generous - means that a man will never go with his into a very cheap bar just because the prices are no high there, means that he won't let her go with heavy bags but will give her money for the taxi. means that she doesn't have to beg him for giving money to buy some women's things...and so on. Meaning that she doesn't have to be a begger when living with him. Of course some girls may have another understanding of this word.
Wess, when cheating a man can get some illness, or become an object of blackmailing and so on, this is what is harmful. And dish breaking is not, it is possible to buy other dishes:)
Oh! I am not familar with the scandal, the black mail or the dish breaking what has always kept me from cheating is not wanting to cause those feeling I had felt when a woman disrespected me!
Why the trust is lost??? Just because of for example 1 case of cheating??? Then there was no trust at all!!!
Of course if cheating is a constant thing, then there is no relationship at all!!!
Well if they cheat once they will cheat again, this person does not have the value structure of some one trustworthy, now the question is will you catch them the next time.
I hate this opinion that if a person does something once he will do that again...brrr...remainds me a prisoner...
I don't know if my past boyfriends cheated on me, I don't care, what I care is that my current boyfriend doesn't cheat on me:)
it is called human nature, people that tell lies, continuw to lie, those that cheat continuw to cheat, drunks continuw to drink, we can keep our heads in the sand and enable them, this is our choice. I hope no one ever cheats on you. Opinions are one thing The pathological nature is something real. Of course you know the sayings, can't change the lepords spots, can't teach old dogs new tricks right.
True some people can change not many though. what I said is trust, if you have a boyfriend that cheats on you, you will not trust him for along time and it will take longer to forget like a couple of life times.
Ptichka,
Re.: 'generous':
Your examples are very interesting indeed!
If I give my wife some of 'OUR' money, 'WE' will have less money.
(it would of course be slightly different for a girl friend/fiancee, because 'we' wouldn't have 'shared money'!)
Obviously, the next question(s) would be about "Money Management" as seen from the perspective of girls from the FSU. (Is it 'OUR' money or is it 'HIS' money?)(Is it his responsibility to manage money, or is it a shared responsibility?).
-As to going into a very cheap bar: Why go into a bar at all if money is scarce?
Sancho do you mean that in case if it "OUR" money the wife can't have the money to buy her something she needs, like for personal hygiene, or you will go and buy her things like tampons???:)
Well you see I have a different view, actually it is different from others, I think that there should be some sum of common money, but at the same time both the husband and a wife should have personal money for personal needs. I'm sorry, no matter how hard I try I can't imagine tampons being a common need:))))
No, tampon is not a common need, but a common ware (you can buy it in every market). Your friend (him, yes!) can buy it/them for you when you don't feel to go out.
I think everyone needs some private/personal money to buy small things like a drink with friends or presents etc, but for more important or expensive things there should be both involved...
dreamfinder I can hardly imagine my boyfriend buying tampons for me:)) I would pay to watch such a situation:) Just kidding of course:)
Well I'm not sure this will work for everybody, but we solved the problem of the money this way: we both work, and we are get paied, from ths money we both buy food and things we need for the flat (we do this not on the schedule, but just spontaneously, we communicate on ICQ, and we decide what to buy and who will do that), and the rest of the money we spend the way we want. Mostly together, but also with our friends. If any of us needs money, another will help him with the money. And that's all:)
Ptichka,
You misunderstood me.
If ALL the money is OUR money, I cannot 'give' 'her' anything, because we BOTH take away from the same 'pile' of money.
I'm sure you, Ptichka, have it all worked out wonderfully.
I'm trying to understand what women mean when they use the term 'generous' in a Profile.
And I hope it does not mean that the man should give her a diamond ring instead of paying the mortgage...
And I also hope that it does not mean that 'she' does not want to hear about the financial situation (e.g. that she cannot have a diamond ring, because there is not money enough for both the mortgage and a diamond ring.)
Ptichka, in a way you are rich, because you and your boyfriend have money for what you need plus some money you can spend the way you want.
"...and the rest of the money we spend the way we want...."
Oops, afterthought, question I should have included in the previous post...
"The rest of the money"? -brings me (at least) to the question about 'un-foreseen events', 'rainy days', etc. and also old age (Pension/Superannuation, etc.).
'The west' has an elaborate system of constantly living on debt, but also an elaborate system of insurance, investment, etc.
How comfortable do you think a woman from the FSU would be with this system?
Reading this it's waking up another question:
We gain a lot more than "poor" russian people. But please - they (Ptichka) spend the "rest of the money" I so seldom have (lol). Thinking of Toad's thread on money I can't give him wrong, it is a question of the rest (difference between income and expences).
We here don't like living in debt. Some shops start to sell things in debt, but not many people start using this system, as it's cheaper to buy the thing at once, then to pay out in months. So for example, we don't have any debts to pay out, we don't have any insurances (you never know if they will exist tomorrow or not, if they will rob you with your money or not), investment...we don't have enough money to put them into something (and again you never know if the bank or shares you bought will still be tomorrow). So at the rest after all pays out (for rent of the flat and for electricity), we have an amount of money we can use:) And I hope this will stay the same:)
OK we try to put some money away, but we don't worry if it's not possible in this month...
I think that the main difference is that we do take money easy, they will come and they will go, and we should use them the best, and we do so:)
Ptichka, I am wondering about some of the things I read also. Does "I like to relax in nature" mean that the lady likes to camping? I sometimes can't figure out what they are trying to say. When the lady says "financially secure" what does she mean? Rich? I mean I make around $40,000 US a year would that be considered secure? Thanks for the female perspective. Zuke