Posted on 04/19/2015 11:54:56 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A controversial new book argues that the triumph of feminism has meant men are now second-class citizens.
George Clooney, Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne may have all taken the plunge recently — but they are a diminishing band of brothers, for the number of men marrying in the West has plunged in recent decades.
The state of matrimony is not just ailing. It is dying out faster than a mobile phone battery.
According to the Office for National Statistics, marriage in Britain is at its lowest level since 1895. In 2011, there were just 286,634 ceremonies — a 41 per cent free fall from 1972, when 480,285 couples tied the knot.
For an army of women, Mr Right is simply not there, no matter how hard they look for him. And the reason? When it comes to marriage, men are on strike.
Why? Because the rewards are far less than they used to be, while the cost and dangers it presents are far greater.
‘Ultimately, men know there’s a good chance they’ll lose their friends, their respect, their space, their sex life, their money and — if it all goes wrong — their family,’ says Dr Helen Smith, a lecturer at the University of Tennessee and author of Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood And The American Dream.
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And then we have YOU as an example of manhood. Laughing. so sad!!!!
wow, OMGosh!! I can’t even imagine doing that!
Yeah, like he’s not a slut too, right???? hahahahaha
And how is it that a woman can treat a man like a prince, respect him and love him, admire him and he just poops all over her? Gee, how can that be? We know it’s always the woman who is the user?!!!!!
I tell my sons to find a woman who treats her father with respect, that’s how she’ll usually treat you.
ROFL!
And a high five!
I didn’t mean to offend any ladies on the board.. Sorry if I did :( All true stories and not even the worst ones.
A_perfect_lady wrote:
It works the other way too. I’m female and didn’t marry because most of the guys I met were irresponsible losers. It takes two people to make a marriage work and most of the guys I knew wanted the woman to do all the work. I suppose they thought women’s lib meant they didn’t have to do anything anymore. Wrong.
I also found this. Men today are liberal by day (as in, they expect the wife to go out and earn her fair share of the money) but turn traditional at night when it’s time to clean house. I finally cleaned house by abandoning men entirely. I’ve been celibate for 11 years now and the drop in stress is amazing. I don’t intend to try it again. Most of my female friends who are married spend half their time commenting on how much work it is.
Then I’m the exception. I love to cook, and my wife is a good cook — but she’s, well, not a vegetarian but leans that way... meaning 4-6 vegetables, and a small, single main course of some meat. I also have been told I cook wrong (meaning not her way), and too much (I like leftovers, for snacks - for next day lunches, for my dad to eat, since he lives with us).
I used to wash/dry/fold the clothes on the weekends (when she worked during the week, just like I do), but I got yelled at for folding towels incorrectly.
When the kids were smaller, I changed the diapers (she’ll tell you that I did change more than she ever), fed them, etc. I take the three of them anyway - mall, grocery store, friends houses, etc. She can’t take more than one out on her own.
Now, she’s quit her job and I still TRY to help out, but am told I come home and try to “take over”, so I’ve quit. I come home, say hello to the kids, any adults I see (she’s usually on the front porch smoking and playing Bejewled on her phone), change clothes, talk to the kids (if around) about homework, etc. - and sit on the bed watching TV so I don’t get told I’m doing something wrong - or taking over.
We haven’t been intimate (other than a few hugs the other night when our cat died) in almost three years.
I’ve begged her to go to the doctor to get back on Zoloft, to no avail.
I’ve quit fighting - I’m leaving it in God’s hands, because everything I tried hasn’t worked. He’ll either fix me or fit the situation.
BRAVO!
If you read my post all the way through, you would see I was just as tough on the men as well.
I remember making out for hours when I was young lol. Now I get tired after a hug :)
So good to see you on the thread, Shimmer1 ! How are you doing?
“Either we end or this insanity ends, but this will not sustain itself. It’s out if order”
So well stated! It’s amazing to me that mankind thinks they can flaunt the order set up by the Creator of it all and get away with it. The consequences of disobedience to the rules set up by the Maker of All Things are built in. Even the most Liberal and decadent people on this planet aren’t going to want to live in the mess they’re making.
Thank you, gogeo! Those tablets can be tricky.
You’re right. I’ve been married for 19 years-—well, it will be 19 in August-—and things have changed very much, even since then.
They’re dating the wrong men.
There are a few great women here in the USA, but they are difficult to find. Better to just to find one overseas and be done wasting time trying to find a decent lady here.
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