I Am Now 34....

[Matt Seburn]

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Fabio FZero <fabio.fzero-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> till death do us part = wishful thinking
>
> All marriages should be christened with "Do you swear to be together
> and care for each other ONLY while it's worth it and enjoyable for
> both of you?"
>
> Now THAT makes sense. After all there are worse destinies than death,
> and one of them is a crappy marriage.

To each their own.  Just saying - if you expect to be with another for
the rest of your life, you need to also expect change and compromise.

> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:17, Matt Seburn <mattseburn-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> 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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