[Past Your Eyes]

Lucky me. I have a wife who doesn't even need to read this to find out she's doing all the right things.

[wizardoz]

Wasn't Keanu Reeves on the cover of last week's Parade saying "I want to get married?" I guess 42 is starting to scare him.

[GSlob]

As Chekhov wrote, "Bachelors usually die raving mad. Married people die even before they go crazy".

[billybudd]

I love these stupid articles. Men aren't healthy *because* of marriage. Men are married *because* they are healthy. The drunkards/smokers/druggies are more likely to be single or get divorced.

Say no to marriage!

[DoughtyOne]

Today is Father's Day. Rather than congratulate the men who have steped up to the plate and have become fathers, some people seem only capable of telling men what they should be doing or are lucky enough to be doing.

Men who marry the women they love and remain engaged before during and after the birthing process deserve better. If they stick around and do their best to be good dads, they deserve a day when they can be recognized for doing so.

Today I've engaged on one thread where fathers were scolded for not paying better child support. Now this thread tells fathers how damn lucky they are that they have a woman in their lives.

In case most people don't get it, Fathers are to be congratulated for what they have done, not assuming the worst or conveying the belief that they lead lucky lives due to a woman being in it.

There's not a father out here who is going to deny that children have made their lives richer. There's not a father out here who won't admit that having a wife has made their life richer. This isn't a day to congratulate those children or the mothers is it.

Dads, thanks for being a stand up person. There's at least one person out here who thinks you're great, and that society is better off because you're a member of it.

[tet68]

It figures, a woman wrote it.

[A Troop 1-14 Cav]

(Why marriage is good medicine for men)




Because otherwise we'd have way too much money and free time on our hands?

(sarcasm)

[Pukin Dog]

Real men dont need wives.

Real men need beer.

Then, in decending order:
Whiskey
Wine
Work
BBQ
Coffee
Good Shaving gear.
A Truck.

Everything else is optional or for recreation.

[SaveTheChief]

...marriage is good medicine for men

Is this over the counter medicine or do we need prescriptions?

[DJ Frisat]

"Married men — regardless of age, sex, race, income or education — consistently have been found..."

Huh? Married MEN, regardless of their sex? Just how many sexes of men are there?

Maybe I don't want to know...

[JennysCool]

Why marriage is good medicine for men

Love these sweeping generalizations! If the guy is married to a shrew or a user, it ain't good medicine at all!

[Bernard]

We celebrated Father's Day yesterday, because that's how my kids' schedule worked out. My daughters gave me a card that showed some guy being xrayed, with the caption, "Science proves that Dads are made of money."

And it'll be Father's Day again on Thursday, when my son comes home from Ellsworth AFB.

And today my wife went shopping by herself, so I could have the house to myself. If only I could afford to save all the money she saves when she goes to sales...

[TET1968]

"Married men live longer than single men.
But married men are a lot more willing to die." Johnny Carson

[TET1968]

On this day let's not forget poor old Jack Bauer.
Happy father's Day Jack, your on in 9 minutes.

[WFTR]

I'm a 42-year-old bachelor, and I agree completely with this article. I'm single because I spent my teens and 20's in churches that discouraged dating and marriage. When I finally realized how stupid these people were, I was going through a layoff and didn't get my career back on track for several years. Since that time, I've had very poor luck meeting women who were appropriate for me.

The idiots in the churches that I attended back then never would have admitted that marriage could be good for a man. They constantly prattled about how good it would be to remain single to do church stuff. Now, I look around and see myself in much worse health than guys who found the relationships that they need. Even when I appeared to be in very good health, I always felt that my situation wasn't healthy. Now, I can certainly feel in my body that things aren't working right. I realize that a bad marriage is worse than being single, but the notion that being single is as healthy as being in a good marriage is nonsense. I hope this information gets wide publicity and that others don't make the mistakes that I did.

Bill

[DTogo]

Father's Day is only half that without your loving wife and mother of your offspring in your arms next to you! :)

[longtermmemmory]

sooooo much a chic article.

[meyer]

"Married men—regardless of age, sex, race, income or education—consistently have been found to be healthier than men who are single, divorced or widowed."

The problem is that marriage is also the leading predecessor to divorce (and the widow situation for that matter). And I've not seen a lot of good to come out of divorce.

[Tunehead54]

Sorry - I meant to ping you ... even when I was working, my wife did all the heavy lifting - I was just backup in case someone "questioned authority" ... Moms do all the real work so Father's Day is just a day to goof off and nobody bothers you. ;-)

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Dad's Day

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For the Dads who do a whole lot more - I salute you. Happy Father's Day.

[MaDeuce]

Please ... these articles drive me nuts.

So the constant nagging of the wife doesn't shorten men's life span ... its shortening my as I write this.

I can't wait to get the final decree from the judge this summer/fall so I can give her the "bums rush" out the door.
"See ya, have a nice life!"

If living longer requires being married, nagged, hassled, etc... I'll take the early retirement thank you.

[edsheppa]

It couldn't be because healthier men are more likely to marry, could it? Nah, couldn't be, sorry to interrupt the nice story.