Marriage

**wickedsolo** · 07-13-2020, 01:03 PM

From a natural instinct that is in all of us and can be attributed to the fact that, at the end of the day, we're all animals...I don't think monogamy jives there.

Males have a natural instinct to bang out as many women as possible - why? Because it is an innate desire to want to produce as much offspring as possible.

Females have a natural instinct to bang out males they feel exhibit the most desirable characteristics - originally, this was physical characteristics. However, as we became civilized, hierarchy also came into play.

There are a lot of positives about marriage though...some that come to mind -
1) Limits the spread of diseases - especially potentially STD's. It's a weird positive, but it is a positive because if you're banging anything that moves, you're more likely to spread some diseases inadvertently to a larger pool of people (example - Swingers are at a much higher risk of things like HIV).
2) Creates social order.
3) Creates stability both professionally and personally.
4) Population control.

For me? I've been married 10 years this October to a girl that I've been with since 2004 and have been friends with/known since 2001. She's hands down my best friend. We actually joke about it quite a bit because we don't really have a lot of friends that we socialize with on a consistent basis. I probably talk to her dad more than anyone else other than my wife and our kids.

As many here know, I was active duty Navy for 8 years. I enlisted after I graduated college, so I was I think 25 when I was in bootcamp. I was older than a lot of the other guys I was in boot with. I observed A LOT of young folks getting married when they were like 18, 19, 20, etc. Most of those people are now divorced or separated. My best guess for this is because these folks got married too young. I don't think there needs to be or is a "right" age to get married, but when you get married that young and you have kids that young, you do miss out on a lot of things that most young adults get into - namely being promiscuous. I'm not advocating fucking around, but when you get married you should be monogamous and that's something a lot of young married couples may not consider.

I think one needs to factor in a lot of aspects before getting married.

1) Is this person someone that I am physically attracted enough to that I can be satisfied banging them for the rest of my life?
2) Does this person share the same life goals, ambitions, and morals that I do? I don't mean political morals (although that does help), but things like "we both want 2 kids" or "neither of us spend money on dumb shit".
3) Can I work with this person? What I mean here is if I am remodeling the bathroom, can I come to agreements with this person on the project, tasks, objectives. Or, can we raise kids together?
4) Marriage isn't all about "love" - it's a partnership.

**mikezpen** · 07-13-2020, 04:04 PM

a two-parent family between a MAN AND A WOMAN.

**Laxdad24** · 07-13-2020, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by mikezpen

a two-parent family between a MAN AND A WOMAN.

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**Culex** · 07-13-2020, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Laxdad24

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Two in one day eh?

**Laxdad24** · 07-13-2020, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by Culex

Two in one day eh?

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**NCRAVEN** · 07-13-2020, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by Laxdad24

Didn’t earn a real comment so I figured The Dude was appropriate!

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The Dude abides

**arnie_uk** · 07-13-2020, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by mikezpen

a two-parent family between a MAN AND A WOMAN.

Christ

**wickedsolo** · 07-13-2020, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by arnie_uk

Christ

For those that are religious, Jesus Christ should certainly play a role in the home.

**arnie_uk** · 07-13-2020, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

For those that are religious, Jesus Christ should certainly play a role in the home.

As is their right.

Im taken a back at how at ease it seems it was to say that

**wickedsolo** · 07-13-2020, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by arnie_uk

As is their right.

Im taken a back at how at ease it seems it was to say that

Hey man, some people dont like "The Gays". ;-)

Me?...ehh...I dont really care. I say love who you want to love. Bang who you wanna bang.

I'd rather see a kid raised in a household with two people that are loving, stable, and supportive. That's the important thing.

**arnie_uk** · 07-13-2020, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by wickedsolo

Hey man, some people dont like "The Gays". ;-)

Me?...ehh...I dont really care. I say love who you want to love. Bang who you wanna bang.

I'd rather see a kid raised in a household with two people that are loving, stable, and supportive. That's the important thing.

Thats were im at.

I dont personally like or understand a lot of things. But tear on, what you do and how you live your life has no bearing on me, be happy and I'll back your right to do whatever you want to do