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28.02.2011, 11:39
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: |  | | | Well if a man if afraid of a woman's success (we are not talking driven in the sense described by DB above, which is very different) then what does that say about him?
| | | | | | Quote: | |  | | | So success of a woman is more scary than her intelligence.... | | | | | It takes a certain special breed of man to keep up with women who are the highly intelligent and succesful types.
Some narrow minded people will think that he is a wimp, henpecked etc etc but in my eyes, such men are the rarest of gems and a refreshing change from all those big egos out there today. Not only do they appreciate you being intelligent, and sometimes more successful than he is, he will encourage you to pursue your dreams even further, and even brag about your success to friends and family. Having said that, in order to make the partnership work fully, the said woman needs to respect the man and not let success go to her head and behave like an outright biatch.
Once these two souls find each other amidst the big sea of egos out there, its a powerful combination. To such men out there, I salute you!
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28.02.2011, 12:34
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | To such men out there, I salute you!  | | | | | Why thank you. | 
28.02.2011, 12:55
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | It takes a certain special breed of man to keep up with women who are the highly intelligent and succesful types.
Some narrow minded people will think that he is a wimp, henpecked etc etc but in my eyes, such men are the rarest of gems and a refreshing change from all those big egos out there today. Not only do they appreciate you being intelligent, and sometimes more successful than he is, he will encourage you to pursue your dreams even further, and even brag about your success to friends and family. Having said that, in order to make the partnership work fully, the said woman needs to respect the man and not let success go to her head and behave like an outright biatch.
Once these two souls find each other amidst the big sea of egos out there, its a powerful combination. To such men out there, I salute you!  | | | | | Absolutely. Agreed too with MathNut that intelligence is not at all about IQ tests or even official qualifications, PhDs, etc - it is about sharing ideas, thoughts, on a 'par' but with all our differences, somehow. I find money/power/possessions, etc. driven people very unpleasant - but I fail to see why this is more unpleasant in women than in men, for instance.
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28.02.2011, 15:12
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The truth of the matter is that women are much more intelligent in some matters, and men in others. Generally, women tend to be more emotionally intelligent, while men are more technically intelligent. Of course, exceptions apply. But admitting that the woman is more intelligent in some area shows that there is room in the relationship for the woman to be herself. Dudes, this is really when women are at their sexiest.
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28.02.2011, 15:16
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: |  | | | - but I fail to see why this is more unpleasant in women than in men, for instance. | | | | | Perhaps for the same reason I could not settle for a less intelligent, non-ambitious man. Well, ambition has nothing to do with possessions or power here. | 
28.02.2011, 15:41
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | The truth of the matter is that women are much more intelligent in some matters, and men in others. Generally, women tend to be more emotionally intelligent, while men are more technically intelligent. Of course, exceptions apply. But admitting that the woman is more intelligent in some area shows that there is room in the relationship for the woman to be herself. Dudes, this is really when women are at their sexiest. | | | | | An ex-BF could do with reading this. Very intelligent, ambitious and driven man with a great sense of humour and other really nice qualities. All good. But, would never admit when wrong or that I was more knowledgeable on some things than him. Not a chance. Result = BIG FAIL.
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28.02.2011, 15:54
| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | An ex-BF could do with reading this. Very intelligent, ambitious and driven man with a great sense of humour and other really nice qualities. All good. But, would never admit when wrong or that I was more knowledgeable on some things than him. Not a chance. Result = BIG FAIL. | | | | | I imagine that is more frustrating than feeling ignored. It probably is not much different from feeling ignored.
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28.02.2011, 16:05
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | An ex-BF could do with reading this. Very intelligent, ambitious and driven man with a great sense of humour and other really nice qualities. All good. But, would never admit when wrong or that I was more knowledgeable on some things than him. Not a chance. Result = BIG FAIL. | | | | |
I once heard a great line on this topic of arugments and dissagreements: The best match is when you love somebody enough to sacrifice your own ego. Anyone else is just self-centered and pathetic.
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28.02.2011, 16:11
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- I know this adonis, date him, and he will give you the answer to your desperate question -
Im young (very) and been in Switzerland nearly 3 years... Still single  But not looking so makes it easier  hehehehe
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28.02.2011, 16:15
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | I once heard a great line on this topic of arugments and dissagreements: The best match is when you love somebody enough to sacrifice your own ego. Anyone else is just self-centered and pathetic. | | | | | Awesome! Thanks. Reading this and other recent really helpful posts on this thread is helping me put full and proper closure on that relationship. | 
28.02.2011, 16:26
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Awesome! Thanks. Reading this and other recent really helpful posts on this thread is helping me put full and proper closure on that relationship.  | | | | |
Glad I can help---but don't forget, it works both ways.
I had a fabulous relationship for well over a decade, and we had a ton of fights and arguements (two very different peoples, very strong opinions and extremely intelligent --at least I've been told so). All the arguements which could have been stalemates ended up with one of us backing down and realizing one difference of opinions has no relevance on 10 years of togetherness. As long as we took turned backing down, things were great!
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28.02.2011, 17:07
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Forget dating, even the state relationships and marriages are in dire state in Switzerland and elsewhere. Just as of late I've heard about enough breakups and came across so many single girls who actually are looking for a relationship. And these are really pretty and nice girls I am talking about. I could not see any reason why they were single and they would even bend over backwards for the right guy!
One girl said "This situation will have to change" as in like a Social revolution or something as it cannot carry on. I would'nt be surprised as its getting to seriously unhealthy levels. Men need to Man up and take responsibility and get sensible. Some if nto most, men have just turned into aholes who just want to score with a girl and brag about it afterwards with friends.
Also, in my observation, most relationshiips are just about surviving and girls are not quite happy perfectly, they just dont have a better choice. For them it boils down to either having a relationship/marriage or not.
As for dating, Swiss girls are not unapproachable or difficult, on the contrary I think they are quite faithful. Hence they want to see the guy actually put in some effort to approach them, rather than looking for a easy quickie.
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28.02.2011, 17:20
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Men need to Man up and take responsibility and get sensible. Some if nto most, men have just turned into aholes who just want to score with a girl and brag about it afterwards with friends. | | | | | I assume, since you're a man, this applies to you too?
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28.02.2011, 17:26
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | I assume, since you're a man, this applies to you too? | | | | | Not really, with my smooth and wicked Charms, I can get away with it 
But why did you groan me? What did I say wrong? I mean the post without involving my personality as you can never know?!
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28.02.2011, 17:31
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Forget dating... | | | | | And a viable alternative for the advancement of mankind would be? ... | Quote: | |  | | | ...Just as of late I've heard about enough breakups and came across so many single girls who actually are looking for a relationship. ... | | | | | There are just as many nice, decent guys out there looking as well.
Often, I think it's about managing expectations on both sides. Some simply set their sights too high (all the while forgetting where they themself may be lacking) and if, for example, one box ain't checked on their mega-list of sought after attributes for their desired "Mr" or "Ms" Right then it just ain't happening. Result = No dates or relationships that don't last long IMHO.
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28.02.2011, 17:31
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | One girl said "This situation will have to change" as in like a Social revolution or something as it cannot carry on. I would'nt be surprised as its getting to seriously unhealthy levels. Men need to Man up and take responsibility and get sensible. Some if nto most, men have just turned into aholes who just want to score with a girl and brag about it afterwards with friends. | | | | | Spengler’s Universal Law of Gender Parity:
"In every corner of the world and in every epoch of history, the men and women of every culture deserve each other."
In other words, if you want a better man, be a better woman. And visa versa.
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28.02.2011, 17:37
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | But why did you groan me? What did I say wrong? I mean the post without involving my personality as you can never know?! | | | | | Your stereotypic attitude is a bit | 
28.02.2011, 17:38
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | In other words, if you want a better man, be a better woman. And visa versa. | | | | | Very true. If I took the time to actually define every detail of what I would want in a perfect women (if I could choose), I find a description of a women who would want nothing to do with me  . Yeah, I'm quite the Catch (22).
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28.02.2011, 17:44
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | And a viable alternative for the advancement of mankind would be? ... | | | | | I meant dating is just the beginnign and a small step in comparision with having a lasting relationship. People who are inept at finding a date are usually inept at having a relationship too, I would say. | Quote: | |  | | | There are just as many nice, decent guys out there looking as well.
Often, I think it's about managing expectations on both sides. Some simply set their sights too high (all the while forgetting where they themself may be lacking) and if, for example, one box ain't checked on their mega-list of sought after attributes for their desired "Mr" or "Ms" Right then it just ain't happening. Result = No dates or relationships that don't last long IMHO. | | | | | Decent, nice guys with unrealistic tick boxes or have set their sights too high, which is stopping them from having a relationship, does not sound much decent or sensible to me.
You dont have to be decent and nice to have a relationship. Being a model citizen is sometimes different from being a model partner in a relationship. Women are driven by feelings and they can even fall in love with a conman! | Quote: | |  | | | Spengler’s Universal Law of Gender Parity:
"In every corner of the world and in every epoch of history, the men and women of every culture deserve each other."
In other words, if you want a better man, be a better woman. And visa versa. | | | | | You could be right but call me old fashioned, as I would still say it has more to do with Men taking responsibility or maybe I know too little.
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28.02.2011, 17:46
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| | Re: Why is it so hard to find a date in Zurich?! (hope my friends wont kill me) | Quote: | |  | | | Your stereotypic attitude is a bit  | | | | | Whatever that means, but I was only saying what I had heard from other girls.
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