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Ask Dr. Helen: Single Men in Never-Neverland

February 7, 2008 - 1:05 am - by Helen Smith
justacitizen
2008-02-07 09:58:37

Kay,

Try not to approach your next story from the angle that men are “angry.”

It’s true that there is some indignation, but that isn’t the crux of why we are not engaging in the marriage game any longer.

The real reason has more to do with the inequality – ironicly, the very thing women in the 1960s claimed they were seeking.

Turns out, women weren’t interested in equality. They were interested in perpetual child support, alimony checks and getting the house in the divorce.

And they got it, primarily because the government finds it expensive to alter these incentives.

At some point … men wised up. They hear from their brothers what happens when you end up in divorce court.

We watch football, but we also gather in garages with beer and talk to each other about what you did to us.

Raw Deal = No Deal