Why Are There More Male Skydivers?
12-20-2008, 09:49 AM
#11
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If your experience dictates that women only care about those things and not character, you're clearly meeting the wrong women. As a woman, I know the most important attribute in a man is not money or good looks, but sense of humor. As a woman, I know that 99% of women would agree with me...
Article says risk is one of the ways in which men show off their "strength, ambition and confidence" to potential lovers. I doubt it. I'd be awash in business if it was true. Just a slow trickle at best...
12-20-2008, 09:57 AM
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I voluntered early in my navy career for all of the high-speed skills...
At first I did for a mixture of reasons: Something to prove, competetiveness, fun, and even to impress the chicks.
In the end, it came down to the fun and the thrill...the ratio dependeing on the nature of the evolution. When you hurl your body off the ramp of a transport airplane over a pitch-black LZ on a moonless night, you are absolutely NOT thinking about getting laid at that moment in time. Trust me.
At first I did for a mixture of reasons: Something to prove, competetiveness, fun, and even to impress the chicks.
In the end, it came down to the fun and the thrill...the ratio dependeing on the nature of the evolution. When you hurl your body off the ramp of a transport airplane over a pitch-black LZ on a moonless night, you are absolutely NOT thinking about getting laid at that moment in time. Trust me.
12-20-2008, 10:33 AM
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I hear that a lot, but I have a good sense of humor and it doesn't seem to do much if anything. They like money and status a lot more.
Article says risk is one of the ways in which men show off their "strength, ambition and confidence" to potential lovers. I doubt it. I'd be awash in business if it was true. Just a slow trickle at best...
Article says risk is one of the ways in which men show off their "strength, ambition and confidence" to potential lovers. I doubt it. I'd be awash in business if it was true. Just a slow trickle at best...
It seems that some guys confuse women liking ambition for women liking money. I think ambition is high on the list for most women because being a go-getter is attractive. Ambitious people in general are more respectable than someone who has no goal or purpose in life. It's simply one of those qualities that make a man more manly, and it's sexy. NOT because an ambitious man might make money and we intend to leech off him for the rest of our lives.
Like I said, if you think all or most women like status and money a lot more, I think you are meeting the wrong women, and looking at the wrong places to meet them. You should know, there are certainly plenty of women who are dating/married to regional pilots knowing how tough (and monetarily un-rewarding) this career is. A lot of fellow regional guys I know are married to women who make a lot more than they do... at the same time these women are very supportive of their husbands and their crappy lifestyles. Maybe you can find one of these women as well?
12-20-2008, 10:37 AM
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You know, it'd be nice to marry a wealthy partner and not work... or work, but not HAVE to work. WHO WOULDN'T?!!!! Given the choice, wouldn't you like to do this regional thing for fun and not have to worry about the bills? None of us would turn down money. And if you say would turn it down, then you are just too proud to admit it. 
If your experience dictates that women only care about those things and not character, you're clearly meeting the wrong women. As a woman, I know the most important attribute in a man is not money or good looks, but sense of humor. As a woman, I know that 99% of women would agree with me. That 1% of gold-diggers are out there for sure, but then again, there are rich men that do scoop these women up... so to each their own.
I would have to think that there are more male skydivers simply because men participate more in risk-taking behavior. Just a biological difference between the two sexes. I'm not sure how this would be sexually appealing though, as the article suggests. I agree with jungle, it's more of a warning than not. While I would want an active, somewhat adventrous partner, I wouldn't want someone who takes unnecessary risks. I don't think that is a quality most women look for, at least not in a long-term partner.
If your experience dictates that women only care about those things and not character, you're clearly meeting the wrong women. As a woman, I know the most important attribute in a man is not money or good looks, but sense of humor. As a woman, I know that 99% of women would agree with me. That 1% of gold-diggers are out there for sure, but then again, there are rich men that do scoop these women up... so to each their own.
I would have to think that there are more male skydivers simply because men participate more in risk-taking behavior. Just a biological difference between the two sexes. I'm not sure how this would be sexually appealing though, as the article suggests. I agree with jungle, it's more of a warning than not. While I would want an active, somewhat adventrous partner, I wouldn't want someone who takes unnecessary risks. I don't think that is a quality most women look for, at least not in a long-term partner.
In the end, it came down to the fun and the thrill...the ratio dependeing on the nature of the evolution. When you hurl your body off the ramp of a transport airplane over a pitch-black LZ on a moonless night, you are absolutely NOT thinking about getting laid at that moment in time. Trust me.
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Last edited by jungle; 12-20-2008 at 11:10 AM.
12-20-2008, 10:59 AM
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I'm not trying to be Dr. Love or anything... but I wasn't implying that sense of humor is the be all to getting women. That's an essential quality, but not the only. Of course, being funny isn't going to be as effective if you have a host of undesirable characteristics as well, like being overweight, having bad hygiene and no chivalry. (Not saying YOU are any of these things.)
It seems that some guys confuse women liking ambition for women liking money. I think ambition is high on the list for most women because being a go-getter is attractive. Ambitious people in general are more respectable than someone who has no goal or purpose in life. It's simply one of those qualities that make a man more manly, and it's sexy. NOT because an ambitious man might make money and we intend to leech off him for the rest of our lives.
Like I said, if you think all or most women like status and money a lot more, I think you are meeting the wrong women, and looking at the wrong places to meet them. You should know, there are certainly plenty of women who are dating/married to regional pilots knowing how tough (and monetarily un-rewarding) this career is. A lot of fellow regional guys I know are married to women who make a lot more than they do... at the same time these women are very supportive of their husbands and their crappy lifestyles. Maybe you can find one of these women as well?
It seems that some guys confuse women liking ambition for women liking money. I think ambition is high on the list for most women because being a go-getter is attractive. Ambitious people in general are more respectable than someone who has no goal or purpose in life. It's simply one of those qualities that make a man more manly, and it's sexy. NOT because an ambitious man might make money and we intend to leech off him for the rest of our lives.
Like I said, if you think all or most women like status and money a lot more, I think you are meeting the wrong women, and looking at the wrong places to meet them. You should know, there are certainly plenty of women who are dating/married to regional pilots knowing how tough (and monetarily un-rewarding) this career is. A lot of fellow regional guys I know are married to women who make a lot more than they do... at the same time these women are very supportive of their husbands and their crappy lifestyles. Maybe you can find one of these women as well?
...but one of the best things in life is to have a supportive wife of the great adventure not just in word, but also in sacrifice when the rubber meets the road.
12-20-2008, 11:03 AM
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As Jungle says, it's nice to have an articulate woman around here and my comments are not aimed at you personally. I would seem to need to cast a wider net in my shopping program... point well taken!
