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?......
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Try looking at the Young Democrat meetings on campus.
Huh. What an unreadable mess. Mr. Chapin’s point, so far as it’s discernable, seems to be an extended whine about how hard men have it these days — which ultimately places him on the same side of the argument as Terrance Real.
Exactly. I paid much more attention to my Grandparents. They'd been married 61 years, before Grandpa passed away a couple of years back.
Of course, I rarely (if ever) have paid attention to *anything* Orpah has pontificated on. So, I suppose Grandma and Grandpa win by default, anyway.
I gotta say thank you. You made me laugh -—repeatedly.
Thats a cop out.
Men who say the “respect” their wives wishes is a sugar coated way of saying “I have to ask my wife everything.”
As far as the calender dates, the MAN should KNOW if anything is on the calender without having to ask his wife.
Makes me wanna vomit. He didn’t do any of those things you said.
He asked permission.
I feel happier just knowing about your grandparents :-).
I haven’t seen an Oprah show in almost 20 years, but she seems very influential in many areas that don’t make sense. If a person’s going to take advice, I think it makes sense to take it from someone who’s been a success in the area under discussion.
For example, don’t ask me about making money in real estate!
Perhaps you’ve picked up a stomach bug.
Marriage
Each partner thinks he/she “got the best deal.”
Great Marriage
Each partner KEEPS thinking he/she “got the best deal.”
You must have read a different page than I did...
And I believe she fell last week, hit her head, and died.
ROFL, you married? Got kids? Didn't think so.
Enjoy the party.
Bad form. The proper way of dealing with that is to tell her something like, "Honey, I'm going to be playing poker on Saturday. Don't forget to take the dogs to the vet. I love you."
Do they still have straight bars in San Fran? If so, go about an hour before closing time and start chatting up the cows.
I didn’t know about Dr. Williams’ wife, may she rest in peace.
I hadn't heard that. I'm truly sorry for Dr. Williams loss.
A true marriage is a union of two people. Unions normally require a 'give and take' that you don't seem willing to adhere to.
Marriage also takes work to maintain. It is not easy, in most cases, and the work can take what may seem, at times, to be an inordinate amount of effort but the results are always worth it, at least for me.
In addition, marriage requires love. Love is a two way street, not a one way street.
Love means that you coordinate your desires with the desires of the other one in the union, not because it is required, but because you WANT to please the other, as well as yourself.
Marriage is a union, not a "boss"/"slave" relationship.
“I pick my battles.”
That’s the most important advice to give any newlywed.
One better:
"Honey, the boys are coming over for poker Saturday, and we're inviting a few cheerleaders to pour the beers. Would you mind taking the kids to Chuck E. Cheese and spending the night at your mothers? I'll catch you guys Sunday at church. Love you."
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