Guiding Light - MESSAGE BOARDS

This has been BOTHERING me, for some time now. Why is it, that ALL of the woman of Springfield, NEED a man so much,(and no I'm not gay), They are mostly, one dimensional. I wish that there were woman with STRONG interests, of their own! I wish there was a hot woman, who was BUSY ENJOYING all that life has to offer, and too busy for men
I also would LOVE to see at least SOME of the women, have bigger portions of their 'roles', be apart from that of having a man/ getting a man/ leaving a man, or wanting a man.
example: many years ago, I went through a really bad divorce. I decided to live my life, without ANY serious relationships, with men(no I am not gay). I went out with the girls, from time to time. I brought home a man, from time to time: I didn't care WHAT HIS NAME WAS, I got my rocks off, and sent him home, hoping he didn't let the door, 'hit him in the ass', as he left. I spent 5 years this way. It was a real time of self discovery...
Guiding Light needs a character like that. A female 'Jeffrey', if you will.

THANKS Laner111!!! I'm GLAD you AGREE!
Will anyone else join us?

Olivia's Achilles Heel to me is that she always is scheming to be a part of some man's life. Why oh why!? But on the other hand, when soaps write singular characters, viewers then whine about there not being enough romance on soaps.

What's a writer to do?

The world revolves around LOVE. Love of family, home, and jobs. What more can the writers do differently? I love how they have given Reva a carefree sex life, (for now). No commitments, just plain unadulterated sex! Every women's dream....Many women fantasize about this kind of lifestyle. To me, and yes Delonjo, I feel Olivia has shown us a woman that can have it all, a business, money, a child, and no man in her life. She might feel she needs one, but as an outsider looking in she has a great life. She needs no stinking ,Man!!!Just my thoughts on the subject. Men,are great, but, a pain in the butt, once in a while. Just ask any woman, and if they tell you no they are lying in your face.

My ex-husband died in 1989. I dated someone till 1992, then told him to hit the road.

Since that time, I've lived a life without men. Not to say I don't have many men friends, because I do.

I go out with my women friends, and we have a ball. They can't understand, though, why I have no desire to get involved with a man. I LOVE my life as it is. I live alone, go see my grandchildren whenever I want, cook if I want to, watch what I want on TV, never have to explain why I'm working from home if I like, and have no one to try to tell me what I should do.

You couldn't give me a man under a Christmas tree!

Merrymarry,NOOOOoooo..this in NOT what I mean. When observed, most female characters, HAVE NO 'REAL PERSONALITY'. The soap women, are like...stepford wives
Lets give at least SOME of these women, REAL PERSONALITIES.
For instance, REVAS' character, for me, is so predictable and stale. She acts like she hasn't grown up at all. She, is loud, pushy and obnoxious. What worked for Reva, when she was 20, or even 30, IS NOT very appealing now. Do you see Reva working on projects that are 'outside the realm of lover or parent'??? They need to have a woman BOUNTY HUNTER, or a RECORD PRODUCING/ALBUM CUTTING GAL???
Get what I am aiming at????

We need a chick, that comes to town, on a HARLEY. She is BEAUTIFUL, but doesn't care about that. She wears blue jeans and t-shirts, BUT they can't hide her rockin' body.
She KNOWS her bike, inside and out/ she can fix it, or ANY BIKE. Men are attracted to her and she to them, But she is non committal towards any....NO LIVING TOGETHER..none of that....She paints in her free time and sells her work for much money...she is interesting....

I gottcha Hunter, I just don't thin this storyline would last. Eventually, she would spot a man she wants, and bingo, her lifestyle has ended. Like I said before, it all revolves around love. To me, Dinah was a great character before she married Mallet. A fre spirit, a thief, a murderer, you name it Dinah did,it and then what happened ,she fell in love..See it is an unending story. By the way, I have been a widow for almost 3 years, even though I miss my hussband with a passion, I will never marry again. My life has changed and so have I. I have become a free spirit again, and having a great time. Good friends, great times,traveling with friends, etc. I don't need a man to fullfil my life, it is all up to me now!!

I blame fairytales for indoctrinating little girls into believing that one doesn't live "happily ever after" until they get married in an arcane ceremony (that was originally designed to make women men's property...but I digress). Women were "spinsters" or worse words if they dared not be verified by a man. I'd be delighted still if Olivia turned out to be a lesbian. An amazingly beautiful, intelligent, loving mother, fierce defender of right and wrong who just happens to go the other way, so to speak.