Man Talk On Marriage

[teisjm]

a) I'll prolly get married, if I change my mind and decide that children are not the spawn of satan, or find a girl who ashares my veiws.
b) it's not really a goal, if it happens then it happens. Never understood why it was such a big deal, or how the fact that the papers say husband/wife instead of boy/girlfriend who lives togeather should change your relationship.
c) i think i could do fine, but I love my girlfriend and wouldn't wanna loose her

 

[Summerstorm]

a) Maybe, but unlikely... complex reasons. (I have nothing against having one partner to the end of my days)
b) Na... it is a ritual i do not crave to be part of.
c) So either married or only friends?.... Where is just having a partner, and friends, but not beeing married?
d)-

 

[ExodusinFlames]

A. Already spiritually am (6.5 years ... may as well be)
B. Someday I'd like to own the Dallas Cowboys ... but seriously, relationship wise, stay as is.
C. Can and have, wondering if that also counts as CSBF (Casual sex between friends, friends with benefits, etc. Just getting clarification) Otherwise, probably.
D. I've been engaged before, and that fell apart horribly. I wouldn't not do it again out of fear, but I'd need good motivation.

 

[Bat Vader]

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.

Wow, those are my three reasons as well. Most women ignore me.

 

[Animated Rope]

A) I won't get married.
B) Not a big goal. I actually consider marriage as a vanity ritual. There is the part about promising to stay with each other too, but I figure that if you like someone, you'll stick around anyway.
C) I'll probably fare better than most with just my friends.

 

[Bat Vader]

A) Hells no. It is nothing more than a stupid ritual that legally binds you to someone and means they are entitled to half your stuff.
B) My big goal is to avoid marriage like the plague. Children too.
C) Well although I love women if one of them gave me the choice of be forced into marriage or losing them it would be a no brainer. I do not bow down to demands. My friends know such things about me and that's why they are my friends.

You can still lose your stuff to a girlfriend who moves in with you. There is a difference between loving women and loving a woman.

 

[7moreDead_v1legacy]

a. Already got the T-shirt
b. Not really.
c. Having a Girlfriend/Wife is great on so many levels.
d. Yes I would...I'm not divorced yet. I ain't paying the £340...She cheated on me she can foot the fucking bill!

 

[Redlac]

1. Already married. It'll be4 years this winter.

2. It wasn't my greatest goal, but is was up there. Goals can change over the years y'know.

3. Having great friends who love you no matter what is one of the best things a man can have. if one of these great friends is married to you, then it's all the more awesome. I'd be fine as long as I had my friends.

4. My parents divorced, and one of my best friends is divorced. One of my parents re-married, my friend is going to get married again I think.

 

[jamesworkshop]

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?

A. I do not intend to get married.
B. Well no see above, having children is a goal but my parent were never married so I see little reason to get married myself if I did I would not marry a woman who didn't want kids.
C. I would be fine as that is how I am now however its not a situation I want to be in forever, being tied down is not an issue I would be happy to have a single lifelong partner over having a hundred strangers in my bed every year which again marrige has no bearing on that

 

[the_dancy_vagrant]

a. Would you/will you get married?
Probably not. All people are a little crazy and when you get two of them together for a long enough time it only exacerbates that fact.

b. Is it a big goal in life?
It used to be, but then I learned the harsh truth that relationships can and often do royally screw up everything else that's going on in your life. The fallout from a bad one ending is like radiation, it can linger for years and spawn all kinds of unforeseen consequences.

c. Or could you do fine with yourself and your friends?
Probably, except all of my friends are getting married. So now they aren't around when I actually need 'em.

 

[Gooble]

a. Yes, and I bloody hope so
b. Possibly the biggest
c. I could probably cope, though it would massively suck

 

[JanatUrlich]

Female input right here

a. Would you/will you get married? Only if whoever I'm with wants to. Or I get decent tax benefits ;D I'm not fussed to be honest
b. Is it a big goal in life? Nope
c. Or could you do fine with yourself and your friends? I don't see why not, I've been fine so far. Sleeping around will do me

 

[Swaki]

a. Would you/will you get married? : if i found a women who didn't wanna have kids then yer i could see my self getting married, but since the closest thing ive heard about is women who cant have children but wanna adopt i dont see it happening any time soon.

b. Is it a big goal in life? : well not for me, but it was for one of my close friends, and he found a lovely girl and made her his awful wife, after a 2 years of marriage she decided to change the man, she would take money out of his game budget, make him eat healthier and get a job, although all these things sound reasonable those where the things that made him HIM, the fat lazy fun loving gamer i loved got changed to a healthy nurse whit no joy in life.

c. Or could you do fine with yourself and your friends? : i love being by my self, and when i get the rare urge for female companion ship i can mix my self up a wife for the day by the means i have, call my mother for the reminder that being a bartender isn't a real job and that my apartment is small, go on a date or a dinner whit a female friend for some of the more positive side of female companionship and lastly if i choose a date and it when well back to my place and if i didn't or i did and it didn't go quite as well i do have broadband.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

The whole idea of marriage has always seemed a little silly to me.
Oh hey, your country now recognises you as a couple, also you have to spend a bunch of money, isn't that special.

But yeah.
a) Probably. I mean, I plan on having kids at some point, and I think I'd like to be married to their mother.
b) Not really. Romantic relationships in general aren't that important. They are certainly nice, but they are in no way vital.
c) I've done fine so far. I do crave the closeness of a relationship, but I'm mature enough to know I shouldn't let that craving consume me.

Yes. I have the mind of a fourty-year-old. Sue me.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

A) I would like to one day maybe
B) I havent really thought of it as a goa, more something that would just happen if i met the right girl
C) Still getting over the ex so i'm not doing that fine by myself, then again, ive been sinlge before and did okay for myself so i'm sure i'll be fine eventually

 

[Nmil-ek]

a. Probably not, theres the problem of finding someone who could stand to live with me/I with them, I dont see the point in vows or wasting money on somehting I would do purley for tax benefits. And I dont want anyone ot get 50% of my bloody earnings.

b. Nope, love yes, a girlfriend yes, a wife noooooooo.

c. Well im still standing today guess thats some kind of testiment to doing ok.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

a. Would you/will you get married? Possible, I am pretty hard to put up with though.
b. Is it a big goal in life? Nope.
c. Or could you do fine with yourself and your friends? Don't even need friends.