“In every corner of the world and in every epoch of history, the men and women of every culture deserve each other. ”
The JEZEBEL SPIRIT (You Tube)
The destruction of our culture is no fluke.
The elites smiled at no fault divorce.
It serves their agenda.
I reserve the right to scratch any part of my body that itches and not apologize for normal bodily functions regardless of their odor.
And, yes ladies, I am available.
If human quality can be measured at all, I would agree that the quality of Men has gone down by a factor of X over the past 75 years or so.
And I would further stipulate that the quality of Women has decreased by a factor of at least 2X over that time period.
That’s nice. But with the current legal environment I could never in good conscience advise my son to get married.
And then you get the Family Law judge that really, really hates men...
I had one of these. The problem was mostly Lucas.
He also makes the mistake of ONLY looking at benefits and not considering the risks. Not all men are winners in the marriage game. Perhaps he should compare lifespans, income, suicide rates, etc of DIVORCED men to men who were never married.
As far as I’m concerned, marriage is a farce nowadays. If any party can void the arrangement without cause (and possibly profit by that action at the other’s expense), then it isn’t really a marriage in any form I recognize. Until “no fault” divorce laws are repealed, I doubt I would ever get married in the United States.
Marriage is good for a man, if they can find the right woman. There is a kind of conceit among some of today’s women that makes them unmarriageable.
Both sexes complain about the other sex.
Is marriage really a bad deal for men? Depends on the individual man and woman involved, and their relationship together, I think.
If she’s really a bitch, the marriage will be unhappy.
If he’s abusive towards her, the marriage will be a bad one.
If both are loving and there’s give and take together as they deal with life’s issues, the marriage will be a happy one.
If they agree on fundamentals such as religious faith, lifestyle, how to raise their children, etc. then the marriage will be a good one. If they have fundamental disagreements about key areas of life, there will be tensions.
If the wife is one who is never happy, who is never satisfied that he earns enough or pays enough attention to her, and has other complaints she brings up in bitch sessions with her friends, then the marriage will be troubled.
If he’s out sneaking around with other girls, then the marriage is on thin ice.
If both people aren’t on the same page, there will be problems in marriage.
Married men understand that being seen as inadequate providers is a fast route to divorce court. Many single men have a preference for leisure and low stress over income.
Many people of both genders are too used to getting their own way personally. I know people who, in a strange dichotomy, work like dogs and put crazy hours into their successful careers (and who clearly have good working relationships in their careers), who can’t, nor even really try, to maintain successful personal relationships. It’s a result of being porn-addled, non or anti-religious, unschooled in personal communications — which makes them completely selfish at a fundamental level. They can’t fathom the amount of “give” required to justify the amount of “take” they expect from their personal relationships.
I have a feeling this is going to be a ‘fun’ thread.
My own contribution then is this:
I’m happily married, but before I got here I was in a marriage where I was the one who had to sacrifice everything for the sake of the marriage. In her defense though she saw what she was doing, (only after she left me for a fresh ‘suckee’) and graciously conceded to a relatively bloodless divorce. I even got custody of our three children. Frankly she couldn’t take being around them, they took time from her pursuing her desires and were a responsibility she gladly dumped on me.
But now? Now I’m very happy and very content in my life now.
On the other hand I do understand why the MGTOW movement is gaining adherents, particularly among the children of divorce.
“I have known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots.” - poet William Butler Yeats.
My wife announced yesterday (May 19) that she is leaving, to move out of state, to be with her “Facebook” boyfriend. Good riddance to her cheating royal highness.
And my first wife was a harpy, that *I* couldn’t stand anymore, and I can tolerate almost anything.
I’m done with women. Never again. I’ve learned my lessons well.
Maybe I took longer than the rat in a cage learned to jump when the light comes on, from getting electrocuted when the light comes on. But I’ve learned, finally.
NAWALT? Not all women are like that? ROTFLMAO.
EWALT. ENOUGH WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT.
Considering all of these issues and troubles, what we’re seeing makes sense.
It makes sense for men to avoid marriage.
Marriage has always been something of a leap of faith.
But in today’s world, I can understand men who weigh the factors and decide marriage is not for them.
Men can be happy with dating and enjoying female companionship without all the downsides of marriage, then one can understand them doing so.