to drive them crazy LOL, I thin that would fun to watch 😉