I think marriage gets a bad rep here.
So to be balanced I have listed all the benefits of getting married
1. Tax breaks
2. External validation
3. Children you don't own/control
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@basedbagel You get sex for a little while until our wife cuts you off.
@basedbagel 5.Sex only on your Birthday and Valentines Day.
6.Watching the kids while she has her girls night out.
7.The benefit of having a Mother in law always making sure you are the best fit for her daughter and controlling her decision is a priceless add on. 8.Her putting any thing of yours away in a basket bowl or box that is not important to her and throwing away or burying in an attic or closet
@basedbagel 9.Any left over money after the bills are paid in the shared account now becomes hers to buy whatever she has been wanting,no saving for things like car maintenance.that’s what credit cards are for.
10.More Debt
@basedbagel
There is nothing wrong with marriage, only the conditions under which it is lived.
Our current Western Progressive Empire has turned it into defacto slavery for some (responsibility without authority).
Under patriarchy however, marriage can be an unparalleled force-multiplier for happiness, community, productivity and Godliness.
At it's best, marriage to the right woman, from a good family, in a good community, under just laws can provide meaning & purpose in abundance.
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@basedbagel
But you need ALL of the above.
Consider the following toast given by a father at his daughter's wedding:
"I love my wife. I know that what I can accomplish alone does not compare to what I can do with her by my side.
Happiness. To love and be loved. These are the pursuits of life. They cannot be achieved in solitude and that is by design. Life is not mean to be lived alone."
Aaron Clarey is right, this kind of life is no longer on the menu. At all.
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@basedbagel countdown to inevitable divorce a very high possibility, no matter what you do or how you do it. Getting blamed as the bad guy by everyone in your shared sphere, sometimes including your own family.
Today's marriage basically makes you her bitch, or the government's bitch through her. Or both.
@basedbagel 4. bitchy wife that thinks you are lucky to be in her presence