[miss marmelstein]

Tell that to guys: they should be married at 22. Most of them would run for the hills. Most men have to be lasso’ed into getting married and then, as an old friend once said, rebuilt and refurbished like a used car.

[PGR88]

Tell that to guys: they should be married at 22. Most of them would run for the hills.

Because most men now at age 22 are still children. They have been given their freedom (license?), society has few expectations of them, and little responsibility.

[NorthMountain]

rebuilt and refurbished like a used car.

I met a females with that attitude. I married a lady who loves me.

[redangus]

Ah and there in lies the problem. Rebuilt and refurbished. If you are marrying someone with the intent of changing who they are, you are doomed to failure. Find someone who matches your wants and be happy. It’s not fair to either person to marry someone who in your mind needs to be rebuilt and refurbished.

[gogeo]

Most men have to be lasso’ed into getting married and then, as an old friend once said, rebuilt and refurbished like a used car.

Wow...why would he have to be lassoed into something that showed such respect for him as a person?

When you take a car to the shop, the shop has to disclose the costs and the result...full disclosure. In your example, I'd say it was more like cattle being led to slaughter.

[Little Bill]

I went through my genealogy back about 500 years. Most women married at 18 +/-, men at 20 or 22, until recently.

What caused the Change?