MARRIAGE: The ruination of woman?

[st_swithin]

It seems to me that a 'wedding contract' benefits the woman only upon death or successful gouging via divorce lawyer. So who benefits the rest of the time?

Marriage is for SUCKERS. It's a way to keep you strapped down to your chair via your testicles or your ovaries. At least testicles are already external. Ovaries are pretty small and are occluded by a great deal of flesh.

In Muslim countries, you can divorce a spouse by repeating 3 times:

I divorce you.
I divorce you.
I divorce you.

And that's it. It seems to me that marriage is a much more oppressive institution than any found in political organisations or corporations. In modern day USA, we are barely half a step above arranged marriages.

I really like the sound of that:
I divorce you.
I divorce you.
I divorce you.

In fact:
I divorce you.
I divorce you.
I divorce you.

I'm feeling much better already.

[MikeH]

You can't divorce me, we're not married.

these days in the UK people are living together more than getting married, and that's mainly 'cause they can't afford a mortgage on their own. Joint Mortgage is harder to get out of than a marriage anyway.

[Agathon]

Marriage is for people who want to bring their girlfriends to Canada with them.

[st_swithin]

Rock on. If I knew a good Manchurian, I'd marry him in a second just to get UK citizenship.

And I think you meant, 'You can't divorce me yet, we're not married.'

[Agathon]

Originally posted by st_swithin
Rock on. If I knew a good Manchurian, I'd marry him in a second just to get UK citizenship.

And I think you meant, 'You can't divorce me yet, we're not married.'

If by "Manchurian" you mean "supporter of Manchester United" then there aren't any good ones.

I'm a UK citizen, but I'm afraid I'm taken.

[Eli]

Marriage is for people who love to work a lot. All this "children" mess is terribly expensive, i'm not going to spend half of my life working like crazy for anyone, and that includes potential offsprings.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by st_swithin
And I think you meant, 'You can't divorce me yet, we're not married.'

Look, I'm sorry, you seem nice and everything but I'm really not ready for that kind of commitment right now.

[st_swithin]

I'm not trying to marry anyone; that way lies madness.

[Az]

Marriage is very important to have kids. Kids are one of the three reasons we are in this world: To be happy, to make others happy, and to have kids (that would be happy, as well ).

What's especially funny, is I remember Eli whining about the demographic situation in Israel, and then saying that kids are a burden. Just like in dodging the combat draft, you're such a hypocrite, Eli.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by st_swithin
I'm not trying to marry anyone; that way lies madness.

I once said that.

[MikeH]

Originally posted by st_swithin
I'm not trying to marry anyone; that way lies madness.

*phew*

[st_swithin]

Ah, then the return of the once and future King is at hand.

Didn't think you'd end up that far north, didja?

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by MikeH


these days in the UK people are living together more than getting married, and that's mainly 'cause they can't afford a mortgage on their own. Joint Mortgage is harder to get out of than a marriage anyway.

Tell me about it! I've done both and the mortgage was the bigger problem

[Q Classic]

well, what if both parties are exceedingly happy with the marriage?

something like true love?

[Alexander's Horse]

On one level marriage is a business. 2 people enter a partnership and sign a contract. This provides the foundation for everything they do afterwards, including their financial security.

Divorce is a huge disaster for most people. Its like a business gone bust. I think if people really thought through the consequences of divorce for everyone involved, less people would get divorced.

Marriage is a very sound structure for its purpose.