As a student with no health insurance I know all too well the inflated costs of medical care for the uninsured. I'd love if I could get my wisdom teeth removed, but until I manage to scrape up enough pennies I'll just keep swallowing bottles of ibuprofen.
Regardless, it made me think of this article I saw a long time ago on the news. I dug it up, because it interested me at the time. I'm not sure how overblown it is, but in my experience with numerous doctors across the board (hospital or not) it really wouldn't surprise me at all if it was accurate. I understand some items are a bit sensationalized (I understand the hospital being at risk if they reused certain items as it states, but things like the up-pricing on gauze? Really?)
Understandable, and I concur on this point. I'm sure for the most whether it's rich male or female the user is much more likely their tracks are covered in terms of leaving behind offspring regardless of whether it's just messing around (single) or an affair. (Plus equal access to health care blah blah)
Although I'd be interested in any concrete evidence that anyone has regarding this social class sees more action than the others besides "woman love fast cars and money".
I acknowledge this, but the point I was more so making is a woman who has adequate health care (insurance) and is likely to keep up with the visits is the one who is the more responsible, less reckless female. I can list more women than I have fingers that are my age (mid-20s) who are plenty responsible and even then don't have health care, much less the irresponsible minimum-wage ones who can't afford rent much less a doctor visit.
It just seemed to me there's a very, very small probability the responsible woman's baby is more likely to survive than the less-responsible woman's, although I didn't take into account the point s0nicfreak made below, regarding BC.
Not to pull the hormone card, but perhaps you give your will power a bit too much credit. Perhaps your interest in these items is more hard wired into you than you give it credit. Could it perhaps be your testosterone levels that make you so interested in the thrill and adrenaline, no different than your wife's estrogen may or may not make her more likely to chill with some ice cream and lifetime on stream depending on the week.
I'm not saying all men and women are their cliches, but hormones have a huge effect on a person's personality, mood and interests that we often don't give it credit for. So whilst you may not be actively seeking a new mate consciously, perhaps your hormones are still doing their work even though your brain isn't?
It's not so much an issue of the male not caring about the females recklessness or behavior, but I their point was that the females that are likely to be impressed by the typical reckless bad boy are more likely to be immature and reckless themselves. Who's more likely to go for the bad boy, a teenager 'rebel' type girl or a career oriented type woman?
That being said, since the reckless type woman is more likely to find reckless as a positive quality, who has the higher chance of successfully carrying the offspring? Pregnancy isn't hazard-less, so which woman is more likely to not smoke, or regularly see her OB/GYN? I know this is a lot of what if / more likely's, but I think this is the point the other posters was trying to make.
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As a student with no health insurance I know all too well the inflated costs of medical care for the uninsured. I'd love if I could get my wisdom teeth removed, but until I manage to scrape up enough pennies I'll just keep swallowing bottles of ibuprofen.
Regardless, it made me think of this article I saw a long time ago on the news. I dug it up, because it interested me at the time. I'm not sure how overblown it is, but in my experience with numerous doctors across the board (hospital or not) it really wouldn't surprise me at all if it was accurate. I understand some items are a bit sensationalized (I understand the hospital being at risk if they reused certain items as it states, but things like the up-pricing on gauze? Really?)
http://sandiegofreepress.org/2013/03/how-hospitals-mark-up-the-cost-of-over-the-counter-supplies-like-aspirin-and-q-tips-as-much-as-1000/
Understandable, and I concur on this point. I'm sure for the most whether it's rich male or female the user is much more likely their tracks are covered in terms of leaving behind offspring regardless of whether it's just messing around (single) or an affair. (Plus equal access to health care blah blah)
Although I'd be interested in any concrete evidence that anyone has regarding this social class sees more action than the others besides "woman love fast cars and money".
I acknowledge this, but the point I was more so making is a woman who has adequate health care (insurance) and is likely to keep up with the visits is the one who is the more responsible, less reckless female. I can list more women than I have fingers that are my age (mid-20s) who are plenty responsible and even then don't have health care, much less the irresponsible minimum-wage ones who can't afford rent much less a doctor visit.
It just seemed to me there's a very, very small probability the responsible woman's baby is more likely to survive than the less-responsible woman's, although I didn't take into account the point s0nicfreak made below, regarding BC.
Not to pull the hormone card, but perhaps you give your will power a bit too much credit. Perhaps your interest in these items is more hard wired into you than you give it credit. Could it perhaps be your testosterone levels that make you so interested in the thrill and adrenaline, no different than your wife's estrogen may or may not make her more likely to chill with some ice cream and lifetime on stream depending on the week.
I'm not saying all men and women are their cliches, but hormones have a huge effect on a person's personality, mood and interests that we often don't give it credit for. So whilst you may not be actively seeking a new mate consciously, perhaps your hormones are still doing their work even though your brain isn't?
It's not so much an issue of the male not caring about the females recklessness or behavior, but I their point was that the females that are likely to be impressed by the typical reckless bad boy are more likely to be immature and reckless themselves. Who's more likely to go for the bad boy, a teenager 'rebel' type girl or a career oriented type woman?
That being said, since the reckless type woman is more likely to find reckless as a positive quality, who has the higher chance of successfully carrying the offspring? Pregnancy isn't hazard-less, so which woman is more likely to not smoke, or regularly see her OB/GYN? I know this is a lot of what if / more likely's, but I think this is the point the other posters was trying to make.