[HairOfTheDog]

Ah yes, the "marriage won't be saved until it costs less to divorce" argument. Can you ~really~ get that house of cards to stand up?

The truth is, marriage ~should~ be expensive to divorce from when kids are involved. The truth is, while I sympathize with the cost of child support, most men would not choose to reverse roles with the mother. They bitch, but they'd rather write checks than deal with getting kids dressed and off to day care before work. They complain, but it's nice only to have the kids on weekends when it's play time. People whine about bad divorces, but they still do it. I can only conclude that something about the divorce looked better than the alternative.

[John O]

Ah yes, the "marriage won't be saved until it costs less to divorce" argument. Can you ~really~ get that house of cards to stand up?

The truth is, marriage ~should~ be expensive to divorce from when kids are involved.

I think the point 70times7 was making is that men routinely get raped in the divorce courts. We are more likely to lose our kids, our homes, and half our income for life even if we are the wronged partner. All the result of no-fault divorce

So now it's senseless for a young man to get married. You can live together, get the sex for free, have her cook and do laundry etc without ever having to make a committment and without the risk that you'll lose everything

(At least that's how I read 70's post)

[frogjerk]

The truth is, while I sympathize with the cost of child support, most men would not choose to reverse roles with the mother. They bitch, but they'd rather write checks than deal with getting kids dressed and off to day care before work. They complain, but it's nice only to have the kids on weekends when it's play time. People whine about bad divorces, but they still do it. I can only conclude that something about the divorce looked better than the alternative.

Sadly, this is all too true.