TopSpruce,
You make a lot of great points. Yes, the "good old days" thing is relative. Back in the 70's, people were complaining about the lack of values. In the 70's movie "An Unmarried Woman", the women friends talking together were saying how the movie stars in the 40's were better than today.
If you were a man back then, you'd probably say that in the 40's women had much better values and personalities and were more kind, sweet and caring. And if you were in the 40's, you would hear that women from Victorian England in the 19th Century were the ideal. Etc.
It's all relative. We always think that the current times are tough, that the past was better, and that the future looks bleak. It seems to be psychological. See this article:
The past is both better and less intense than the present
Why do we look back so fondly on the past?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ult ... he-present
I agree that materialism and industrialization has changed people a lot, especially women. But the world will always be diverse. Unless it turns into some unified utopia like the Earth in Star Trek where there is no racism or poverty, all people are unified under a one world government, and everyone has access to the benefits of modern technology. Yeah right.
If you are right though that women are changing around the world, then the solution isn't just to enjoy it now while you can. Why not hurry up and find a good quality wife to settle down with, while you can? You should be trying to do that asap.
TopSpruce wrote:Yeah, the sad part is there are so few people who find religion worthwhile these days.
I paid a visit to an Orthodox cathedral today....,with 7 prople who showed up for services.
Perhaps so few came because it was a later service....but still
It was rather disheartening to see a nearly empty cathedral and few people singing.
Regarding the self improvement stuff: career, social circle, working out, dressing smart, etc....those are all prerequisites to finding a quality girl these days, any decent, attractive girl these days. It still takes a few years to find someone decent, even in latin America or eastern europe.
I spent the past 2 years searching for "paradise"... There is none that you don't make for yourself with hard work.
Not necessarily. Some guys meet their soulmate or wife early on, or at first sight. Not all guys have to wait years. They say that the right one comes when you don't expect it. Sometimes that is true. Love isn't something you can control with a formula or system. You should not generalize like that. You simply don't know.
