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| Do you believe men are happier than women? |
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28% |
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23% |
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| Maybe |
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4% |
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0% |
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| Not at all |
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4% |
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| I've no idea really |
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| I couldn't give a rat's arse |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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 Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:38 am Post subject: Men are happier than women - true? |
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Happy chaps
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| Despite greater equality, women are less content - while men are happier. So does 'having it all' for women just mean 'having to do it all'? |
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| In the 1970s, some 40% of women and 30% of men described themselves as "very happy". Now, it's roughly the same percentage - 30% - for men and women, and slightly more women than men describe themselves as "not too happy". Since 1976, the number of male high-school seniors describing themselves as "very satisfied with their lives" has increased from 16% to 25%, while for females its has remained stuck at 22%. |
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| But the big question thrown up by all this research is why women should have become less happy while opportunities for women are proliferating and they are achieving equal status to men. Happiness is, of course, about the gap between aspirations and reality, and the aspirations of women may be increasing faster than the reality. Indeed, the aspirations may be becoming almost unsupportable. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:47 am Post subject: |
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Well, they say "ignorance is bliss"
couldn't resist, sorry |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:56 am Post subject: |
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I haven't voted yet but am leaning toward, "not at all." If the word "content" were used rather than "happy," I might lean towards "probably" as I don't think "content" and "happy" are the same. Also, I don't agree with the statement: "happiness is, of course, about the gap between aspirations and reality." I don't see hapiness that way.
I found this part of the article to be kinda funny:
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| But the most surprising finding was that men found spending time with parents unpleasant only 7% of the time compared with 27% of the time for women. A likely explanation is that men are sat on the sofa with their fathers drinking beer and watching a football match, whereas women are in the kitchen talking with their mothers about the deficiencies of their husbands and children and the plethora of family problems. |
Yes, a likely explanation.  |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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This is clear evidence that barefoot, pregnant, and making her man a delicious meal in the kitchen is vital for a woman's happiness.
The flip-side (and there always is one) is that she has to be a *beep* in the bedroom.
We have come full circle. |
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karma police
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: all roads lead to where you are...
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:31 am Post subject: |
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i'd rather be a man because men don't crawl like you do...  |
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karma police
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: all roads lead to where you are...
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:34 am Post subject: |
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hey! bird! where's the poll option for: all women dig your handsome ass anyhoot, karma police...?  |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:39 am Post subject: |
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Well it is well known women are much more likely to suffer from depression.
I guess that is a factor.
A good question may be: Are beautiful women less happy than hot guys? |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:21 am Post subject: |
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| karma police wrote: |
| hey! bird! where's the poll option for: all women dig your handsome ass anyhoot, karma police...? |
It's done, sweetie pie! You got a whole poll to yourself! 
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=100652 |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Men are just better than women. |
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LateBloomer
Joined: 06 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Peppermint said it best. So, for the guys who didn't get it the first time.....Men are happier because ignorance is bliss. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought male suicide rates were higher? Maybe women are unhappier but less likely to do themselves in. |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| LateBloomer wrote: |
| Peppermint said it best. So, for the guys who didn't get it the first time.....Men are happier because ignorance is bliss. |
everyone got it the first time. thanks. |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| I was joking, and I'm not really thrilled that Late Bloomer decided to make me sound as bitter and angry as he or she is |
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karma police
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
Location: all roads lead to where you are...
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:47 am Post subject: |
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| i'd rather be a man because men don't bleed like you so... |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:23 am Post subject: |
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I think men are happier. We seem to derive our happiness from other sources. I guess this is the best example. Its by browneyedgirl in the general forum
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I�ve already learned a fair amount of the Korean language and that�s the mainly why I wanted to go there instead of China or Japan.
I just don�t want to be lonely there. |
She wants to come to Korea. Notice what she is looking for. Women tend to seek out happiness from others. relationships etc being most important to them. They out a lot of stock into getting happiness from others. Looks become important and most of the time women arent satisfied. Men tend to be more inner oriented. I always derived pleasure and happiness from things I would do for mysef: hobbies, activities. These were things oriented towards myself, not others. |
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