Late to the party, as usual! I see the OP must have gone to work, or one of the other places that occupy 77% or something of his weekly time.
First, I know full well Maxwel is perfectly competent to defend himself, but since he is my good friend, I will step in and correct your many errors. Max is not married, so you got that wrong. He is not a millennial, but Gen. X, so close enough. He works very long hard hours, on various mission projects, and he attends a good church. His focus is missions, he is obeying God, and doing his will in that regard. As for being a liberal! You sure missed that one! I am Canadian, and he delights in putting down my Canadian conservative views, which are closer to the left in the USAA. Pretty much every epithet you threw at him was wrong.
As for me, I found my husband (or he found me) in college. I was not saved, he was. He led me to Christ, and 38 years later, we are still happily married and serving God. Two of our kids who are Millennials found their spouses in university. My daughter did what you said, and went after a doctor. That consisted of volunteering at a Distress Line, for the midnight shift. She got to know all the pre-med students, and finally picked one. They have been married almost 8 years, expecting their first. One had his wife grab him out of pro hockey. In fact, I think you might have a point about women getting men. At least in practice. Personally, I don't find the word "role" in the Bible. So probably if a man finds a woman, or vice versa, God will bless them if they are serving him, either way.
So, I admit I am wondering if you are a troll, Rick! I mean you joined on Thursday, and here you are condemning generations! Whole generations!! As in me personally, over and over.
I admit I am a boomer, and so is my husband. Just so you know, I worked as a professional musician before I got saved. I worked 8 or 9pm to 1 or 2 am. Then, off to relax and finally go to sleep. It was not a good place to pick up men, even I figured that out. That is why I went back to college, where I met my husband, through a friend. He was in electronics, no women in his section. And yet, here we are! My husband put himself through college working midnight shifts in a pulp and paper mill. Yes, Boomers did that. He didn't go to church, till I dragged him there. Kind of funny, since he was the Christian originally and I was the wicked bar musician sinner.
My husband made me go into teaching, which turned out to be an excellent idea with 4 children, because I was home from school when they were. And if you think it is easy working all day, and taking kids to activities, you are clueless. I had 17 ice slots a week, most winters. That's figure skating and lots of hockey. Practices starting at 4 to 5 am, and sometimes FAR from home. Like driving to Bellingham Washington across the border, or all the way to downtown Vancouver, with a new born baby for 4 am. And then working. You seem to think Boomers all got a free pass, which we certainly did not. In fact, after quite of few years of burning the candle at both ends, I got Rheumatoid Arthritis, and I was so bad, I had to go on disabilty. So, no salary increments, no increased contributions, and just a small pension. Not sure how small, I find out in a few days, since this month was my last days on disabilty.
So beware! You could be making yourself physically sick working so much. You are already mentally disturbed, and bitter. What does the Bible say about that?
"See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled." Hebrews 12:15
This is the picture we are seeing of you. Falling short of the grace of God, because of your bitterness. You need to confront that in your life, and stop blaming the world for your problems. You are at least part of the problem! Honestly, if I met you, I would pass you by so quickly your head would spin. I like joy, and peace, and generosity and kindness. I like to be lifted up, not put down. You just don't fit the job description of a potential husband, and I assure you it is not your working hours. I bet women just flee from you. We can sense this kind of thing.
Change your attitude, and you might find more women are pursuing you than you ever imagined. Oh right, you don't want to be married, you said. So, why are you here?
As for me, I am an honourary member of this forum. I come around now and then, mostly to encourage, sometimes for the jokes, and just to share what has worked for me in my marriage.
Ducks and waits for the OP to throw something at her! Yikes!
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