Author Topic: Recently Divorced like myself? Best website evar! (Read 2025 times)

Blammo · « **Reply #75 on:** January 29, 2004, 10:53:19 AM »

Greetings!

Here is my deal: my first wife matches pretty well some of the comments listed in the link and given here.

However, with my current wife or 9 years (and two children), I have to agree with eskimo2. My wife is an awesome woman. Like anyone in the real world, there are times of trouble...but to own what I own, I initiate some of that. Through it all, my "Western Woman" has been by best inspiration, ally and friend.

I know it may be sappy and sorry to hear so many are having problems. It would be interesting to find out how many men, if they were honest, earned some of what they are getting (or not getting). I know there are certain women out there that are not exactly marrying stock (my first wife included as she has since gone through three husbands), but there are also a lot of good ones out there (example: my wife).

Just my 2/100 worth.

Ping · « **Reply #76 on:** January 29, 2004, 11:30:58 AM »

Rip: All I can say is, Can I have the Beemer If anything should happen?

lazs2 · « **Reply #77 on:** January 29, 2004, 02:22:06 PM »

rip... the actuary tables show that you are far less likely to die before you sell your house than you are to be divorced. yet... you buy insurance..

having a few grand in cash is good divorce insurance..

lazs

Ripsnort · « **Reply #78 on:** January 29, 2004, 03:25:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Ping
Rip: All I can say is, Can I have the Beemer If anything should happen?

You'll have to fight my oldest son over it...maybe head to head duel, he's been flying since he was 3 (online, first Warbirds, then AH)

eskimo2 · « **Reply #79 on:** January 29, 2004, 09:15:25 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
my guess is that about 10% of the males and 50% of the females in this country have the personalities that would make a marriage work.

lazs

I'd say that this is an overestimate of women, and underestimate of men. My guess would be 25% of men and 35% of women.

The points brought up in the web site does describe a lot of women, but not all as the author implies. And I know a lot of men who are, or would make, good husbands.

eskimo

miko2d · « **Reply #80 on:** January 30, 2004, 08:27:55 AM »

eskimo2: My guess would be 25% of men and 35% of women.

I'd say it would be 80% of men and 50% of women who are a good marriage material.

Men are being raised to work hard and achieve - all of them. Many women are not raised to work but to snap a man. And when one cannot work in general, one cannot have a good marriage either because it is a lot of work.

The legal system in US is stacked up against men - children, property go to the mother, a claim of domestic violence from a women is believed automatically even though women do most of domestic violence. Women initiate most of divorces.

So men are dissuaded from marriage much more than women are. A failed marriage is still a success for a women but a disaster for life for a man. So men seem more hesitant - they have good reasons to.

miko

lazs2 · « **Reply #81 on:** January 30, 2004, 08:30:45 AM »

we are talking about the reality of the situation here...

I stick by my 10% men and 50% women if we are talking about the present way that marriage is handled in America.

If you are talking about the way it could be then the numbers would of course, be higher.

lazs

beet1e · « **Reply #82 on:** January 30, 2004, 10:02:03 AM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
my rule is that no girlfriend live closer than 60 miles away. Any complaints about my personality or the way I do things will be listened to patiently but once I agree the discussion is over. If a woman doesn't like being around me then it is easy enough for her to simply leave and not come back. There is no reason for her to leave things at my house and no reason that everything she needs to visit can't fit in one bag.

What does smml think about this?