In a society in which half of all marriages end in divorce and in which over 70% of those divorces are initiated the female partner, I don't, for a second, think that it's men who have a problem with committment. Perhaps women should look a bit more realistically at the marriage vow before they "commit" to it. Then again, perhaps the marriage vow itself should be amended to say the reality of what happens; "till death do us part - or unless a better option comes along sooner".
With the divorce/custody laws the way they are and given the manner in which family courts wreak havoc upon husbands/fathers, I'd have to say, "If you're a male considering getting married, you ought to be committed - to an institution that could treat such lapses into insanity".
I'll mention one case, but there's thousands more just like it. This one is from a buddy in Michigan. His wife had an affair with another man. When hubby finds out, the wife files for divorce and gets a court order kicking hubby out of his own house. When the divorce is fina:
-1- he's lost his house and half his other equity
-2- he gets stuck paying the legal bills of both sides
-3- he pays almost 30% of his after tax income in child support
-4- is only allowed to see his daughters every other weekend and on Wednesday evenings (oops, sorry, the court intended him to be able to see his kids then - but the ex doesn't allow it - he hasn't seen his kids in two years - the court doesn't seem interested in solving that part of the equation).
So, if you're a man considering marriage and you're willing to endure those four things if you future wife entertains the whim to leave you ... then by all means, go get committed.
Exactly!
All she needs is a whim and a scum-sucker (lawyer) and she can own all you have ever worked for and a major portion of all you ever will.
Not an especially attractive committment.