Man Talk On Marriage

[TheBarrel]

This is a curious thought ive been thinking of lately. But is primarily based off of a man's thinking.(Women feel free to give your opinion)

Men very often talk about the grim tales of their married friends or even in a relationship. i.e. Doesn't do anything anymore/whipped. And many men can easily they say they would be fine by themselves(not getting married/relationships). Men can also be fearful of marriage for the threat of being "tied down". The idea of a picture perfect wedding and fairy tale relationships is more of a woman shared idea. So i guess what im getting at is:
a. Would you/will you get married?
b. Is it a big goal in life?
c. Or could you do fine with yourself and your friends?
d. Also, if there are any divorced ones among us. Would you do it again/was it a mistake?

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

A) I won't get married but thats mostly on the part that it would require a female to actually [i/]like[/i] me. (Or I get stupidly rich but I'm rather lazy)
B) It's as big as a goal of beating up Chuck Norris: An unattainable one.
C) I can do just fine with myself.. assuming I don't lose the use of my hands.

 

[Nageck]

I would like to get married, with it becoming a larger goal the older I get. DETROIT REDWINGS!!

 

[Samurai Goomba]

a. Probably.
b. No. Finding somebody I truly love is somewhat important, but it's not a major goal to get married anytime soon.
c. I do very well alone. All my talking stuffed animals say so.

 

[rockingnic]

a) I'll probably get married by accident... everything happens to me this way. My first job, my first GF, my first everything!

b) It'll be as much as a goal as keeping people in my life to be satisfied.

c) I can live with about 4 more friends, or a gf/wife and a couple (2 or so) friends but that's the minimum. As long as I'm happy and have people to share it with.

 

[Drakane]

a).. I got dumped 3 days before I proposed to a girl, so yes
b)yes, but I don't have hi hopes of it coming to fruition.
c)being single isn't bad as long as you are not alone
d)refer to a)... close enough to being divorced, and yea I would do it again just not that easy to get back in saddle so to speak.

 

[Glerken]

A. I'll more than likely get married.
B. Not that large of goal, but it's up there.
C. I don't know, I get lonely rather quickly...

 

[Lazarus Long]

On my second marriage here. Gather 'round, chiddrens.
A: Never again. If something should go wrong this time, I'm done. At least, I'm done looking for it. If relationships happen, they happen. Hurray. But companionship can be had through other means, and there is solace in solitude. Believe it or not, even sex loses its urgency eventually.
B: Kind of covered in A. If you ask me, the only real goal in life is to be happy. If you need someone else in order to achieve that, that's fine. Just be careful. A lot of bombs come in pretty packages.
D: That's always a tough question. What are we without our mistakes? Children, ill-equipped to handle life out here in the cold?

 

[Seldon2639]

A) I probably will. I've done enough of the dating thing that I'm actually looking for the whole love of my life deal. The depressing part is that many (if not most) of my friends are already in a long-term-could-be-the-one kind of relationship, while I'm still trying to find that.
B) It's a goal, but not the driving force in my life. I've gotten to where I only really date girls who have long-term potential, but I've got enough going on that it's more that I'm open to it than that I'm actually actively searching.
C) I think I could be fine without a girlfriend or a relationship, and if given the choice between my other goals and that one, I'll forgo a relationship, but I'd like to have both. If the cards end up with me not finding a wife, I'll live with it, but I'd much rather find someone I want to wake up next to every morning than not.

 

[Major_Sam]

A) Yeah I would like to get married. Not until I'm about 30 though.
B) It isn't a huge goal in my life but I would like to love someone and be loved back, even if we aren't married.
C) No I don't think I could last. I'm a sucker for falling in love. I'm a bit terrible actually. If a guy says "Hi" and smiles at me, instant love.

 

[Scobie]

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[Skeleon]

a. Yes, just not now or anytime soon.
b. Not necessarily marriage, but having a stable relationship and producing a few brats, yes.
c. Well, right now I do fine, but I doubt I'd want to stay single forever!
d. Does not apply.

 

[Smiles]

A) No, I never intend to get married, but since there are benifits to getting married I am not ruling it out.
B) Not something I care about, at all...
C)I don't have that many friends, but yes, I am satisfied with my friends and could be happy for the rest of my life that way. If a guy came along who loved me sure I would do my best to make it worth his while.
D) I was never divorced but growing up through my parents bitter, bitter divorce kind of ruined mariage for me, to be honest.

 

[Woem]

Actually I'm getting married in two weeks. We've been a couple for 9 years now, we met in the early days of ICQ (yes, pioneer internet love!). So to answer your questions:

a. Yes I will get married.
b. It isn't so much a big goal in our life, it's more a natural step. It's also important to give each other security through our marriage contract and our will. It's a means to protect one another (and our future children) in case one of us would die.
c. To be honest I don't keep that many good friends. I'm a very closed person but I give whole my heart to the people I do let in. Once you're in, you're in.

 

[twistedshadows]

a. No, I don't plan or want to. I guess if I met a guy and fell in love and he absolutely wanted to get married for some reason, I would consider it.
b. No, I'd rather avoid it if possible.
c. That's an odd question, but I would be fine by myself or living with someone I loved without being married to them.
d. Doesn't apply to me, but considering I don't to be married once, I'd hope I wouldn't go through it twice if my first marriage happened to fail.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

A) I hope so

B) Not a huge goal but something i'd like to have one day

C) I do okay single at the moment, but there's only so much I can take, and in the long run I hate the idea of being single.

 

[Gitsnik]

a. Would you/will you get married?
b. Is it a big goal in life?
c. Or could you do fine with yourself and your friends?
d. Also, if there are any divorced ones among us. Would you do it again/was it a mistake?

a. Yes
b. No. Insofar as until recently I never thought about it.
c. I could, but I want to prove to her how I feel, and I want it to be permanent.
d. Child of a divorce, but I'll weigh in anyway and say no. He was a dick. He still is a dick.

 

[Gruthar]

Hoo, boy...

A) Yes. If I met the right person, I think I would want to, if for no other reason than to prove my devotion.
B) It's not a goal right now. Though eventually starting a family of my own does hold some appeal, I don't give it or marriage much thought. I'll just see where life takes me.
C) Oh I could easily do fine as I am now. I'll enjoy living, ball-and-chain or not.

 

[SharPhoe]

A) Once it's legal for me, I'd like to.
B) Yeah, I would like to, but like Pantsoff said, it'd require someone to actually like me first.
C) Um... probably not. I mean, they're great and all, but... no.