I was having lunch with a female friend of mine not too long ago when she began to complain about men. Her complaining brought me to a realization and a question. My entire life I've heard the women in my family say things such as 'men ain't s!@t', 'he's just a dog', etc. And outside my family, I've heard numerous complaints from women about cheating, no-child support, hours of time preparing for dates while men put in no effort, domestic abuse, etc. And it occurred to me that no matter the socioeconomic status, or culture, women all had the same complaint and got burned in relationships in the same way. So my question is why do women keep trying? It seems to me that logically the cons far outweigh any imagined pros. It just doesn't make sense. If you're going on a date and have to worry about getting abducted, what's the point? It seems much more reasonable to just be by yourself and have your female friends. I understand this is a bit extreme but overall it would ease a lot of physical and mental anguish. Again I recognize that these ideas are on the more crazy end of the spectrum but my own father was a deadbeat dad that didn't pay child support. And I can only imagine that things went more smoothly while he wasn't around. There have been studies about how you don't really need two-parent households and women can simply handle it themselves. And I've seen it done. I've asked a couple of female friends this question and they never really gave me an answer. I know I get stuck in my own head sometimes but yeah I'd appreciate an honest attempt at an answer.
Why do women bother dating men anymore?
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