A 'Marriage Strike' Emerges As Men Decide Not To Risk Loss

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | July 5, 2002 | Glenn Sacks and Dianna Thompson

[Don Myers]

"Like I said, I just wonder why all the women aren't already dead in a purified and perfect world consisting only of men. "

There are men on this thread who are saying in plain language what is wrong with the modern relationship between men and women. If it makes a woman feel better believing that men who say such things are simply women-haters, then let it be that way. But, hiding your head in the sand will not improve anything. The situation will still be the same or worse ten years from now. And, women will still be wondering why all of those men are "immature, mama's boys" who just don't appreciate a good woman when they see one.

[Don Myers]

I do believe that a social revolution has been going on. Destruction of the family unit and the traditional role of men and women is a necessity. The old order must be destroyed for the birth of the new order. Men must be separated from women. People on different social rungs of the cultural ladder must be separated from one another. Let me put it a different way. If you hold one stick, you can easily break it. If you hold a bunch of sticks and try to break them, you cannot do it. It is the agenda of our masters to make us one stick, which can be easily broken.

[Don Myers]

If all that you see here is whining, you cannot see the forest for the trees. No one is whining. People are stating the facts about the current situation in this nation.

[Don Myers]

Ok, Dark Mirage, please state freely what you think about the relationship of men and women in this nation. After all, that is basically what we are talking about.

[Nick Danger]

Are they standing up for other men on a regular basis defending and urging what is right?

The development of a class consciousness among men, as men, would be the horrible result of allowing these injustices to go on for too long. As you've noticed, few men today see themselves as part of any sort of "brotherhood of men." That such exists is a paranoid fantasy of feminist loons.

Although I think it would be a horrible development with many unfortunate side effects, I personally encourage it because I think it has become a necessary evil in the current environment. Threads like this help it along, so here we are.

[buccaneer81]

made a lot of money, too. A real nice guy.

And the dad worked how many hours a week? Ninety? A Hundred? Been there, done that, lady. And she still bitched that we needed a bigger house.

[Nick Danger]

Are you a divorce lawyer or what?

I have been called a lot of things on this forum. Hell, somebody called me an idiot right here in this thread. And a liberal too. I'm probably one those misogynsts that Dark Matter was talking about as well.

But a divorce lawyer? That is really over the line.

[buccaneer81]

it wouldn't feel right to be with anyone else.

Never say never. I used to be like you. Then I woke up in the Twilight Zone.

[DennisR]

I did not divorce her...she divorced me.

[Jhoffa_]

Don't see anything in scripture about choosing the bimbo who looks the best in a thong. :)

Hustler, chapter seven paragraph nine.

[meyer]

Ok, Dark Mirage, please state freely what you think about the relationship of men and women in this nation. After all, that is basically what we are talking about.

That's not going to happen. The Mirage is trying to push buttons, not solve or even acknowledge issues. Its but a facade, a Mirage if you will....

Of course, I may be wrong. But that needs to be proven.

[meyer]

But a divorce lawyer? That is really over the line.

Almost pushes you to use the abuse button. Almost... :^)

[DennisR]

"But if there's a divorce a couple of years down the road, he's right back where he started."

In my case, I wish I had been back where I started!

The other thing that is a real downer for men is that in nearly all cases they lose their family. The woman rarely does. Yes, she loses a husband, but she almost always gets the kids. The husband loses a wife and the kids.

[Don Myers]

I have had women respond to similiar posts, but it is always in the nature of a put-down. Women do not want to talk about these things. This thing is something that if it isn't talked about, doesn't exist, and therefore, is not a problem. And, as I said, ten years from now, nothing will have changed, and women will still be talking about those immature, non-committing men.

[DennisR]

"...but Joe Sixpack still isn't pulling his share around the house."

Im what sense? If you mean he doesn't vacuum or do dishes, that is something the woman can generally do. It is light work and does not require physical strength. But when it comes to the heavy stuff like working on a car, fixing the plumbing, painting the outside of the house, reroofing, regrouting the chimney, digging a ditch for the underground sprinkler system, redoing the bathroom, and so forth, who normally does that? Plus, is it not true that women are much pickier than men are anyway? So usually whatever the man does in the chores that can be done by either one is not good enough, so why try? I teased my daughter one time because she said her husband didn't fold the towels right!!!

And, I daresay, a woman normally has many more options than a man when it comes to occupational work. A man knows he will have to work every day until retirement or death. If a woman feels like taking a break from the workforce, it is normally not that big a deal. So why should the man have to live under a "work death sentence" both at work and at home?