And people wonder why I am terrified to marry again...

The other night I met a guy friend of mine for drinks, and we started talking about work, relationships, and money. He told me something quite disturbing.

My friend is a very handsome, educated guy who has never been married. He a successful 30-something with a burning desire to excel in business and make a ton of money, and he is well on his way. And that's what worries me.

Apparently, he had been talking with the head of his company — a financially successful man who has been through like four or five marriages — who advised him that he should "get the details out of the way" and then really focus on his career. In other words, my friend should "get a wife and give her a couple of kids" and then he can really focus on his career.

Hello! What century are we living in?! Get married and "give her a couple of kids"? (As if without children she would have nothing better to do or offer?) What happened to, Find someone you love and raise a family with together?

I have never met my friend's boss, but as a woman I find that mentality very disrespectful (perhaps that's why he has been divorced several times).

What scares me is that I'm afraid this idea is not as rare as I'd like to think, given today's materialistic and greedy society. Men want it ALL and will do whatever it takes to get it.