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Manre Boo:
Um? My girlfriend is lying next to me on sofa right now. So I guess I am not sleeping alone tonight..sorry if I disappoint you.
Grasshopper:
--- Quote from: saint on February 26, 2010, 04:39:35 pm ---Married men live longer and have more sex. :)
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I don't doubt the raw statistic. But the question is whether it's cause and effect or simply an association.
In the absence of more detailed information, I'm inclined to agree with Manre (i.e. it's probably just a spurious association).
saint:
I take my perspective from real life as well as science books and statistics :)
I am happily married. I have 3 children. I was born and raised in Germany but live now in the United States. My wife and I have both traveled extensively. Last year we went to Costa Rica and had a great time hiking up active volcanoes, riding zip lines in the jungle canopy 100' in the air, rappelling down a cliff alongside a waterfall. Our kids went with us. Tomorrow my wife and I are testing for our black belts. Married life is not boring, dull or extra stressful for us. Perhaps you have just not seen many examples of good marriages... :)
Anyway, I'm not knocking single life or anyone's choices or perspectives, I'm just having fun poking the bear here...
:cheers:
--- Quote from: Manre Boo on February 26, 2010, 05:44:16 pm ---Umm. What I have seen in real life, marriage generates way more stress than it reduces.
But whatever. You like to read science books and statistics and forgot about what real life is like.
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Manre Boo:
You are then one of the ones who got nicely working marriage, and that is good thing and I am sincerely happy for you.
As I wrote you can choose any path and be happy, but what I have seen near me marriage is usually good some time and then it goes baaaaad. And when it goes bad it goes really bad and can get ugly fast. Divorce, sharing kids and property, yelling etc etc. Its not funny when it happens and I hope you are lucky to go happily untill end.
I am myself keeping away from marriage and kids, maybe time will come later, maybe not. But now I am happy to be able to have my hobbies and myself at first place in my life.
Remember people you can do anything you want with your life, don't let other people tell you what is right way to live. I have seen people who has been forced by society or families to do different things, including marriage, some special school(musical), making children, etc, I think it is sad.
shateredsoul:
Saint makes a good point.. marriage can be fun and often is. Part of the reason I'm more isolated from guys is because I moved away from home for graduate school and I'm in a major where it's mostly women. She usually has no issue with me hanging out with the guys or doing fun stuff... as long as I clean and do my part. Which is fair.
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