Marriage is on the decline because the first time my grandmother saw my father kiss my mother, she said they had to get married.
Too extreme? yes :) And they got married because they were in love.
But today, you need a bar, 50 bucks and a bartender who makes strong drinks to bring a girl home to your bed.
Use to be women traded sex for a lifetime of love and caring and commitment
Now they trade it for a few drinks.
You are absolutely correct. During the 1960-70s, my mother used to say that women were just giving away their power.
I have to comment again because your post was possibly the most eloquent — and accurate — analysis of the problem I’ve ever read.
Or as my former District Attorney less eloquently but no less accurately said:
"We all pay for sex."
What you are describing is simply the fruits of the sexual revolution, of which the homosexual “rights” movement is the apex.
So, the authors were right.
Paternal grandmother or maternal grandmother? Curious. No agenda implied by the question.
Always a pleasure to read your posts, FRiend dp.
Women have always been manipulative, which wasn’t so bad back in the day before they could vote, etc. The man was the head of the household, but the wife really ran things while he went out and made a living for the whole family. A decent and sensible balance of power/responsibility.
Today, the balance is so out of whack that I never even gave serious thought to getting married. I’ve seen too many basically decent guys get taken to the cleaners by vengeful ex-wives. And a lot of the ones who avoid divorce rape become meek little drones whose entire vocabulary consists of “yes, dear.”
And from what I’ve been able to observe, a lot of these women are nothing but walking bad attitudes.
I would say this to American women in general: A sense of entitlement is a terrible burden to carry through life — not only for you, but even more for everyone around you.
Nope, not for me. I’m not a wealthy man but I live pretty much as I please. I’ve got food in the fridge, booze in the bar, cigars in the humidor, and plenty of books and music. I have to watch my budget, but so does just about everyone else.
There are a lot worse things in life than being alone. One of them is being taken advantage of.
Great. So much easier than 50% divorce rate and someone who hates your guts.
I once read a comment on a ‘50s photo of a navy man in uniform embracing his young wife. It said “Those were the good old days, when men were brave, women were modest, and romance was alive.”
My parents-in-law were married 74 years when she passed away. She was on oxygen and very frail, but a week before she died, I observed her giving my Dad-in-law a flirtatious little wink. They had eloped when she was only 17 years old and they had nothing, but they were in love until the day she died.
You are right about marriage being cheapened by what the left likes to call women’s liberation. It didn’t liberate women, it just made them selfish.
I’m glad that when my husband and I were married in 1961 that we also had nothing, but we had nothing together.
Yep, that’s a pretty good assessment.
And the men gladly pay.
While wife & kids at home.
It’s always the woman’s fault right? A man never lies or cheats or commits adultery or hits his wife.
The important take away here is to always blame the woman. Always. Blame. Women.
No wonder you’re alone & miserable.
Now go get a job.
“But today, you need a bar, 50 bucks and a bartender who makes strong drinks to bring a girl home to your bed.”
Not even that, really. Just, “Hey, wanna hook up?” does the trick.
Kids have it so easy nowadays, LOL.