dayokanu: I tend to agree that there are more eligible women than men. Maybe this is where the assertion comes from

e.g if 10 boys and 10 girls were born

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On the men side

1 might have died in hustle e.g trekking to Europe, car racing, Peddling drugs, Oil bunkering and other high risk stuff men engage in

1 might have died in war or street violence

1 might be in jail.

1 might be GAYY

1 might think he needs to acquire the whole world before he marries since he doesnt have a biological clock

1 might just be an eternal playboy who think he is Gods gift to ALL women

1 might just be a bum who wouldnt work or get an education and just laze around which many women dont find attractive

Leaving the pool of eligible men with just 3 guys
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On the female side

-Women dont die as much because they naturally avoid high risk ventures.
-Dont go to war and dont do gangsterism,
-They dont go to jail as much,
-The notion of the biological clock puts a time pressure on them
-The society frowns at "Playgirls" as against playboys
-Most cultures dont expect much economic power from the woman so even a woman without 1 Naira sees herself as eligible unlike a man who might not be economically eligible even with 5million in his account

Therefore we might still have 7-8 eligible women

So ratio 3:7

deols: but not all fish are the same. Some are smelly, rotten, diseased. A few are golden.


For the golden, there is No cause for alarm

utumunta: When you find that special one, you will discover that there is only one fish in the ocean. You don't wanna fish no more.

kokoye: It's not an obsession.

It is a fact.

But what do yo do with the knowledge of it? ...that IS the question.

@tjololade:
I dont have a proof to say that this is true but I believe most men have this mindset especially in Nigeria as I know of because our culture permits the mindset.

1) Marry more than one wife.

2) Chase away a woman if she is caught cheating.

3) Lord over her in a chauvinistic way.

4) Sleep around with numerous girls and it will be considered a feat.

This and so many makes us believe that we can get as many as we want.

kingphemy:

How can this be an exception when it is nothing but a paradox?

If things are allow to be naturally, China wouldn't be an exception.

I do agree with you that not all culture nurture the idea of "many fishes in the sea" though.

Adeniyi A.:
yeske... if d one u caught wt hook fumbles ,u deploy net. no time to waste time...

Adeniyi A.:
yeske... if d one u caught wt hook fumbles ,u deploy net. no time to waste time...

thorpido: Yes there's a lot of fish in the sea and a lot of men want to fool around because of that.



Some in the process have ended up with an Octopus or mammywater.

orgasticdance: implicit in this facile argument is that all fish are inherently the same. I don't care, even if you've slammed 10,000 broads in your life like wilt chamberlain there'll always be that one special catch.

SniperInADiaper: Too bad most of them are just sharks.

El Guapo: I doubt if i've ever used that stale line ''Many fishes in the Ocean''.

We've all got our view with regard to choosing a partner and i tell you many of us are of the opinion that the 'ocean' has ran short of edible fishes.

A good fish doesnt last long in the ocean, they're edible and are prime candidate for consumption, so they're hunted eachday and taken to diverse homes.

As it stands, there are few 'edible' fishes in the ocean, those tides are now filled with Sharks [Runs gals] and Stonefishes [Unambitious gals]

Buoyantic: Sure ladies are cheap

pDude:

So you think say ashawo sef no wan hook correct guy?

Sidon look naw.

Go and look at most ashawos that eventually got married. They usually marry the best man.

Rejoice5000: Not all men, some men are still reserved.when it comes to women issues.like plenty out there while the one that are with them are on one cloth year in year out.some will have one and take care of that one very well.

claremont: It is true that there are many fishes in the sea, but the real question is how many of these fishes are actually edible?! Most of the so-called fishes in the sea are the leftovers from many a harvest, they are not worth wasting time deploying a hook. My candid view though is to deploy a net rather than a hook, when we have caught a large number of fishes, we can sit down and select an edible one out of the lot.

deols: but not all fish are the same. Some are smelly, rotten, diseased. A few are golden.


For the golden, there is No cause for alarm

Buoyantic: Sure ladies are cheap

dayokanu: I tend to agree that there are more eligible women than men. Maybe this is where the assertion comes from

e.g if 10 boys and 10 girls were born

--------------------------------------------------------
On the men side

1 might have died in hustle e.g trekking to Europe, car racing, Peddling drugs, Oil bunkering and other high risk stuff men engage in

1 might have died in war or street violence

1 might be in jail.

1 might be GAYY

1 might think he needs to acquire the whole world before he marries since he doesnt have a biological clock

1 might just be an eternal playboy who think he is Gods gift to ALL women

1 might just be a bum who wouldnt work or get an education and just laze around which many women dont find attractive

Leaving the pool of eligible men with just 3 guys
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the female side

-Women dont die as much because they naturally avoid high risk ventures.
-Dont go to war and dont do gangsterism,
-They dont go to jail as much,
-The notion of the biological clock puts a time pressure on them
-The society frowns at "Playgirls" as against playboys
-Most cultures dont expect much economic power from the woman so even a woman without 1 Naira sees herself as eligible unlike a man who might not be economically eligible even with 5million in his account

Therefore we might still have 7-8 eligible women

So ratio 3:7