Who Likes Married Women?

[TyCooN]

because there's more available for you now

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/articl...news/331926622

NEW YORK | Girlfriends' getaways "” where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home "” are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelorette parties or 20-somethings on spring break.

Women are taking knitting trips, adventure trips and spa trips. The Fine Living Network is launching a series on April 24 called 'All-Girl Getaways,' hosted by Stephanie Oswald, editor-in-chief of travelgirl magazine. And Marybeth Bond, the author of '50 Best Girlfriends Getaways in North America,' has just written a sequel titled '50 Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide.'

Bond, who has been tracking data since 1993, said there has been a 230 percent increase in the number of women-only travel companies in the past seven years. And many women who are taking girlfriends' getaways are married and leaving their husbands at home.

Oswald said some women feel guilty about taking a vacation without their mates. But Bond said men often encourage their significant others to travel with other women to enjoy activities that husbands and boyfriends may not be interested in "” whether it's shopping, cooking classes or visiting a botanical garden or museum.

April Merenda, co-founder of Gutsy Women Travel, sees more time-pressed career women in their 30s and 40s taking girlfriends' getaways. But not everybody goes with friends; about 60 percent of her business is from women booking a solo trip. She said that her business is up 25 percent from last year.

There is also more multigenerational travel "” Baby Boomers traveling with their daughters or even their mothers. Marcia Walker, 57, of Taylorsville, S.C., went on a 10-day tour to China earlier this year with her daughter and said she noticed other groups where women were shopping while their spouses waited outside for them to finish.

'You don't have that burden,' she said, adding that her ex-husband never wanted to travel unless he could drive there. 'I didn't have anybody breathing down my neck.'

The phenomenon of girlfriends' getaways and women traveling alone represents a cultural shift. Thirty years ago, women didn't vacation without their families, said Susan Eckert, founder and president of AdventureWomen, a travel company for women ages 30 and older. A woman who did travel without her husband was asked whether there was something wrong in the marriage, she said.

Traditionally, women planned family vacations where they were the ones 'making sure everyone is happy, everyone is safe, everyone is entertained,' said Oswald.

Meanwhile, men went camping, fishing or golfing with the guys. Teenagers started traveling with school and youth groups while their parents footed the bill.

Now women are saying, ' "˜It's my turn,' ' Bond said. Because so many women work these days, they can afford to travel. At the same time, they've moved away from childhood friends and college roommates and they see travel as a way to reconnect. Going away with other women is an opportunity for them to really 'recharge their batteries,' Oswald said.

'They have never been more independent than they are now,' said Allison O'Sullivan, managing director of The Women's Travel Club, which offers 60 destinations.

The club's founder was a married woman who wanted to travel to other parts of the world that her husband wasn't interested in.

The travel industry has responded to the demand. Abercrombie & Kent announced last week new women's-only trips to places like India, China, the Bordeaux region of France and Argentina. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, along with several other hotel chains, are catering to women with amenities and special vacation packages.

'The industry has rolled out the red carpet,' said Oswald.

'Everyone is coming up with girlfriend getaway programs. I think that's a great sign that this is a phenomenon and not a trend. It's here to stay.'

Whose looking for the 25-40 ones? 40+ it's probably legitimately about getting away from the awful marriage she conned herself into wanting because her biological clock was ticking. This thread is now about cheating. Go.

 

[warlok1965]

My MIL took lots of trips by herself during her marriage. Not surprisingly, they are now pending divorce.

Between the gym and the office next door, I sometimes feel like I'm surrounded by attractive needy married females. As tempting as it may be, I'm convinced that cheating is a sure bet for eventual misery.

 

[Coho]

Yeah. Very true. I would say that 90% of a man's problems have something to do with women.

When a woman gets married, she grows body hair and becomes a man. Any sane guy should not want to tap that.

Originally Posted by warlok1965

My MIL took lots of trips by herself during her marriage. Not surprisingly, they are now pending divorce.

Between the gym and the office next door, I sometimes feel like I'm surrounded by attractive needy married females. As tempting as it may be, I'm convinced that cheating is a sure bet for eventual misery.

 

[tiecollector]

99% of women need guidance and can't be trusted. The only reason they want to go on a trip alone is because their friend Ta-Sharanda is.

When I'm in a relationship I can't imagine going on any vacation alone.

 

[Hard2Fit]

Originally Posted by tiecollector

When I'm in a relationship I can't imagine going on any vacation alone.

Well said.

 

[Missshopin]

Trips should be taken together for the most part. I personally am the kind of gal who would rather be off with my husband having fun, but occasionally I like hanging with the gals too.
And gentleman we dont all grow body hair and sit on the couch all day...Hahaa.

 

[Saucemaster]

You are all some codependent people, you know that? You can't even imagine taking vacations alone if you're in a relationship? That's just sad, gentlemen.

 

[whodini]

Originally Posted by Saucemaster

You are all some codependent people, you know that? You can't even imagine taking vacations alone if you're in a relationship? That's just sad, gentlemen.
+1. Unless you don't want her to meet the other dudez of the interwebz...

 

[Saucemaster]

I like how this thread was supposed to be a self-hijack into a talk about adultery... and then got hijacked back to talk about the article's original intent.

 

[Coho]

Are you really a female?

Originally Posted by Missshopin

Trips should be taken together for the most part. I personally am the kind of gal who would rather be off with my husband having fun, but occasionally I like hanging with the gals too.
And gentleman we dont all grow body hair and sit on the couch all day...Hahaa.

 

[Jelly or Syrup]

Originally Posted by Coho

Yeah. Very true. I would say that 90% of a man's problems have something to do with women.

When a woman gets married, she grows body hair and becomes a man. Any sane guy should not want to tap that.

really? does it smell?

 

[Missshopin]

Originally Posted by Coho

Are you really a female?

I really am a female.....

 

[Fade to Black]

married women, single women, one legged women, whatever...my role in this is, as Jay-Z once spit: "I still love 'em but they don't love me..."

 

[Nantucket Red]

Any woman attractive enough and willing is fair game.

 

[West24]

i dont know i think its pretty bad karma to deal with a married woman. many times i do the good ol' would i want this to happen to me? so how would you feel if your wife cheated on you? why would you want to give that to someone else?