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Why not? I've heard the parties are awesome...
+ if ur the gruum it's a guaranteed lay that night.
+ if ur not, then at least the cake is free, and you get a shot at the bridesmaids
My family is not from the U.S., and although I was born here, I have strong European roots. What I've noticed:
Most dyed-in-the-wool Americans are avid consumers. They would rather have a bunch of cheap things rather than save up and purchase one really nice thing. That sense of "gotta have it!" prevails even when it comes to partners, and they make all the wrong choices based on superficial, temporal things, such as looks, money, style, profession, etc.
When those temporal things fade away, they're left with a bum steer. Or, they can't find anything to appreciate in their partner, even though it might be there. "My current wife is willing to take care of me in my golden years? Scr*w that! I want a twenty-year-old hottie/my old GF from high school I connected with on Facebook/the woman at the office, and I want her NOW."
Americans don't see with the heart. They assess with their eyes and what's in their wallet (or what's not in it). Their judgment is further clouded by romantic movies, books and music that lauds limerence over loyalty, never knowing that real love is nothing like that.
And pardon me if I sound as though I'm generalizing; I realize that this is not true for all people in the U.S. BTW, my S.O. is not American.
It seems that a lot marry 2, 3 or even more times...why so many compared to the rest of the world?
Maybe because we can. We dont have a central religion that prohibits it and divorce and remarriage is socially acceptable. What are the stats compared to the UK?
I'd like to know where the OP got this from? Is this an assumption? An opinion? Is there a link to a site that lists # of marriages of Americans vs other countries?
hey u should try marrying in hungary, where basically only death can do you apart(and suicide is highly prevalent)
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