@george__
As you know, I'm Taiwanese. My wife, however, is not East Asian. While my sample size isn't large, I've had a 7~ long term relationships with Asian women. Even if I focus solely on my own flaws for why those relationships failed, I honestly found most Asian women a pain in the ass.
The stereotype that applies to the entitled white Karen that comes from a rich family applies to a lot of Asian girls in a different way. $10,000 worth of heels (>70% were gifts lol), a BMW whatever, and the expectation that a guy carries them because they are pretty.
Somebody here gave me advice a few years ago about finding a girl who is hardworking and knows suffering....well, that dude wasn't wrong LOL. My wife exiled herself out of her family and proceeded to live independently by 22. It shows, she has a can do it attitude, she carries herself (and me sometimes), and she's comfortable enough with herself to know her weaknesses are my strengths and my weaknesses her strengths. I bring this up because finding a equally capable life-long lover/partner in crime is worth it, hard, might result in heart break, but the rewards are amazing.
Or find a girlfriend or partner but if you are in your 30s living in your parent's basement hmm you aren't very eligible.. Actually, if you are Chinese or w/e Asian culture your parents might try to arrange a marriage or just kick you out onto the streets and call you a lost cause lol
Isn't this is a western/white thing and not an Asian thing? I'm friends with two very "stereotypically white Canadians" and they both got booted out of their home at age 18. My dad used to joke about how he's not gonna boot me out like white dads (lol) so the stereotype definitely transcends generations. Most Asians I've met have parents that want them to stay lol (married couples at 30 living with parents isn't uncommon, this is mostly Hong Kong and Taiwan, not sure about China, Korea, or Japanese culture.)
If you really want to pursue your life goals / careers then become a entrepreneur and risk losing everything for that potential couple million. Why? The other option is slaving away for 24 years (hopefully continuous employment or very close) and your health doesn't go to poop.
Dude, the stereotypical "Asian-mom-beating-you-for-not-being-one-if-you-aren't" professions are still safe lol. Software developer, accountant, doctor, nurse, anything finance, pharmacist, and dentist are the most obvious ones. I think accountant and nurse are the lowest paying ones here but considering the extra work needed for the others, it makes sense.
For the wise members, is a combined income of ~$120,000-150,000 good enough?
My wife and I make around this combined. I work, on average, 32 hours a week. I literally have 52% of the year off (did the math.) We exploited COVID's initial market crash and recently bought a 2 bed room condo along the Yonge Line. Even after all bills we're sitting at around 48% extra income. I mentioned the 32 hours a week thing because I know I'm being a slacking piece of ****: we could break $200k if I actually tried. That extra money can easily be used to invest.
Something I learned a decade ago, and admittedly much of this is from gaming, is that to win there must be losers. For every statistic there is a lower and upper bound. We choose if we are on the "winning side" or the "losing side." When my friends were out partying, I was reading investment books. When they were sleeping after the party, I was at the gym at 5AM, lifting while intoxicated sometimes post parties. Look at the average statistics for weight, strength, speed, and income. How far above are you compared to those pathetically low numbers? Be realistic.
If it makes you upset, do something about it. If my stupid, abused, mentally stunted ass managed to hit the 90% percentile on this, it goes to show how pathetically low the bar is. You can easily do it as well.
But if decide to bare-back and then kids start coming out (which is reasonable due to the 24 year time frame) then bye bye detached house if both of you are making ~$50k
Here's a ridiculous idea: don't have kids. We have too many humans on Earth anyway. And if you want kids in a system that already has too much supply of a specific resource (yes, humans are resources as ****** up as that sounds), get ready to pay. If this sounds heartless: it's because it is. The system doesn't give a **** or have a heart.
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