Few, for a moment I thought lemur was going to announce he was getting a divorce, glad you're not.


Quote Originally Posted by Lemur's study
Also, the higher rate of women initiators is probably due to the fact that men are more likely to be "badly behaved." Husbands, for example, are more likely than wives to have problems with drinking, drug abuse, and infidelity.[/ex]
I'm sorry, if you're going to make claims like that in a study that appears to want to look at least a bit scientifc you'd better have data to back it up.


Quote Originally Posted by rotorgun
I believe that our over-reliance on materializm is a great factor in today's divorce rate. Keepin' up with the Jonses and trying to get instant gratification make poor bedfellows with marriage.
This is probably the main reason for divorce. Society teaches us to never be content, to always strive for something better. Which tends to be a decent attitude when for a career. But if you keep looking for a better (wo)man, even subconsciously, that's not going to benefit your marriage.


Quote Originally Posted by God's Grace
i like the idea of waking up every day to the hottest woman ever.
What makes you think you're worthy of the hottest woman ever ?

Most people have to settle, I don't mean that in a negative way, that's just the way it is, finding a partner that is 100% perfect is impossible. But you learn to live with the good sides and the bad, which is imo where love really grows. You love the little things, the little imperfections, I don't think it's possible to love someone who is perfect.

So when you finally deside to 'settle', make sure you don't keep looking for 'the hottest woman ever'.

@Lemur : What do you propose to do about the divorce rate ? Make it harder to divorce ? Outlaw it ? Because I can't see any freedom loving measures that can work...