please complete the sentence.

Marriage is..........

Waste of time and 2 million dollar loss

hell and not a need to live with prestige in this modern age

is a loving relationship between two people that have made the decision to live their entire life with each other.

valerie wrote: is a loving relationship between two people that have made the decision to live their entire life with each other.

Wrong answer You must be stuck in ancient times - what you described is what marriage is SUPPOSED to be, REALITY shows different today - it's more like an arranged contract where both parties benefit from one another's assets and booty on the side To make it simple, marriage is an expensive mistake - unless you have too much money you don't know what to do with it - though one would be better off throwing it in the sewer and save some grief and health problems - or donate it to charity and needy people.

Darkstar2 wrote:

valerie wrote: is a loving relationship between two people that have made the decision to live their entire life with each other.

Wrong answer You must be stuck in ancient times - what you described is what marriage is SUPPOSED to be, REALITY shows different today - it's more like an arranged contract where both parties benefit from one another's assets and booty on the side To make it simple, marriage is an expensive mistake - unless you have too much money you don't know what to do with it - though one would be better off throwing it in the sewer and save some grief and health problems - or donate it to charity and needy people.

Correct wrong answer I think she is aged and doesnt know much about the minds of present generations. As you can see divorce was rare in many countries like India in the last century but now it is very common. People are brought with full freedom these days and dont have true love even to their parents who have supported then in all obstacles then how can the love a partner which had come in the later stage. If they love it is for the conditional love for sex

Well if you think it is that bad in India, it is so much worse here in North America - statistics once showed that 2/3 of marriages end in divorce, mainly the ones that were fuelled by lust, as lust fades - but when it is marriage based on taking advantage of one another in a win-win situation - girl takes advantage of a guy for his money and sex addiction, guy takes advantage of girl for his "needs", win-win - until one day guy runs out of money or girl finds guy with more money, rinse recycle repeat that's how it works today True love my arse, true love is maybe in the single digit percentage of relationships - people should stop believing the rubbish - it's all about LOOKS, cock and money, the whole "personality" first is bollocks - it used to be, but not anymore - maybe a small percentage of guys but they are mostly shy, reserved or gay (or ugly) Reality has changed - in THEORY marriage should be about TRUE love and COMMITMENT - commitment means you don't f*ck around with other guys, girls, etc, how many people understand what commitment is - let alone true love.

Maybe it has to do with where you live.

In America, divorce has yet to take precedence but I will say it may eventually get there.
In other words, less than 50 percent of marriages end in divorce in the USA. Still, that is a lot of divorces.

The flip side is, over 50% of people that marry in the USA, stay married.

Divorce is now a fashion not only in USA but in most other countries except some Arabian states I think

kanjoormadam09 wrote: Divorce is now a fashion not only in USA but in most other countries except some Arabian states I think

The statistics on divorce are a sham, they are way less than reality - Facts and rates for 2022, 50% of marriages in the US end in divorce -ahahahahaha it's way more than that, their sample is too small and non conclusive - but even more disturbing - the #1 cause of divorce - Abuse (physical, verbal, etc.) I'm sure money issues, cheating, the don't love each other no more - of course if people marry f or the wrong reasons in the first place, because Mr. had a hard on and Mrs. had hard nipples, it's love at first site, people use lust and infatuation + their very brief fornication session to establish a baseline of compatibility and from there decide to "commit" (hahahaha) to marriage - marry for the wrong reason, and odds are you will get divorced for the right ones Ask all those divorce lawyers they are flooded with work, so much that they have to refuse clients and ask them to go elsewhere - and divorce lawyer tops the chart in jobs that are immune to recession, depressions and economic turmoil, with #1 being funeral homes

I don't think so. I know a lot of married people that have been married to the same spouse for many years.

valerie wrote: I don't think so. I know a lot of married people that have been married to the same spouse for many years.

Maybe but real question in long lasting marriage is ....... Is that marriage real or just marriage on paper ? Think about that , this question can open pandoras box

mom + dad = me

asyiqah wrote: mom + dad = me

Cool , very nice but you are very rare .... most people in the world have different formula , here is one of many

mom + another man = me

Female Ape + Milk Man Ape = tasman1

tasman1 wrote:

valerie wrote: I don't think so. I know a lot of married people that have been married to the same spouse for many years.

Maybe but real question in long lasting marriage is ....... Is that marriage real or just marriage on paper ? Think about that , this question can open pandoras box

ahahahah what's real nowadays Tasman1, you're too funny Of course it is a tainted piece of paper, it's a "contract" where both parties benefit from one another's flesh and money

Sort and sorta not.

In other words, have you given thought to people marrying for other reasons, not love, not sex, not wealth?

I had an uncle that spent all his life in the Air Force. He was high rank. He had enlisted when he was 18 and the Air Force was his career. He retired to Louisiana and he was divorced but he did have a woman that lived with him for all the rest of their lives. Why didn't they marry? I'm not exactly sure but it did have something to do with their pensions and retirement social security benefits. She was retired from the Air Force too. If they had married, some of their benefits would have been dramatically reduced. They're both deceased and buried side by side.

An older man and woman came to look at my house for sale some years ago. They met while retired living in a condo in Florida. They lived in the same building. Each was paying $2,000 a month for their amenities, etc. After getting to know each other, they decided to get married to save $2,000 a month. In other words, for them, it some how became a 'savings' to be married. They did not go into all the details. They were looking at my property for sale but they relayed the jest of it.

Take me for example. I not only receive mat retirement benefits, I receive some of my deceased husbands retirement benefits. IF I was to marry, I would stop receiving my deceased husbands benefits.

So in some cases, the government can have people by the axx when it comes to their financial security.

I would go so far to say, a lot of people don't marry today due to financial situations and divorce might even play into that. Not just older people but young people too.

valerie wrote: Sort and sorta not.

In other words, have you given thought to people marrying for other reasons, not love, not sex, not wealth?

Yes, it's called arranged marriages, it's common in some countries - and sometimes in the US, haven't you watched Coming To America and Coming 2 America the sequel?

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An older man and woman came to look at my house for sale some years ago. They met while retired living in a condo in Florida. They lived in the same building. Each was paying $2,000 a month for their amenities, etc. After getting to know each other, they decided to get married to save $2,000 a month. In other words, for them, it some how became a 'savings' to be married. They did not go into all the details. They were looking at my property for sale but they relayed the jest of it.

That is basically one of the points I gave - it is an arrangement to benefit one another, it is not always about flesh, wealth, but whatever benefits, and usually around money, so if you can save money, you arrange a marriage, people are willing to marry and go through loopholes to save on $$$$, it's an example of an arrangement to benefit both parties. Oh and let's not forget another reason - Guy travels, gets brainwashed, meets someone, gets drunk, gets humped a few times, "falls in love (what a joke)" and the Mrs. fell for the guy too and she wants so badly to go back with him. What's a way to ease the process - marriage, so that's another reason - marriage is mostly about arrangements, the true love and unconditional love forever is just a tiny fraction - some people want to marry because they want monetary benefit or simply do not want to be alone - but the problem is, marriage is a long term commitment, and no matter what, you cannot live 24/7 with someone unless you are extremely compatible - if people do not want to be alone and need company or affection, if they have nothing else to give in return, they are better off with a $25k life like shag doll, that'll keep them company 24/7, and when you take into account the total cost of marriage, it's way more expensive

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Take me for example. I not only receive mat retirement benefits, I receive some of my deceased husbands retirement benefits. IF I was to marry, I would stop receiving my deceased husbands benefits.

Of course - exactly Marriage is an investment (long term) and a business transaction - just like any business and investments, you can benefit from it if you play your cards right and know what you are doing - do most people know what they are doing ? NO - most people in my country and yours cannot even point their state on a map

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I would go so far to say, a lot of people don't marry today due to financial situations and divorce might even play into that. Not just older people but young people too.

Yeah it's not uncommon now for people to just live with one another and skip the official marriage part. In some countries the process of divorce is extremely expensive or difficult, causing divorce rates to be very low to nil, I think it is that way in Philippines - people find ways around that by just separating and parting ways without divorcing.
Then you have the issue of prenup, some countries do not enforce it or the process is complex, so this might cause people to think twice or more before marrying if of course that was their intention to begin with In Ireland, a prenup is not legally binding and not enforced, hopefully most people know that already so perhaps people marry and/or divorce less over there

Here on this part of the swamp - celebrity #1 meets celebrity #2, they get married, they sign the papers, and 1 year later, they divorce, celebrity #2 is way richer than #1, so #1 is getting a good deal here Marriage in celebrity world is just one big transaction - dare I name names, there is one I have in mind between an actress and ........... let's leave it at that - that marriage is a sham and a gold digger's found a jackpot kind, what a shame that the Mr. is not seeing through it - but oh well - one day maybe Not gonna mention names because there is not much we can say or discuss around here anymore. But when some guy has to part way with their roots and culture just because wife cannot keep up with traditions, protocol, well that's highly disturbing - kinda makes you wonder about compatibility, oh well this could be a win-win situation for both, Mr is getting some good **** and mrs is getting some good prestige and a generous inheritance (maybe)

Garage (of responsibilities)

Moaz131 wrote: Garage (of responsibilities)

For whom? You forgot one word......FINANCIAL

and it starts before, and continues during and after too