Clean it up and send it to the editors of Newsweek. They'd probably print out a good response like that. Hopefully someone speaks up for our demographic (intelligently).
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Clean it up and send it to the editors of Newsweek. They'd probably print out a good response like that. Hopefully someone speaks up for our demographic (intelligently).
Right. But that's a good thing. People shouldn't stay married if they're unhappy, it's stupid. I don't think they should get married in the first place though. IMO there are too many marriages just because it's what people think they should do, and they do it before they are ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomi
But the fact that people are unhappy in marriage can partially be attributable to people marrying young and/or before they have their shit straight.
I really should have gone to Northeastern. I loved their way of working through college and went to Delaware instead because I was a stupid kid with a girlfriend.
BTW Newsweek is, on the whole, a pretty shitty publication.
The guy who wrote this article does not sound like someone I'd hang out with.
I'm one of the guys who think 27 is too young to get married. If it works out for you, beautiful, but I can't see myself marrying a woman under 30. Of course I'd probably be something around 40-45 by that time, but I think women equally need to sow thier wild oats as much as men. The degree obviously varies from person to person.
I have a buddy who's 30 and still lives at the crib. He's stacking paper, though, so I can salute that aspect, though I don't know how he does it. Personally I couldn't but I try not to judge people. I will say that I do know some girls in their mid-to-late 20s who still live at home and you can definitely notice that they have yet to "grow up" but that may have as much to do with their sugar daddy seeking lifestyle as the fact that they still live with mom and pop. Some people will always look to be cared for. For guys, I really don't understand it unless you just have to for some family reason (i.e. elderly care).
For me, a lot of my happiness comes from freedom. I can be at peace knowing that I am not necessarily attached to anything I am not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if I feel the heat around the corner.
I'd like to move out sure, but I'm getting myself out of the financial mess I got myself into. Money I would pay in rent/mortgage is money not spent right now paying off my credit cards.
So you're the guy Rumpy knows?
This mentality makes me weep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowutopia
Have you (the general you, not just cow) ever really paid attention to what is said in a marriage vow? Most people haven't and have no idea of what love or commitment really is.
Back to lurking.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooch
I am against marriage. And I think situations can always change. There are members of my family that are now estranged from me because of things they have done, and were I forced into a relationship with them by some sort of institution I would break that institution as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Keep on weeping if you feel that way. Marriage is basically bringing someone into your family to share a bond as close as you have with your mother, father, or siblings, an unbreakable bond (at least, that's what it should be)....but see, all bonds can be breakable in the end. Even blood bonds. Though it would take a hell of a lot for me to break a bond with my immediate family, and by the same token it would take a hell of a lot for me to form a bond that strong with someone outside of my family.
All that being said, I'm so for Coury's marriage.
Different guy. :chu:Quote:
Originally Posted by PaCrappa