Mark Gimein bother to study the general subject before leaping on the cute idea, and the answer is that they do not; or do not with any degree of diligence.

Of course I may be unfair. It's equally possible that Mark has next to no practical life experiences or has the intelligence quotient of a kumquat. These are also other possibilities deserving consideration.

For instance, he may simply have contempt for his readers or need to pay the rent and this is the best dumb article idea he could generate. That's the one I'm tentatively going with.

For your information Mark, men get married when they decide that they want to get married. You can see it happen one-by-one with your buddies as you age beside them. "Hey, Bill, what's that weird look in your eyes? You aren't thinking about doing something stupid with that [Donna, Brenda, Tiffany, Willamina] woman are you? Man, you hardly know her!"

Bam! It's done and another bachelor is gone.

It has very little to do with women enticing men although there has to be some strong chemistry there, obviously. What's most likely happened though is that a number of biological and emotional and even intellectual things have finally clicked in the guy's head and he happens to be with a woman that attracts him on enough levels that he decides that she is the one. Have you ever seen a man work on a woman when he has made up his mind that she is the one for him? One might as well try to halt an avalanche.

Okay, to back up the theory wagon a bit, however; none of this means that you, Mark Gimein, are utterly incorrect in your theorizing, but your failure to factor in raw male aggression and determination raises some interesting questions about your own nature or life experiences. I, however, am far too civilized to continue along such lines of speculation. I am certain that you deserve to keep your own secrets. But really, dude, do you even know any real men operating outside your own latte and manicured fingernails circles?

Ahem! No speculations on my part, though. Nope, none at all.

"But really, dude, do you even know any real men operating outside your own latte and manicured fingernails circles?"

Classy! One suggestion, "dude": don't try so hard. Next time you need a euphemism for "fairy," or whatever other slur you need to bust out with, just go to the thesaurus. Other people have been down that road

Mark

Leaping to conclusions can be bad for the health you know. I was shooting for wimpish and effete, which are not the same as homosexual. The stereotyping is from your own poisoned well.

Reading comprehension. It's not just for intellects.