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Old Mar 17, 2016, 11:56 AM
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I read Trump's history where he talks about women and being challenged that way. It was interesting to see it from "his" perspective. He talked about how challenging it was because he felt women had the upper hand and that men were the weaker when it came to sexual attraction. He talked about how women threw themselves at him and he talked about how he was giving a ride to a woman who was getting married to one of his wealthy friends who caught him off guard and began throwing herself at him and when he brought up the fact that she was about to marry his friend she replied that she did not care and did not really "love" his friend. He talked about experiencing that a lot and that this was something happening even in some very high societal circles. He talked about the seriousness of making a commitment and not really knowing if the woman was really committed or just looking for a gain that would become not only a surprise down the road, but become very expensive.

Since women have gained a lot of freedoms and themselves began to experience their own wealth and independence, they have been experiencing the same challenge.

My daughter who is your age has not found Mr. right and explained to me that because she is independent and does well, she comes across guys that want her to take care of "them" and yet others that are intimidated by her independence. Some of her friends are the bread winners in their marriages and they are challenged in their relationships because of this phenomenon. So, the challenge does happen to both men and women in trying to find the right partner that doesn't have the negative baggage. Also with the rise in women in the work place in today's world, there are a lot temptations and has led to a lot of broken marriages. The divorce rate is rather high in today's society. Our society has become more and more encouraged to open up and explore sexually and more and more narcissistic.

So it not just "you" that is challenged, this is taking place in both men and women too.
It's hard to find a true partner/soulmate now and longevity. It does take patience and time to find the right person to build a healthy relationship with. Your generation has experienced seeing their parents go through divorce at a much higher rate so your generation has a harder time believing in true longevity because they don't see it taking place as much. I noticed this with so many of my daughter's peirs. And unfortunately so many witness the pain and anger that took place when seeing their parents divorce too, and anytime that has happened, without even realizing it the brain on a very deep/subconscious level desires to avoid that kind of pain.