To: FeliciaCat
Agreed. When I see the responses to articles like this, I cringe. I know some of this is just joking around, but it pains me to see that most of them are not.
Maybe it is just the company I keep, but the women I know are not selfish b****** but women who are in stable marriages that have had more than their share of ups and downs (mine included). Have I seen marriages where the woman is a nightmare? Sure, and I have seen marriages where the husband is the problem.
My parents divorced when I was 7, and when I was growing up, I didn't want to get married because if my own mom and dad couldn't make it, then how was I supposed to? Then I met my husband and thought 'I'm not my parents, and I can go for the long haul.' I looked around and saw all the marriages that were working...my grandparents (still married after 55 years); my in-laws (34 years); my aunt and uncle (35 years), not to mention all the marriages that were shorter in duration but that had withstood a lot in that time. My husband and I have been through our share of disappointments/setbacks, but the gains have been greater than anything I could have hoped for.
It irritates me that the feminazis got ahold of this country and ruined it for women like me. When I say ruined, I mean that now instead of noticing the good women that want a husband and a home and children that they are willing to stay home and raise, American women are seen as money-grubbing, power-hungry psychos without morals. I'm not trying to claim victim status here because I love my life and wouldn't change a thing. What I mourn for is the loss of innocence, the loss of tradition, and the loss of values that has been foisted upon us by the NOW gang. I am doing something about it though--I am raising our daughter and son to value all those things and teaching them that love is more than what makes you feel good at the moment.
Rant off.
To: Okies love Dubya 2
My parents divorced when I was young as well. I have been scared to death of marriage for the same reason: If my parents couldnt make it work how could I? (also, my grandmother was married 7 times!)
Also, meeting the right guy is everything. For the first time I am willing to give it a go.
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