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Why men won't marry you
Fox News ^ | May 1, 2015 | Suzanne Venker

Posted on 05/06/2015 8:24:21 PM PDT by fkabuckeyesrule

That’s a question Peter Lloyd tackles in a series in London’s Daily Mail about Britain’s marriage rate, which is at its lowest level since 1895. “The state of matrimony is not just ailing. It is dying out faster than a mobile phone battery,” Lloyd writes. “For an army of women, Mr. Right is simply not there, no matter how hard they look for him.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: bachelor; divorce; gayagenda; homosexualagenda; marriage; singles
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To: Jim from C-Town

You win ‘Post of the Day’ !!!


141 posted on 05/06/2015 10:30:43 PM PDT by 11th_VA (where's Brutus?)
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To: garandgal
$50 sofa

credibility

142 posted on 05/06/2015 10:30:55 PM PDT by papertyger (Gun fighting is the American martial art.)
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To: BJ1

I think they get women like that for a booty call but don’t see the reality that the one they are about to marry was someone else’s booty call.


143 posted on 05/06/2015 10:31:42 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Baltimore needs more Armed Koreans)
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To: garandgal

Please note that I said later that I was not referring to things bought during the relationship. I am very much aware of both genders’ stupid purchasing tendencies - such as women spending family money on shoes, purses, designer crap - so it’s not just one side that’s responsible for that.

No, it’s very common for family courts to award half of the man’s pre-marriage assets to the woman. I can’t be more specific than that due to who I work for, but I’ve seen more than enough cases where the man didn’t blow family money on toys and his pre-marriage stuff was ordered sold or given to the woman.


144 posted on 05/06/2015 10:31:56 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If they come to this country it would be much more difficult if not impossible for these Asian women to divorce, being in a foreign country, not knowing many people, maybe not speaking the language, no chance of a good job and no citizenship. So they’re going to hang around for a time.

However those I’ve known who have adjusted well to this country, learned the language, obtained work etc. end up divorcing the man who brought them here...


145 posted on 05/06/2015 10:33:07 PM PDT by caww
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To: TexasGator

Child support has been extended to age 26 as part of Obamacare. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2916522/posts


146 posted on 05/06/2015 10:34:39 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Stand Watch Listen

ROFLMAO !!! Now that was funny !!!


147 posted on 05/06/2015 10:35:29 PM PDT by 11th_VA (where's Brutus?)
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To: BJ1
I’m curious what you guys think about number of past sex partners.

If a woman has had a lot of sexual partners, I do not view it negatively based on morality. However, in the more extreme end of the spectrum, it can be indicative of mental problems.

148 posted on 05/06/2015 10:35:57 PM PDT by matt1234 (2015-2016 America's enemies sense obama's weakness and strike)
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To: BobL
Every party is hurt in a divorce, whether you want to believe it or not. Women aren't “happy” after a divorce. They try to move on just as men do. I keep hearing how women have changed and they've ruined marriage— men have changed as well. Many men seem to think they can get married and nothing has to change for them. They want the benefits of the woman working today, but also want the woman to do the traditional household chores and be a gourmet cook. Then, if they find a women willing to stay home and raise the kids or work p/t and it ends in divorce, they can't understand why a women should get any of “their stuff”.

I thought this was a conservative site. So many conversations about inner city black families with no father present and how it is affecting our country. And yet most people here are saying how horrible marriage is!

Just a tip to those that just can't seem to find “the one”— stop looking! When you least expect it love comes to you. And don't settle— anything that seems like a little problem or disagreement usually gets bigger over time. I have a friend from college who just can't understand why she can't find anyone— but she only looks in bars with guys looking for one night stands! I met my husband at work. I was his boss! It was a long process from meeting to marriage. I didn't do things just because I thought it would please him at the time. We got to know each other honestly. People like this are out there!

149 posted on 05/06/2015 10:37:55 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: Spktyr

lol. That was a GREAT POST!!!!


150 posted on 05/06/2015 10:41:31 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: Spktyr

“Child support has been extended to age 26 as part of Obamacare. “

YOU ARE SO VERY VERY WRONG.


151 posted on 05/06/2015 10:42:44 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: MacMattico
They want the benefits of the woman working today, but also want the woman to do the traditional household chores and be a gourmet cook. Then, if they find a women willing to stay home and raise the kids or work p/t and it ends in divorce, they can't understand why a women should get any of “their stuff”. I thought this was a conservative site.

It IS a conservative site, and if we knew any men that actually fit your hypothetical description, we'd agree with you.

152 posted on 05/06/2015 10:44:22 PM PDT by papertyger (Gun fighting is the American martial art.)
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To: caww

There’s always the alternative of living in their country.


153 posted on 05/06/2015 10:45:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Spktyr

“Go watch the courts in person. You might be surprised”

Perhaps if you spent less time in the court room you might have a better attitude?

Really. States are putting severe restrictions on alimony and child support.

For example, Florida has a bill that says in marriages of less than 11 years there will be NO alimony!

And child support is limited in time and amount based on the parents ability to pay.


154 posted on 05/06/2015 10:45:52 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: nickcarraway
I am a man.

Good to know. I couldn't tell from your post.

155 posted on 05/06/2015 10:47:08 PM PDT by SandwicheGuy (*The butter acts as a lubricant and speeds up the CPU*ou)
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To: A CA Guy
I must disagree. My wife is actually the more conservative of the two of us, and I know plenty of men who shouldn't be allowed to vote.

The truth is, there is no real gender gap between men and women. The so-called gender gap almost completely disappears when you correct for the fact that 12.8% of the female population votes 95% for Dems. That's right. Take away the votes of Black females, and there is virtually no gender gap.

In fact, you can predict almost exactly how a woman is going to vote based on how long she has been married. If she's single, she's far more likely to vote for liberals. If she's married -- especially if she has been married a long time or has children -- she's far more likely to vote for conservatives.

156 posted on 05/06/2015 10:47:12 PM PDT by FredZarguna (On your deathbed you will receive total consciousness. So I got that goin' for me.)
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To: Spktyr

Oh, they will always do that unless there’s pre-nup; and vice versa (sometimes the woman has more assets, after all).

But I really DO see this often. Guys tend to spend WAY more money on collecting big ticket items that do maintain value. Women tend to spend money on clothing the kids, making the house look nice, etc...most women are not collectors of expensive things.

Then a divorce occurs and the guy thinks he should get to “keep his stuff” while the wife gets the used furniture...even though the money for both came out of the collective earnings and the value of the latter goes to basically “zero” once used.

It’s always fun when I write an appraisal on an $80,000 gun collection, to find that the other side has some handwritten notes from a friend/dealer of the husband that values the same collection at $10,000. Yea...right...LOL! These are the guys bitching like little girls about the women getting “half his stuff.”


157 posted on 05/06/2015 10:48:42 PM PDT by garandgal
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To: madison10

“There are men who want just too much—a working wife, perfect house, meals every night, care for the kids, and evening recreation to boot. Woman is exhausted.”

I met my wife of 28 years in Japan. During those years she has worked not a single day, nor did I ever demand a “perfect” house. I did want her to pitch in with the kids while I was at work.

What American women have lost sight of is that “I do” also means “I will.” Very often TV and movie plots involve wives extorting their husbands by withholding sex. This is a great moral wrong. Of course husbands must be considerate of their wives’ physical and emotional condition, but wives must be considerate of their husbands’ needs.


158 posted on 05/06/2015 10:48:57 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: Spktyr

“Assets the man owned prior to the marriage. Obviously, things bought during the marriage often should be split 50/50. However, the way courts are now, things like his motorcycle collection, his record collection, things he had before the relationship? Sorry, she gets half anyway.”


Texas Law

FAMILY CODE

TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP

SUBTITLE B. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES

CHAPTER 3. MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL RULES FOR SEPARATE AND COMMUNITY PROPERTY

Sec. 3.001. SEPARATE PROPERTY. A spouse’s separate property consists of:

(1) the property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage;

(2) the property acquired by the spouse during marriage by gift, devise, or descent; and

(3) the recovery for personal injuries sustained by the spouse during marriage, except any recovery for loss of earning capacity during marriage.


159 posted on 05/06/2015 10:49:23 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: urbanpovertylawcenter

....”Everybody wants a wife but nobody wants to be one”....

What is a wife to you?

You see I think a lot of the problems with marriages are too high expectations of what marriage is. Also that all relationships take work. Good marriages don’t just happen they are created by the two within that relationship.


160 posted on 05/06/2015 10:49:56 PM PDT by caww
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