Men Should Get Married! - Page 6

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@DiAnne wrote:
Marriage is a wonderful deal for men...

Not all of them by any means. . .

Silver Lining · ‎04-16-2010

@DiAnne wrote:
Marriage is a wonderful deal for men...

You could also say that marriage is a wonderful deal for women....

IMO, it depends on the individuals and what they consider "a wonderful deal."

Silver Lining · ‎04-16-2010

@jubilant wrote:
As I look around at the senior men who have lost their wives verses the senior women who have lost their husbands, it seems to me the women congregate more with each otherand are happy just to socialize in a group. The men tend to be more lonely and looking for another companion and somewhat at loose ends. Does that say men do better married? I don't know but it does kind of appear that way to me.

I'm not disagreeing with you except there are more "senior women" than "senior men" anyway so that is a common reason that senior women congregate and socialize with each other. I think companionship and marriage are probably desireable and beneficial for elderly widows and widowers. I know a widow who is ninety-two and has a widower "boyfriend" who dates several ladies. She said they all know about each other and accept the situation. Now there is a fella who really has it made. Men!!!

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

@noodleann wrote:
People Should Read More Critically!

The author of the article is one W. Bradford Wilcox, who "directs the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and serves as a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies."

From the NMP site:
"The National Marriage Project (NMP) is a nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and interdisciplinary initiative located at the University of Virginia. The Project's mission is to provide research and analysis on the health of marriage in America, to analyze the social and cultural forces shaping contemporary marriage, and to identify strategies to increase marital quality and stability."

This is a pro-marriage piece written by the director of a pro-marriage group. I'd take the whole thing with a major grain of salt.

I wonder if this "researcher" would say the same thing about two men who were married......to each other.

Somehow, I think not.

Kids thrive in a loving enviroment, whether that is with a man/woman, two men, or two women, or a single parent.

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

@Silver Lining

Yes, I agree with you about more widows than more widowers. It makes sense. DH has several male friends who have lost their wives. We also have several widowers and widows in our neighborhood. It just seems to me like the women thrive better. I admit, I tend to think women are emotionally stronger than men. When it comes to the survey in question, I don't know much about it. I haven't checked it out.....but my first "gut feeling" when reading what op said was..... "there is some truth to it." At least from by observations.

truffle · ‎01-04-2016

@Lucky Charm wrote:
Well if it was researched thoroughly, had lots of subjects studied and not just a few hundred and taken over a period of time and in all demographics, it would be hard to disprove.

I can actually believe it.

I know/knew this wouldn't go over well here, though....

I agree with everything you said especially your last sentence.

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

@truffle wrote:
@Lucky Charm wrote:
Well if it was researched thoroughly, had lots of subjects studied and not just a few hundred and taken over a period of time and in all demographics, it would be hard to disprove.

I can actually believe it.

I know/knew this wouldn't go over well here, though....
I agree with everything you said especially your last sentence.

******** I agree with you both. In the first place, OP admits that she had "just read" this and it was a simple "do you agree or disagree" question. It made me think and I like that!

Silver Lining · ‎04-16-2010

@jubilant wrote:
@Silver Lining

Yes, I agree with you about more widows than more widowers. It makes sense. DH has several male friends who have lost their wives. We also have several widowers and widows in our neighborhood. It just seems to me like the women thrive better. I admit, I tend to think women are emotionally stronger than men. When it comes to the survey in question, I don't know much about it. I haven't checked it out.....but my first "gut feeling" when reading what op said was..... "there is some truth to it." At least from by observations.

@jubilant, I think your gut feeling is right and there is some truth to the survey. Without knowing how many people it included, the specific age range and other factors, it makes sense to me, too. I think that women do well because we know it's sink or swim.

Melania · ‎06-12-2013

@jubilant wrote:
@truffle wrote:
@Lucky Charm wrote:
Well if it was researched thoroughly, had lots of subjects studied and not just a few hundred and taken over a period of time and in all demographics, it would be hard to disprove.

I can actually believe it.

I know/knew this wouldn't go over well here, though....
I agree with everything you said especially your last sentence.
******** I agree with you both. In the first place, OP admits that she had "just read" this and it was a simple "do you agree or disagree" question. It made me think and I like that!