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The reason women go to university

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NicholasTeakozy · 08/07/2013 21:22

Is to find a man to marry according to Boris Johnson, that well known paragon of virtue and upholder of equality nowhere. Sad

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therumoursaretrue · 08/07/2013 22:08

I left uni to move back home once I met DP. Since I was only ever went to uni to find a husband it seemed a waste of time to finish the degree! Wink

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NicholasTeakozy · 08/07/2013 22:01

I have two daughters, neither of them have gone to uni. One of them mightdo, the other is adamant she will not. Both of them are in commited relationships and are very happy about that. Which makes me happy. They, and their brother, are reminded often they live their life to please themselves not their parents and grandparents.

So Boris, where do my daughters fit in with your ridiculous views?

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SweetHoneyBeeeeee · 08/07/2013 21:49

I met my husband at uni, he earns less than me - does that mean he went to uni to find a wife? Grin

ThinkAboutItTomorrow · 08/07/2013 21:49

Silly man. He is surely far too intelligent to believe this. And he seems fairly confident but it sounds like the sort of crap joke men tell to win favour with other men. Maybe he is actually just very insecure?

tribpot · 08/07/2013 21:47

Yeah, we fought for the right to go to university. Er, in order to marry the same men we would have married if we hadn't. That makes sense.

Plus how many people do you know who actually married their uni boyfriend? So as well as being sexist bollocks it's statistical bollocks as well.

CaptChaos · 08/07/2013 21:46

Oooops, maybe I shouldn't go then. I doubt my husband would appreciate my finding another husband. I can imagine life becoming quite cramped and complicated.

FamiliesShareGerms · 08/07/2013 21:44

He may joke (it was a joke, right?) but there is some statistic about how many people marry someone they met at uni (lots). And from personal experience I can only think of a handful of people who married someone they met after uni.

If I had only realised I was supposed to look for a husband when I was at uni I might have paid more attention to the law student who chased me, rather than go out with the cool singer in a band...

LunaticFringe · 08/07/2013 21:44

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Trills · 08/07/2013 21:42

I imagine that women, like men, go to university for a lot of reasons.

Not just one reason per sex. Not just one reason per person. But many reasons for each person.

I also imagine that "meet nice person to date and perhaps more" is one of those many reasons.

williaminajetfighter · 08/07/2013 21:41

Yes it's called an MRS degree. Classy!

kim147 · 08/07/2013 21:38

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Trills · 08/07/2013 21:23

Boris Johnson, well-known as the only person who knows why women do things.