I Am Now 34....

[Matt Seburn]

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Jason Carson <jason-HjkH5KTEMfuEjziKL+yzSg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Then
> take into account that of the roughly half of marriages that stay together
> its possible that stuff happens in those marriages (Weight gain, less sex,
> compromising, etc).

A long-term relationship cannot exist without compromise.  And, well,
the other stuff is just part of getting older.  If one has unrealistic
expectations about what "till death do us part" really means, then
it's inevitable that one will be disappointed.

>
> See this article as an example...
>
> http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/dating/top-10-reasons-not-to-get-married.html
>
> > Feeling happier because of
> > those "tons of horror stories" isn't a healthy or good response. If
> > you're going to take comfort from how random other strangers feel, why
> > not take comfort that many men are in stable, happy relationships and
> > thoroughly enjoy their roles as husband, father, son, brother,
> > son-in-law, brother-in-law, and friend?
>
> I guess I can agree with your there but the reality is many marriages are
> not all that great. Some marriages of the half that stay together may stay
> together just for the kids or for financial reasons. Just something for
> Michael to think about, that is all. From what I have read it seems that
> happy healthy marriages are in the minority.
>
> > You attract and become what you think about. If your thoughts are, "Many
> > marriages end in divorce and misery.", that's hardly a good starting
> > place.
>
> I doubt all of the marriages that end it divorce started of with negative
> thoughts, both partners probably had good intentions. The marriages just
> didn't work, that's reality. Just something to ponder before Michael takes
> the plunge. Although I guess I am getting ahead of myself, he is just
> looking for a date.
>
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