To me, marriages aren’t disposable. My wife and I have been married 47 years and we’ve had our share of difficulties and challenges. I was speaking with a young man at from church who asked me what it took to have a successful marriage and who told me that he and this young woman were planning to get married but if she didn’t fulfill him, he’d divorce her and find someone who would. I told him that his attitude was all wrong and with that attitude, he shouldn’t marry because it wouldn’t be fair to her or any children they might have. I told him that nobody could fulfill him (whatever that means to him) and that she was to be an equal partner in the marriage, that what he wanted wasn’t a marriage but a business arrangement.
He was taken aback and offended, but I didn’t say those things to anger him or offend him. I only hope that he changes how he thinks (unlikely in my estimation) or that they don’t marry, but that is up to them.
djtenltd 5 months ago
Sadly, it seems as if a lot of women are into that these days.
Just-me 4 months ago
To me, marriages aren’t disposable. My wife and I have been married 47 years and we’ve had our share of difficulties and challenges. I was speaking with a young man at from church who asked me what it took to have a successful marriage and who told me that he and this young woman were planning to get married but if she didn’t fulfill him, he’d divorce her and find someone who would. I told him that his attitude was all wrong and with that attitude, he shouldn’t marry because it wouldn’t be fair to her or any children they might have. I told him that nobody could fulfill him (whatever that means to him) and that she was to be an equal partner in the marriage, that what he wanted wasn’t a marriage but a business arrangement.
He was taken aback and offended, but I didn’t say those things to anger him or offend him. I only hope that he changes how he thinks (unlikely in my estimation) or that they don’t marry, but that is up to them.