For example: women generally search for status and financial comfort before they open themselves up for the possibility of love. Why do you think one of the first questions most of us ask you is what you do for a living? We are determining if you are worthy of allowing us to consider you for the possibility of love.

Many men don’t realize that their income is mainly what keeps their “sacred bond” together. Sacred my tush.

Sorry ladies, but I feel as if most of us are living in denial. We say one thing and do another. We are ruthless, financial exploiters of the opposite sex. Men are completely in the right to call us gold diggers.

Ah, but then you are a man. Jane Austen, in Persuasion, famously hade her heroine Anne Elliot maintain that women’s love for men is less conditional and lasts longer than that of men’s.

As for mother-in-laws, in the interests of domestic peace I try to adopt my mother-in-law’s side against my husband in most disputes. It seems to work.

Between this and your pieces a few days ago on Unwed Moms and Unsexy Men, I suggest you get a makeover. Your personal experience is clouding your judgement of men, women, family and sex.

Are these posts for real or is this some experiment on how otherwise intelligent people will respond to drivel.

My frustration is mostly that the authors seemed to have stopped replying on the comments when they’ve said something wrong or highly contentious, seemingly except when it’s easy for them to refute (i.e. “you’ve misunderstood my point”) or when the comments come from fellow academics. I think this is a by-product of the sites popularity though.