The Divorce Revolution Has Bred An Army Of Woman Haters

The Federalist ^ | May 19, 2016 | W. Bradford Wilcox

[C19fan]

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d earn the ire of a character named Turd Flinging Monkey, the nom de plume of a popular online activist. A leader in the Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) movement, which encourages men to avoid romantic relationships with women, Monkey did not take kindly to my new Prager University video talking up the benefits of marriage for men.

In the video, I noted, among other things, that married men work harder (about 400 more hours), smarter (they’re less likely to quit without having found another job), and more successfully (they make about $16,000 more per year) than their single peers. I described these as features, not bugs, of married life for men.

[C19fan]

The article is more about the reaction to Mr. Wilcox's argument for marriage. I am not a half believer in the benefits. Mr. Wolcox commits a correlation is causation error. Women given their tendency towards hypergamy will only marry men who have the characteristics that are associated with higher socioeconomic status or already achieve higher socioeconomic status. Therefore, marriage is more a signal than a reason. I do not support people like Mr. Wilcox who blame men for not "manning up" for the decline in marriage. It is a two way street or as Spengler’s Universal Law of Gender Parity states:

“In every corner of the world and in every epoch of history, the men and women of every culture deserve each other. ”

[DuncanWaring]

[InkStone]

The JEZEBEL SPIRIT (You Tube)

[T-Bone Texan]

The destruction of our culture is no fluke.

The elites smiled at no fault divorce.

It serves their agenda.

[joshua c]

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.

[BenLurkin]

[BiggerTigger]

Men don't hate. They've adapted.

[ClearCase_guy]

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.

[null and void]

That’s nice. But with the current legal environment I could never in good conscience advise my son to get married.

[Snickering Hound]

And then you get the Family Law judge that really, really hates men...

[super7man]

MGTOW

I had one of these. The problem was mostly Lucas.

[Boogieman]

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.

[Right Brother]

So Married men make about $16,000 more a year? How much a year does a wife cost? ; )

[Crucial]

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.

[day10]

Absolutely agree. I have 2 college age sons and, should the time come, I will strongly advise some kind of prenup or the like, and we are not a wealthy family by any stretch of the imagination.

[Dilbert San Diego]

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.

[PapaBear3625]

married men work harder (about 400 more hours), smarter (they’re less likely to quit without having found another job), and more successfully (they make about $16,000 more per year) than their single peers

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.

[baltimorepoet]

In the video, I noted, among other things, that married men work harder (about 400 more hours), smarter (they’re less likely to quit without having found another job), and more successfully (they make about $16,000 more per year) than their single peers. I described these as features, not bugs, of married life for men

Causation does not equal correlation. It is ALSO likely, that women will pursue men for marriage that are financially stable and more responsible. That does not mean that a single guy who is financially stable and responsible will crash and burn if they don't marry.

[BenLurkin]

At least twice that.

Much more when you throw in her brats.

[tumblindice]