Re: Marriage=prison sentence. Phyxius: [quote author=trapped"> I dont think I will ever marry again either. But not because I think its a prison sentence. I just dont think the opprtunity will ever present itself again. I dont think I will love anyone as much as I love(d) him(her) and vice-versa. I had it once, and it was beautiful while it lasted. I had 14(8.) years with someone whom I adore(d) more than anyone else I know and most likely more than anyone I will ever know. And it was/is pure hell when it ended. I dont think I could live through all that again either....the ending.
But I dont think it will ever present itself again anyway. Its a moot point IMO. It cannot be duplicated. I wouldnt even try.[/quote">
Preach on, sister... ;)
Marriage=prison sentence. hudson: I went to a wedding today...and I realized something: I have absolutely no desire to get married...in fact, I am quite repulsed by the idea.
It's been nearly two years since my wife walked away and I've never been so turned off by the idea of marriage. Perhaps it's because i'm enjoying my life so much right now as a single, perhaps it's because I love the freedom of not having to be accountable to a woman and all of her needs, desires, and expectations.
When I look at my married friends and family members and all of these married people out there I see a whole lot of hassle and very little enjoyement in their lives.
It's strange, but when I look at these married guys I see men who have had to emasculate themselves in order to have a woman. And the reality is, a man really does have to emasculate himself to be with a woman because his life no longer belongs to him, he no longer has the freedom to make his own choices and live his own life.
So that's what I was thinking today as I watched that poor schmuck sit at his big table and look starried eyed as his new captor. Little does he know that misery awaits after the honeymoon and it'll last his whole life. That's a prison sentence that I doubt I'll ever volunteer for again.
The end.
Re: Marriage=prison sentence. ATLfoodie: Wow, sound a little bitter there Blazin'.
Re: Marriage=prison sentence. alonewith2: That goes true for women, too. I realized that I don't want all the hassles of marriage either. I don't even want the hassels of dating, but if that gets me some companionship, then I'll do it. I have too much going on in my own life, and I love my freedom to do whatever the hell I want with my life.
So yeah, I agree. Marriage does = prison sentence.
Re: Marriage=prison sentence. poppy: [quote author=blazin'heart link=topic=32721.msg334037#msg334037 date=1154895741">
So that's what I was thinking today as I watched that poor schmuck sit at his big table and look starried eyed as his new captor. Little does he know that misery awaits after the honeymoon and it'll last his whole life.
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well, it'll last until one of them gets sick of the other. or one of them decides it just isn't any fun. or one of them decides it's too much work. i hope i'm wrong, but it won't last the rest of their lives.
i went to a wedding yesterday in a church and i felt the same way. it felt like a farce. and made me think about what a ridiculously expensive joke my one wedding was.
the jury is still out on marriage for me. but the pomp and circumstance of weddings should be against the law!
