[maxwell]

I got a call this week. My goofy doped up ex-wife living now in NYC La-La-Land environs let my 14 year old girl get an eyebrow ring and the 15 year old a lip ring....did she call me to ask what I thought knowing full well I'd have a coronary? Hell no...

Coronary is right, dude.

Every time I read y'all's stories on these threads, the time frame in which I'd be willing to get shackled gets extended about ten years... At this rate I might consider getting married in the year 2130...

[wardaddy]

Be careful...it can work and when it does, it's the greatest gift God grants either sex.

But, any woman inclusing wonderful women otherwise will use the children (they maternally view them as a possession, but that's another thread).

It's natural...because they can.

Say you get in a knife fight and you can grab the 44 on the table....are you not going to use it?....unless you're a swordsman (yes I know you already are metaphorically) but you get my point.

Women use the kids because it's a weapon granted them by our society and it works like a charm on repsonsible dads.

[wardaddy]

Oh yeah....practical matters.

Be cool and smart with the money till you are damn sure. It's one thing to make sure she is in high cotton if you die early but telling her where all the bodies are buried ($$$$) is best saved till a decade or two into the union when you know she can be trusted "until death do us part".

They or their lawyer will go for your money even if they leave you. They will never stop either. You buy a new car...child support will go up. Buy a new house...she'll ask for more. It never stops. Easier to pay than fight them in court. Average court hearing will run you 20K minimum. A full blown trial can go 50-100K or more and shiteloads of depositions.

Family court is such fun.

Now, everything I do business wise is in trust. My wife #2 is secured by a large life insurance policy I have on myself(and the house and contents and vehicles)....and I can change that in a heartbeat....God forbid.