Agreed. College education should never be confused with intelligence; one doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the other.
Personally, I think they can. Then again, this is coming from the deaf chick... no matter if I'm with someone from the same class, or even has the same job as me, there'll still be differences I think being so different adds to the "fun" really. Two different life experiences, that shaped them into who they are, different types of insights. While you might say... have to explain politics to the partner, the partner could teach you other things as well. As an example, you could know politics at the governmental level and have opinions on that while a truck driver sees the different areas and can talk about what they've seen on their travels. One is talking from experience and what they've seen, the other is just talking of what they know. Or, you spend a lot of money taking the car to the shop because you're not sure of what's wrong with it. The truck driver guy? Probably a better chance of going, "oh, it's not steering as 'strongly' now? you need steering fluid" or, "don't go to the shop for an oil change, I'll show you how it's done". Then you learn from that too. I guess I'm just saying that it doesn't mean the person with the white collar job is always going to be the teacher and the person with the blue collar job is stupid Both have things to offer, if you take the time to look for it. I suppose I see it this way because in a sense I have more respect for those working blue collar jobs than those working white collar jobs (even though both are important and necessary).
I met up with the guy tonight to give it another shot. I found out he's selling prescription pills on the side. I fucking knew something was off. THREAD CLOSED.
Enough of the insults fam. Enough of the negativity. Its not even like dude said anything to you. Btw consider yourself neg repped. Mine hurt ALOT
My point was more that blue collar not being up to par for me was the perception that people used to articulate why we didnt get along. I think thats where the Idea of dating beneath you comes in, but it is not the case. I dont think I was better than that guy, just different. But, people describe it that way for some reason. I didn't share with you all the entire conversation, and kept it basic for the post, so you don't know any more than what I've told you, and don't know the whole story. I will tell you that in my experience around here...again...AROUND HERE, that if you arent college educated, there's a high likelihood that you also hunt, drive a pickup truck, wear camouflage as a regular part of your wardrobe, and the last thing you read on your own was the Mitt Romney sign you placed in the front yard. Oh, and it's probable you use the word "gay" to say something is negative, use racial slurs, and think NASCAR is the sport of kings. That's not my thing. Most people around here who know me know that. It's not the case everywhere, I just happen to live in a hick town. Does it mean that every guy in every city or town in this country is a hick because he hunts, or does any off those things? Nope. It just means that here, in my little corner of the world, that's the overwhelming possibility. I don't give a flying shit how much a guy makes or what his job actually is as long as he can pay his own bills and is happy with himself. But, I have standards for the quality of person when it comes to how we get along.
guess a thread like this was coming guys around here complain about fat or generally unattractive women, and the women start writing about broke ass, uneducated guys that aren't on their level universe balancing itself out
Never understood why you cant use gay to describe something bad. The word meant happy first but then the definition was changed so why cant it be changed again?
*tosses 2 pennies on the table* Reading your initial post, I don't think the lie bothered you as much as you lead on. I think it was the total package that frustrated you. In your eyes (based on what I'm deducing) strike 1, he's a truck driver. Strike 2, he doesn't live by his own means but is crashing on someone couch. Strike 3, you don't feel he educated enough to be your dude. But the walk, to stay in baseball, is the interesting one to me: before all this, he was a great candidate and that didn't stop you from making time for him or even being intimate with him. You need to assess what it is in yourself that makes you feel you DESERVE Wall Street when you're Not there yourself. And why someone who isn't Wall Street isn't good enough.
I know. Me too. I just think too many times that what she says is fair and intelligent and can't give her the rep to match. I feel the same. Too many people are acting like love and marriage is building a business empire. The thing that makes it last isn't their station in life or their bank account.
I think that is the point..you need to know yourself, to understand what you need and what you search. I don't have a problem to see a rich guy and a beautiful young woman, as long as they fulfill both their wishes. She wants to be rich, he wants to have a trophy, both are emotional immature. I think in that case they solved their problem, they are both happy, she goes shopping, he shows off with her If someone is deeper in his/ her feelings then of course this person must look for someone with heart, desire and time. Money, carreer of the partner isn't that important,the person can do all that him/herself.
For the same reason you can't use a lot of words that used to mean something else. The word "cunt" for instance, is technically an old Sankrit word that means "queen". Go ahead and call the next woman you see a cunt, and see how that works out for you. And then see if she'll let you stick around long enough to explain the etymology. See my point?
LOL!! Yep. A friend of mine was a linguistics person and wrote an entire paper on it. I wish I had the patience for linguistics, because it's a really interesting study. But yes, DK, if you do it, please share the video with the class. lol
I hear what youre saying but to often people ignore context in favor of being offended. Its like some people look for reasons to be pissed. Like I dont sit around policing people who use the n word in a song because I understand the way theyre saying it isnt the way it was meant in the 50s. We have become far too sensitive.
