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To: Riskmgmt who wrote (33992)4/27/2008 7:41:57 PM
From: TobagoJack  Respond to of 217714
 
<<you are stirring the pot trying to "spice" up the thread for those who miss Zim and MQ?>>

... you must PM such thinking, else we alert the counterparty :0)

Chugs, TJ



To: Riskmgmt who wrote (33992)4/27/2008 9:08:27 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217714
 
my wife had founded and still is on the board of the "Women in Media Club" in HK, and the girls and ladies of that organization includes on and off screen executives of traditional and new media, including the global organizations asia / hong kong office, of all colours, nationalities, creed, faith, etc etc, ages between 21+ to 50 something

some single guy friends occasionally ask to be setup, but the single girls of the club tend to be hooked up already, because they are quality

a family officer of one of the wealthiest clans in hk just e-mailed my wife, specifying what he is hoping to settle down with, and here are some phrases:

quote

Smart, but not bossy
Gentle demeanor but strong character
Presentable but not fussy [edit: the guy is asking for the impossible, according to wife]
Can cook a plus

unquote

... I am guessing that lines out the typical american girls in the club ;0) if i were of the same ungenerous, un-learned, and uncooth disposition as cb ilaine, but since i am not, i will not make such a guess

what do you think?

otoh, club member kristie lou stout of cnn youtube.com , an american girl, stanford graduate, of strong german and gentle chinese extraction, certainly of traditional values and new character, is assuredly of all of the above spec-ed factors, but, alas, is already married to malaysian chinese lawyer here in freedom hong kong and who is published, learned, presumably is not ungenerous and quite diligent, unlike what cb ilaine was referencing, i guess.

chugs, tj

p.s. i suspect cb ilaine hangs with the wrong crowds, whatever their obvious colour, alleged faith, apparent learning, supposed economics, and banal values - some characteristics are in fact priceless and so not for purchase

i am guessing she ought to try improving her associations if at all able, situation and circumstances allowing, and assuming that she is cognizant of the shortcomings of current associations, which in the main, i suppose, are divorcing couples, broken faith, bad characters, bankrupts, deadbeats, whatnots, etc

but i am not presumptuous enough to offer her advice based on no particularly claimed knowledge



To: Riskmgmt who wrote (33992)4/27/2008 10:08:17 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 217714
 
Is it the man's duty to provide for his wife? Certainly not.

However, if your culture is advanced enough that women have jobs that pay them enough money to support themselves, and the legal system gives them the right to custody of their children, and the legal system gives them the right to child support, then divorces will happen.

Are women better off shackled to a bad man in a bad marriage? I think not, and empirical evidence says I am right. Women vote with their feet.

In this country, they vote en masse. By far more women file for divorce than men.

Anyway I am married to an American man for almost 28 years, and I think American men make the world's best husbands. I pity my sisters around the world, they don't know what they're missing.

Any man can treat his woman right, but so few of them realize it's important. They treat women like servants, they treat women like cattle, they treat women like objects.

Sad, really. And don't even get me started on how they treat their children.