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I was hoping that the OP would have taken the time to discuss this. I challenged him to explore WHY people gain weight after they are married. I suppose that was a bit too much for him. In addition to what you've stated above, the fact that people tend to slow down physically as they grow older. And I'm not talking senior citizen older, I mean from 25 to 35 things begin to slow down for many. When I was 22 I could eat anything I wanted without fear of gaining weight. Now I'm 32 and watch what I eat much more so than when I was younger. But it took me a couple years before I really caught on that my metabolism was slowing down. Some people don't catch on at all. This goes for single people too. Maybe single people have more time to devote to fitness than married people do as both groups reach this stage in their lives.
Very true. Through my mid-twenties I could not break 100 lbs and I ate like a teen age boy. A pound of bacon? No problem. And no exercise.
At 45 I'm shy of 130 (goal is 120) and I watch what I eat and exercise. I went from the metabolism of a hummingbird to one of a hippo. /lol
Yeah. Suppose she falls in love with a guy who cannot afford to give her a nice ring. Suppose she doesn't care. Suppose she loves the guy for who he is? Herein lies the problem with looking at marriage as a matter of "winning a prize." It's not a prize. It's a lifelong partnership (ideally).
I don't wear jewelry. If I was going to get married (and I honestly don't ever see it happening) I would only want a very plain band.
Unless he wants to get me something like this:
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Originally Posted by lovesMountains
Guys like him can't even fathom that
In their minds EVERY woman is out to rip guys off.
You've got to wonder what kind of sad home lives these guys have come from to be so twisted.
I have no doubt whatsoever that there are women out there that will try to rip men off.
No, he wasn't/isn't in finance. She was really the only one who paid any price.
That's terrible. Hope they didn't have a child together. That kind of animosity between parents after going through something like that can't be healthy
That's terrible. Hope they didn't have a child together. That kind of animosity between parents after going through something like that can't be healthy
Thankfully, no kids. Fortunately, she's due with twins this Oct with her new hubby who happens to be in finance.
I dunno.
I do notice that when I was single, I wouldn't really think about food. It's like, "Oh, time to eat? Whatever...I'll just eat this thing real quick."
And because I had no one at home to socialize with, I spent more time at the gym and my martial arts class, etc.
Now that I have built in home entertainment, I am loathe to leave it (so I work out when she's not home)...and since I have a pal to eat with, meal times are more of an occasion. I love to cook, but I'd never do it just for myself. Now I do it all the time.
It's just different. I never went out to eat by myself. Now I have a built-in date...
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