* You will have kids who will love you and look after you when it comes to retire: Of course, there is no guarantee of this happening at all, right down to them saying, “Daddy!” and running to give you a big hug when you were away awhile.  In this day and age, they likely could turn up to hate you completely.

* Sex on a regular basis: Err, only if she wants it.  Dozens of reasons why she wouldn’t do this, and also she may let herself go to the extent you don’t want to.  Or turn into such a horrible person you can’t stand being around her.  Factor in aging also.

* Tax advantages: This can be argued to be true.

* Someone to take care of you when you get sick: This presumes that you will have a decent enough relationship.

* She will adore you, love you, think you are awesome, stroke your ego, etc…: In short, you get a cheerleader… maybe.  Of course, there is the equal chance she may end up being the opposite of a cheerleader.

* She will cook and clean for you and do the laundry: Maybe.  But considering the state of the economy and need for two incomes, odds are she will be working and won’t have time for that.

* You will be seen as a responsible adult: That is, BY STRANGERS, who don’t care about you existing.  Maybe for politicians, but do most people really care?

* You will have someone who will keep you warm at night and make you no longer lonely: That is presuming the relationship doesn’t go south.  And you can end up also lose the ability to go out and spend time with friends.

* You will have someone you can always chat with, who will listen: Maybe.  I don’t know if one can promise that.  You very likely will also get someone who will argue with you all the time.

* Health benefits: Presuming your wife isn’t hell to live with.

* Two incomes: Maybe.  But only an advantage if the wife isn’t a spendthrift, and you coordinate and are willing to work things out. Maybe…  One can say economic advantages, which might be true.

Did I miss any here?  I am curious to hear them, and the reasons why they wouldn’t be true, if I missed any.

I would just take my wedding vows and 180 them.

Love ..no …Honour …. no …. respect … no etc etc

Hell in the end she would even buy the wrong coffee just to p~~~ me off 😀

I have a funny feeling this list will grow somewhat I would just take my wedding vows and 180 them. Love ..no …Honour …. no …. respect … no etc etc Hell in the end she would even buy the wrong coffee just to p~~~ me off

I don’t get to see what they are, so I am curious. I have a feeling they may be subsets of what I already said though.  But I hope people can list others.  Maybe getting this worked on more, can be a resource to help guys who never married to not fall for a trap.

You will have kids

One third of which, minimum, aren’t actually yours, statistically speaking.

Sex on a regular basis

Regular is not the same thing as often. Once every decade is regular. So is once every century. Halley’s Comet is regular, but when was the last time you saw that?

Tax advantages

What you save on taxes will only be wasted on buying s~~~ for her. And then some. GYOW is money ahead even after taxes.

Someone to take care of you when you get sick

Or bump you off for the insurance money as like. I know of a number of women who divorced their newly disabled husbands rather than abide by that whole inconvenient “in sickness and in health” promise they made.

You will be seen as a responsible adult

If modern commercials and sitcoms are anything to go by, you will be seen by the population at large as an enormous SCHMUCK.

You will have someone who will keep you warm at night and make you no longer lonely

A dog is cheaper. And loves going out with your friends. And waits expectantly for you to get back home, tail wagging.

Two incomes

Both of which go to her. Your income is “ours” (read: hers). Her income is hers.

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
–Socrates

I figure the odds as 95% you will get a bad one. Too bad most philosophers are so boring.

This is why you don’t get married…  if you marry a woman from just about any western country, and you make it possible for her to quit her job, while agreeing to pay all her share of the bills, finance for her a lifestyle that includes living abroad, staying home with kids, running a business without profit (aka hobby)…  After you have done all these things for her, she will say that you OWE HER for making that sacrifice FOR YOU, and making it possible for you to be SUCCESSFUL.

This is as simple and as clear and obvious as I’ve ever seen it demonstrated.  If you are a man, no matter what you do or how much they get from you, YOU STILL OWE THEM.  You owe them for agreeing to marry you, and this debt can never be paid off.  If they divorce you, you still owe them for having been married to you, and this debt can never be paid off.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lynn-morrison/i-gave-up-a-six-figure-salary-for-my-husband-how-is-that-a-bonus_b_7486130.html?1433341373=&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Funny how the first sentence in this article reads.. and I quote “I made my husband’s dreams possible.”

I personally think she has lost her rabid ass mind. Selfishness is the first thing I notice. The first word she starts with is akin to “ME”. As if her husband isn’t an individual and did absolutely nothing to deserve the success he obtained. I am quite sure she thinks otherwise. In her mind, she owns his success.

“His ability to “have it all” is built on the back of my sacrifice. We chose to move to a place that allowed his career to blossom and mine to stagnate.”

Sounds to me like moving to a location that provides ample opportunity for growth is a smart move any rational adult would make. It doesn’t necessarily mean that she should take the credit for “presenting” him with the opportunity. GTFOH.

“We chose to have a family, a decision that ended up impeding my ability to find a job.”

As if the ability to have children solely was his decision. As if having children meant that she couldn’t work AT ALL…

I could go on and on.. but honestly gents, to sum it up, it sounds to me like ” My s~~~ doesn’t stink. My husband OWES his success to me, as he would of never gotten their had I not existed.. What’s his is mine, what’s mine is mine…”

It’s just a disgusting article. Filled with perspective imposed by self-ingratiating woman. Seriously makes me start to wonder what purpose they serve at all…