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Actually, I was reading something in the newspaper recently that said that men *need* marriage, to live a happier and healthier life. The article associated unmarried or never-married men as having much less quality of life, worse mortality rates, and significantly more mental and emotional health issues, among other things, if I am recalling correctly...
I never said a man should live his life alone. And I'm not against marriage. But seriously, the average American male isn't constantly bombarded with people telling him to get married. Marriage in American culture is a joke. If I marry, I want to feel like I'm dating her for the rest of our lives. If I don't get that feeling, then what's the point?!?!?! There's no fun in feeling like I'm married to my mother.
I think Men are starting to realize that marriage only benefits women, especially when its time to get a divorce.
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Originally Posted by CancerianMoonPrincess
I was thinking something like this but I didn't wanna get flamed. However, if you think about it, divorce can also benefit a man so he gets his freedom back (unless of course he has kids then it'll make it harder for him to date and he has to fork over child support).
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Originally Posted by Alanboy395
About time. Marriage is nothing but a losing proposition for men.
Words of wisdom from young people that have never been married much less divorced.
Actually, I was reading something in the newspaper recently that said that men *need* marriage, to live a happier and healthier life. The article associated unmarried or never-married men as having much less quality of life, worse mortality rates, and significantly more mental and emotional health issues, among other things, if I am recalling correctly...
I might understand that somewhat, but with the advent of "bromance" and the societal acceptance of sexual promiscuity, I just don't see it anymore. I'm not sure there's anything that could make me happier than hanging out with my boys, having freedom and getting some tail on the weekends.
Oh I do know, having children. So I'm probably going to end up getting married.
Words of wisdom from young people that have never been married much less divorced.
Hey, how about we apply your logic to other situations and see how that pans out? You were saying that if they didn't experience marriage/divorce, they don't have the right to comment on it. Well, I say bull****. I don't need to personally experience illness to understand that it hurts. I don't need to experience any number of things, to know that I don't want them. I don't need to learn from my own mistakes when there are plenty of others that made the same mistake and suffered for it. I'd rather learn from these people instead.
Actually, I was reading something in the newspaper recently that said that men *need* marriage, to live a happier and healthier life. The article associated unmarried or never-married men as having much less quality of life, worse mortality rates, and significantly more mental and emotional health issues, among other things, if I am recalling correctly...
Yes, you recall correctly. Even with the prevalence of divorce in our society married men still report higher levels of health, wealth, and emotional stability. Fewer are marrying, which may be due to feminism in part, and that's ok.
LOL you guys are WRONG. *whips out Zena Warrior Princess shield and sword*
As a person going through a divorce, marriage property distribution generally only benefits the partner who has the fewest assets. I guess typically this is the woman, but it can easily be the man. I know a woman who had to pay her POS ex child support and alimony, and my "better half" LOL is currently attempting to abscond with my hard-earned stuff.
Studies (if they are to be believed) have shown that men are HAPPIER during marriage...and in my personal experience my husband benefited much more than I did financially, and emotionally from our marriage. Contrary to what I was led to believe by movies and romance novels, women end up taking care of the man and not the other way around...
*Sheathes sword*
So there.
The overwhelming majority of the time its the women who gets the house, the kids, half the money, alimony, child support. The man gets to move back in with his parents.
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. So I'm probably going to end up getting married.
