[LibsRJerks]

The causes that many women support politically are often the reasons why no guy in his right mind would marry them. Guys don’t want somebody who will butcher a baby in the womb, rob him of his future earnings for decades if the marriage doesn’t work, and have some strange guy living in his former house with his children. There is simply little reason for a guy today to legally expose himself to marriage or fatherhood. I’ve been married over 15 years, with kids, but the wife isn’t American or “progressive” - she’s old-school.

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Hmm. Never looked at it either from this perspective. I guess some women just aren’t a great investment, are they? Emotionally or financially.

I don’t get it as we have a very traditional marriage. But, within that, I find PLENTY of ways to advance myself, my education, my career ..and I don’t have to sacrifice ANYTHING. It’s just mutual respect between my husband and I that drives it ....I don’t understand why women feel they need to separate themselves from men and/or their children to have what they want. If anything, you end up with SO much MORE.

I don’t know. I guess I just married a good guy, maybe.

One thing i’ve seen many couples do is instantly start out with separate checkbooks and bank accounts. Just another way to stay separate and not combine your lives. My husband and I have ALWAYS made it “both” of ours ...there is no line drawn. Whatever the other does, benefits us both. It’s a true partnership.

People need to reconsider their ideas about marriage — I think it would be the ONE thing that would fix our society’s social ills.

[Scotswife]

great post. Hubby and I are a team.
Joint accounts - none of this “mine” “yours” mentality.

We have sons and daughter and tell them the same thing....we are all in this together.
Pitting old against young? mother against child? men against women?
That’s what angry liberals do.

[kearnyirish2]

A lot of guys aren’t a good investment either; they’re the first ones to broadcast that, but the popular media thinks it can “fix” them (while denigrating them the whole time).

My wife and I have never kept separate accounts; if people are at that point maybe marriage isn’t for them.

Even when my wife and I have difficulties, I think at the end of the day we both feel fortunate.

[American Constitutionalist]

" I don’t understand why women feel they need to separate themselves from men and/or their children to have what they want "

Those liberal feminist mind set women who do that come to find out that even through they won the battle, their winning the war over men has been empty, shallow and now they have to live with it.

The thing about some women today is ?
When they get married they have been selfishly taught that HIS money is HER money, and HER money is HER money.

It's the " All about me attitude " .

The women of today think that the man was created and there for them as their sugar daddy to fulfill their dreams and aspirations.
And if he can't live up to her demands ?
Then there is something wrong with him without considering that there maybe something wrong with her.

When he can't live up to HER impossible demands that she imposed on him ?
It's time for a divorce.

I do believe that is what today's men are sick of and are better off being single.
That is the very reason why they don't want to commit to a relationship where she believes the world revolves around her, and you can't blame the men.

Like you said, in your relationship with your husband, it's " US " working together.... that was something we saw 60 years ago, but not in today's world.