Very Very Sad

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061015/ts_alt_afp/afplifestyleussociety

Don't get me wrong, i really don't care about this happening in america... who cares... we're in saudi... but if you open your eyes just a little bit, you'd see that the same thing is happening in saudi. Why is this happening? well, everyone has a theory about this issue. my theory is that people don't want to work hard at all to make a relationship work anymore! Well, if you think about it, they never did (i'm talking about the majority of the population, not the very few who make it work no matter what). If you notice, a couple of generations back, if the man doesn't like something, yelling, screaming, beating, and insulting is the way to make everyone quiet and listen to you. BUT women and children couldn't take it anymore and decided not to stand for it. don't get me wrong here, too. these are half of the cases. the other half are the woman turning into a nagging tramp that only cares about spending late nights with her friends and draining her husbands bank account while doing nothing at home... no taking care of the kids (there's the maid for that), no cooking (again, there's a maid for that), no cleaning (guess who does that)... bil 3arabi she doesn't do a damn thing. Her husband only takes it because he's a patient individual (in saudi, we don't call it patience... we call it weakness of character "9'i3f sha59ia"). But, again, most men aren't standing for that anymore. So, how do both parties solve it? No commitment relationships... if you don't like it, youcan say "f*** you" and it's all over without any trouble. No one wants to work hard to keep it together anymore!!! do you think love is just gonna happen somehow... especially in our culture? AND especially when we say "treat people like you want to be treated" BUT WE NEVER DO THAT!!! THAT INCLUDES YOUR LOVED ONE TOO YOU KNOW?
And another thing, this is directed to both men and women... please, don't put the image of "the perfect significant other" in your head... i mean, yeah, youcan have a general idea about compatibility... but stuff like

Men: i want the women to be a great cook, she cleans, she wants to have children and take care of them, she works, she shares expenses, i want her to be the perfect height, have a small waist, have big boobs, long hair, big thighs, these kinds of eyes, these kinds of lips, i want her mother in law not to be a bitch, i want her father in law to never butt in my business, i don't want her to be demanding... blah blah blah...

Women: I want the man to have a very expensive car, a big house which i get to design, i want him to get me a driver, a maid, a cook, a nanny for the kids, i want him to give me money without asking what i'm gonna spend it on, i want him to let me go out without asking me anything, i want him to pay for a vacation every time i want to travel, i don't want him to ever tell me to work, i don't want him to ever look at women or go out with his friends... blah blah blah

i'm not saying 100% of people are like this... i know a lot of people who are... well... as close to perfect as they can get... but from what i see, hear, and know, this is probably the majority... men want a mother/sex toy/other income/no responsibility. women want a bank account/"freedom" provider/no responsibility.

"So, what your saying is that you have to work extra hard to please the other person?" yes! because if you do that AND NOT EXPECT ANYTHING IN RETURN YOU WILL GET EVERYTHING IN RETURN!!! unless your significant other is an inhuman, cruel, cold hearted, dead, poor excuse of a person. Then you know it won't work.

I can go on and on and on about this issue... but my throat hurts and my fingers are fatigued:( ....