Internet Makes Men Happy, Survey Says

According to a Reuters report, a recent Australian study shows that over 50-percent of men see the Internet as the key to happiness, while a measly 39-percent of women feel the same way.
The "Happiness Index" study also demonstrates that, collectively, women's happiest activity is spending time with family, an opinion shared by just 45-percent of men. While we are certainly in no position to criticize these Aussie Web-lovers (we do run a blog, after all), we believe we'd be remiss not to criticize the apparently pitiful number of family men Down Under. Then again, we're not sure if the stats would be that much better here in the states... Is playing online games really more satisfying than spending time with your children?
For all those kids out there that find themselves in this sort of predicament, fear not. If you hip your daddy to some of these new widgets, he might just be grateful enough to play a game of catch sometime. [From: Reuters]





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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsJasonOct 3rd 2008 3:24PM
I can sum up the reasons for this with one word .... porn.
gbgOct 7th 2008 2:15AM
Very thoughtful, this is great information!
jg853Oct 7th 2008 2:09PM
IT'S BECAUSE PORN IS ON THE INTERNET AND MEN GET ADDICTED TO IT. PLAIN AND SIMPLE
AmiOct 7th 2008 2:42PM
That is sooo true! Men AND Women get addicted to porn on the net!
B.JOct 7th 2008 2:19PM
interment ???? sounds like these guys have sugar in their shoes !
RobertOct 7th 2008 2:43PM
maybe the family men dont notice the web-poll and answer it
debbieOct 7th 2008 3:02PM
The statistics don't surprise me and I can bet that games aren't the only thing that men's happiness with the internet include.
JALB155Oct 7th 2008 3:08PM
Another time wasting activity ... men seem to have plenty of. They don't do housework, cook, shop. They sit on the computer, at the tv, at sports events. Women can run circles around them. They also complain about their women so they can turn to PORN on the computer. Forget about building real life relationships - they need a screen to relate to! Oh, and men don't bond with each other, unless naked women are involved!! Women are SUPERIOR BEINGS!!
5 seasonsOct 7th 2008 3:16PM
OK, one question ... to men out there ... how does looking at explicit photos or videos of people you do not even know make you feel happy? You are not even having a real experience with those people! I could see that instant messaging sex talk might be exciting because at least you are interacting with a real person. But to get addicted to anonymous images ... sorry but that is really weird!
RobertOct 7th 2008 3:39PM
"5 seasons" To answer your question, it is for that very reason why we get addicted to internet porn. The anonymous! You have no obligation to these images, no dinner, buying jewelry or houses, no complaining. When your done thats it! Most of the time its free, quick and easy. You are the star, if only for a moment.
KarenOct 7th 2008 4:26PM
Women out there.......change the logon passwords often when you know your gonna be gone...or just change them period if you think your man is up to no good...that will fix em...and if they are computer ignorant they will not be able to undo it.
KarenBOct 7th 2008 5:01PM
And you, Robert, are a P-I-G!!!! You are, obviously a very
self-serving man. YOU appear to be be venturing on the way to a GREAT beginning on the road of a failed marriage to me!!!.I hope the woman in your life wakes up to the fact that you are being emotionally unfaithful to her with your cyberspace 'playing around'. Think about that!!!...KB ..P.S. How would you feel, if you found out the lady in your life has her own little habbit of, occasionally, checking out the men on their porn sites? There aren't as many women who succum to such deprivation. But, there are a few and your 'woman' just might be one of them!!!
Sally in Southern ArizonaOct 7th 2008 5:18PM
The only reason the internet made my ex happy was because he could go on-line to porn sites. He told me shortly before our divorce that he had several different on-line names - one being a female.
He and his boyfriend moved to CA.
GuyOct 7th 2008 5:12PM
Women waste just as much time with romance novels. It's their own version of pornography.
IsHeCheating?Oct 21st 2008 10:05PM
Check him out on www.dontdatehimgirl.com and www.womansavers.com to see if it's internet Porn or if he's taking it even further, like dating websites, or websites to meet women for sexual encounters behind your back. Just type his name in the search. You may be very surprised at what you find out! I WAS!
It Goes Deeper Than That!Oct 7th 2008 5:46PM
I agree. Checking your man out on DONTDATEHIMGIRL.COM or WOMANSAVERS.COM can save you weeks, months, or years of deception. What may seem like a little too much time on the internet checking out "sports," "employment opportunities," or porn (gag), could be a cover for an even larger problem, like infidelity. There are too many websites to name that a person can sneak to in the hopes of finding a fling or worse. Check out the guys in Palatine, Illinois for some interesting reading.
Don MuellerOct 7th 2008 5:58PM
I love the Internet simply because I love the information highway -- I can find out anything I want! 45 years ago I was addicted to encyclopedias. I could look up anything I wanted. I've spent hours in libraries researching stuff. Now it's all on my computer! If I need to fix something in the house, "how to" is there. If I want to know how something works, it's there. If I want career opportunities, it's there. If I need advice on pepping up my social life, it's there. I may not know everything, but I sure know how to look it up! Now THAT makes me happy!
BryanOct 7th 2008 7:26PM
The people on here who gag at the thought of sexual images are most likely secretly turned on by them. I mean, when you are single it is natural to want to "get off" and that's how men do it, with the internet. It's better than anonymous, dangerous sex with a stranger. I do think something's wrong, though, if guys are doing that (often) when they have a perfectly attractive man or woman at home to make love to.
RaquelleOct 7th 2008 6:17PM
I have a boyfriend who lives on his computer. It the first thing he picks up in the morning and the last thing he sets down at night. I already know he is a fan of porn but it's not just that. He spends a ridiculous amount of time on YouTube and other video site that show various clips. He checks sports sites, movie sites, and whatever else...
I go on the net to balance my check book or update my iTunes or something. I do not need to live on the net but my boyfriend wouldn't last without it. And that is so sad...
breaking computersOct 7th 2008 7:03PM
my man was using the web to watch porn and find one night stands on line until i found out and blocked everything but he still got in so i just rip computer apart had nothing to do except spend time he had been wasting on computer with his kids hahahha lol ps nothing on computer in ever deleted if you look really good