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But please answer my previous question...who is forcing you to get married???
Probably my mother, eventually. If it were up to me, I wouldn't do it, but I have a feeling I'll get forced into it like most guys.
Also, I'm not short-sighted; I just don't see how I'd benefit (unless the woman I married earned far more or came from a very rich family). Marriage doesn't offer me anything I can't already get in a dating relationship.
But there are people who "dig their heels in" only because they're stubborn or have circumstances that would make it difficult to split. Considering that more marriages end by divorce than death, I'd reckon that these people are the majority in the "dig their heels in" crowd.
It is each individuals responsibility to do what they think is right and best in their own situations.
Some do not choose wisely.
I am sorry your parents hurt you by their actions. Unfortunately, it happens.
Yes, I am comparing the two. OK, you think it's insane. I think it's insane to think a marriage is just a piece of paper.
More metaphor for you. Many landlords will not rent to single people, only married people. The less of a stake people have in sticking around and making a home for themselves, the less they usually do.
How are you going to quantify someone's personal stake in a relationship if you aren't that person?
If I had a couple hundred thousand in the bank, a six figure salary, and a new girlfriend every week, do you think I'd have problems finding a place? You're still talking about real estate... nothing that's a direct comparison to a relationship or marriage.
Well then, you have bigger issues than just not wanting to get married.
But for the record, in America and other free countries, no one can FORCE you to get married.
Man up and quit worrying about crap you have the ability to control.
I'm in the will and would rather not rock the boat. It's more complicated than "man up and do what you want." Life will just be easier if I do as my folks say.
I'm in the will and would rather not rock the boat. It's more complicated than "man up and do what you want." Life will just be easier if I do as my folks say.
Well, when you grow up you'll look at things differently.
Probably my mother, eventually. If it were up to me, I wouldn't do it, but I have a feeling I'll get forced into it like most guys.
Also, I'm not short-sighted; I just don't see how I'd benefit (unless the woman I married earned far more or came from a very rich family). Marriage doesn't offer me anything I can't already get in a dating relationship.
Is this statement meant to say that moms typically force their kids into marriage.....I don't agree with that at all, not in 2012.
I could care less if my kids get married, at the very least I hope they don't get married too early.
Well, when you grow up you'll look at things differently.
Good luck with that.
I'm almost 30. I'm already set in my ways.
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