[antiRepublicrat]

And besides, there is a disparity in bargaining power.

Not really. He stands to gain protection of certain assets, while she stands to gain a rich lifestyle during the marriage and, upon divorce, substantial assets. Her power was to not marry him (he loses his love and the nookie). A lot of women use the "You don't love me, you don't trust me?" line to get out of signing a pre-nup.

I'm tired of women always being instantly considered to be the victim. Women can be just as nasty and manipulative as men (just ask my wife, she admits it).

[Chad Fairbanks]

Women can be just as nasty and manipulative as men

Nonsense. They are much more nasty and manipulative when they wanna be...

[Bonaparte]

A young friend of mine recently brought up this whole subject with me. I told him the following...

Run an ad in the personals worded thus:

SWM, 22 yrs old. Would like to marry a nice girl. I don't care about beauty or brains, just a good heart and good character. I am not ambitious, don't own much and never will.

You will die an old man before you get a reply.

[gogeo]

I'm tired of women always being instantly considered to be the victim. Women can be just as nasty and manipulative as men (just ask my wife, she admits it).

Piffle. Men are schoolyard compared to women, who are generally Olympic caliber. It's not a comment about character, it's about the difference between the genders.