Posted on 01/02/2008 12:03:03 PM PST by rollingthunder2006
Of course, there is much to disdain about The New Rules of Marriage, but what offended me most was its pervasive celebration of inequality amongst the sexes. Women want more out of relationships today so…men must give it to them. Why is that the case? In every equitable transaction, the side who asks for more must offer more in exchange. This leads us to ask, what do modern women offer men that is superior to what their predecessors proffered in the past?......
(Excerpt) Read more at mensnewsdaily.com ...
Only half of it ;~)
Exactly,
Marriage is a matter of making a good choice on both sides..... Personnally, I’d rather be struck by lightening (in the bathtub even) than to ever get married again. But that was my mistake, and I wear it on my own shoulders.
From what I’ve seen (granted I know nothing about a healthy sane marriage) those that are good are those that act like best friends first and well, talk to each other about what is going on etc.
But what do I know? :)
Honestly,
for less financial stress and more free time,
it might be worth it... I’m probably the only person Dave Ramsey would just say “Well damn girl, just sit on the train tracks with your envelopes, that’s the only plan that will work.”
Though splitting the cookies might make me think twice-— that and I snore.
ROTFL! Dang that's funny. Don't give my hubby any ideas!
Well, snoring can be endearing... depending on what precedes it, I think ;~)
You sound like you added 2 + 2 and made it all the way to 4. Congratulations.
My decade of experiences with Bay Area women left me with much the same attitude. Things got better after I moved out of California and finally met an attractive woman who was not spoiled rotten, insane, or addicted to complaining.
The only thing you should get a woman that requires an electrical outlet is a sonic jewelry cleaner for those big honkin’ sparklies you give her.
Appliance should ONLY BE GIVEN if requested either in writing (notarized is best) or witnessed by at least two reliable persons with one being the wife’s female blood kin.
Seriously, its a law. :)
Snoring can only be endearing if ear plugs are inserted into our ears prior.
OH, THANK YOU! THANK GOD SOMEONE FINALLY SAID THIS!
“”Pick any TV commerical where there is a husband and wife protrayed. 99.99% of the time the husband is a bumbling dufus and the wife a superior being. I am sick of it.”””
DUDE! I have said that a thousand times. I can be setting watching TV and a commercial will come on showing a man and a woman. I will tell the wife: “Watch. The man will be an idiot before this commercial is over”. And sure enough. Everytime.
Sometimes its even the kids too making the man an idiot.
There was a sign by the register, "All unattended children will be given a can of Red Bull and a Puppy."
Cheers!
...oh, and Happy New Year.
Will take the same concerted effort that it took the leftists to get us into this mess.
...that, and the grace of God.
Cheers!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go out to the sofa. :-)
Cheers!
Typical. Dismiss, demean, belittle...just as long as you aren't the recipient.
How long have you been married to the same person?
You didn’t read the rest of the posts did you?
“honey-do” is a phrase that should be banned from the English language. Its banned at my house.
“honey-will-you” is OK.
“honey-do”...ain’t gonna happen.
“Date nights” don’t happen with people that have been married for 12 years. “Date night” happens to daters. Men who have “date night” are exactly the type men I am talking about here. They do things to stay out of “trouble”.
My whole question with this thread is; How can a grown man get in trouble? A grown man.
Can a woman get in “trouble”? Can a wife be portrayed as an idiot? Its funny when the man is subservient. Its funnny when a woman scolds her man and has him in check. Thats funny.
No. I got in “trouble” when I was 10 years old and my mother grounded me. I am a grown man. How can I get in trouble in my own house?
Like I said, if the wife wants something, like a “date”, I try very hard to give her everything she wants. It makes me feel good to make her happy. But I will not be disrespected. Ever. I will not disrespect her either.
Why is it, that when a woman is subservient, the man is a bully. But when a man is subservient, the man “respects his wife”?
That is not how I grew up. The men ran the family and the home. I know what you’re saying. “thats wrong”. But what if I said “The women ran the family and the home”. Somehow thats acceptable right?
papertygress has no tolerance for baubles that do nothing, but a Chi goes well in any bathroom.
>>>>It has to do with not insulting and belittling the person you’ve vowed to love and honor.<<<<<
Which is exactly what I am talking about.
But the insulting and belittling is happening to the whipped men.
That scenario is somehow OK. Thats acceptable. Or is it not?
Yeah, so guess why all the commercials are aimed at women...because men have all the money.
New Rules for Marriage?
Simple: www.nomarriage.com
“””...because men have all the money.””””
BullButter.
They might make more money, but I know married man that have no idea how much money they have. I know married men that cannot tell me how much their electricity bill is or when it is due.
I know men, grown men, that have allowances. ALLOWANCES!
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