and maybe it won't be a problem...

my last entry (mere minutes ago) discussed the tactics of single women when pursuing a man. well, it appears i should not pursue a man. great! that's all i needed to hear.

michael noer of forbes recently published the article, "don't marry a career woman." it caused quite a stir and was countered by another forbes writer. both articles can be found at here.

the problem is that i tend to agree with noer on several of his statements. while i find that many career-oriented women are goal-driven, ambitious, and educated, i also find that not many of them are willing to settle for domestic bliss in place of their careers. nothing against those aiming for domestic bliss, minivan and two toddlers included. but, i won't argue that it may be more difficult to obtain that bliss with two careers in a family.

however, noer should have written, don't marry a career woman if you want a career yourself. that would get rid of his obvious double standard in the article. if, as he says, there can really only be one career per family/couple, then why not let it be the woman's? of course, also as he stated, women often aren't happy if they earn more than their spouse, nor is the spouse happy with that situation.

so, i will rely on society's double standard to show that possibly marriage is an antiquated establishment that i don't feel the need to enter into again.