No Girl Left Behind - Page 2

Leonardo Mystic · 06-22-2010, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo Mystic

I want to get married someday, but I'm not going to get married to just anyone. Until I find the one I'm looking for, I'll be remaining single. While I'm not exactly thrilled about it, it's a compromise that will make it worth the wait in the end.

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Originally Posted by Katie

There's no such thing as the perfect man or woman (and I'm pretty sure Leonardo isn't springing to real life anytime soon....) anyone who thinks that if they are wait, some fairytale knight will show up needs to grow up.

What you can do is find someone great and realize that you don't need perfection to be happy. That's maturity for you.

Um, did I say that? No, I didn't. You assume too much. I do have priorities that I will not settle for anything less than them, but I'm not looking for perfection. What I am looking for is a good decent guy. I don't want some gangbanger, cheat at every turn, dishonorable, and wife-beater man.

Is that being immature? I don't think so. It's called being cautious so I don't end up as another divorce stastic or domestic abuse. I've seen too many marriages and relationships around me dissolve where the men show their true natures of being absolutely despicable. I'd like to save myself that trouble, thanks.

*Sage Ninja* · 06-22-2010, 01:36 AM

I think Katie's critique was refering to the mind set of the people who wrote the article being immature and narrow minded. Not you

*ToTheNines* · 06-22-2010, 09:12 AM

*Candy Kappa* · 06-22-2010, 09:21 AM

that's one bizzare music video, the kid looks like he barely discovered the wonders of Pokèmon, the video looks like a Adam Sandler romantic comedy and the song is weird

ooglafina · 06-22-2010, 09:47 AM

Well, thankfully he'll be a has-been in a few years.

*Koi* · 06-22-2010, 10:27 AM

Would enforcing Christian couple, be another way of anti homosexuals? I mean a Christian couples would want male female coupling/arrangements. So it is kind of a way of weeding out those who are into the same sex in a way. In my humble opinion anyway....

*Candy Kappa* · 06-22-2010, 10:33 AM

do they want to give fines to guys over 18 and unmarried?

and registrate unmarried persons over 18

that's extreme

*gobo* · 06-22-2010, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I saw the Hershey bar and thought it was something funny. So, I hit play. ... Now, I wanna hit you.

I've never scrambled so fast to shut down my browser.

*BubblyShell22* · 06-22-2010, 04:15 PM

I think all of this is just dumb. Why force people to get married? Isn't this supposed to be America where we're free to make our own choices?

*plastroncafe* · 06-22-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

I think all of this is just dumb. Why force people to get married? Isn't this supposed to be America where we're free to make our own choices?

One would think.
But then again, the conservative movement in this country isn't exactly well-known for supporting the idea that people can, and should, make decisions on their own.

*Spitfire* · 06-22-2010, 05:43 PM

*BubblyShell22* · 06-23-2010, 04:10 PM

Yeah, this is turning into something a bit more extreme than that act though.

Charlotte_Sometimes · 07-15-2010, 05:43 PM

I personally don't believe in marrage. Seems it's just a somewhat legal method to own another human being like some kind of proporty.

It's incredibly dated and just not necessary anymore.

Real love is beyond legal contracts and shackles.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 07-15-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlotte_Sometimes

I personally don't believe in marrage. Seems it's just a somewhat legal method to own another human being like some kind of property.

Well, that is the whole point of women in my humble opinion

*The Stryker* · 07-15-2010, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Oroku_CJJ

Well, that is the whole point of women in my humble opinion

*plastroncafe* · 07-15-2010, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlotte_Sometimes

I personally don't believe in marrage. Seems it's just a somewhat legal method to own another human being like some kind of proporty.

It's incredibly dated and just not necessary anymore.

Real love is beyond legal contracts and shackles.

You may not believe in marriage, but I assure you such a thing actually exists. I've seen it.

As for its necessity, clearly you've never been turned away from a hospital for not being the legal next of kin of your "lover". Or been denied health insurance. Or unable to adopt children. Or been denied survivor benefits.

Marriage is what we make it, and that doesn't have to be what it was.

*BubblyShell22* · 07-16-2010, 10:23 AM

Just because you're married, doesn't mean that you're someone's property. Marriage is about love and commitment and about being together. Yeah, it used to be that way, but it doesn't have to be that way now. All couples should have joint decisions and not have it be where the man makes a decision without consulting his wife. It does still happen sometimes, but not all the time.

*Storm Wolf* · 07-21-2010, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by plastroncafe

As for its necessity, clearly you've never been turned away from a hospital for not being the legal next of kin of your "lover". Or been denied health insurance. Or unable to adopt children. Or been denied survivor benefits.

Marriage is what we make it, and that doesn't have to be what it was.

Marriage is essential in that way. Society/government (or whatever) hasn't yet acknowledged couples in any other term. Most (if not all) insurance will not cover your "significant other". Hospitals will not give you any information on your (boy/girl friends) condition. you have to be next of kin. Doctors even frown upon you being at an appointment if your a good "friend".

If you see marriage as "shackles" then you need to see the happier cooperating type of marriage. Marriages are no longer dealt with dowries and these days marriage is no longer considered you "owning" the person.

Marriage is no longer an arrangement (here in America anyways.). It's a personal choice. Sure....there are some women (men even) who desire to get married and don't, but i think general populace who don't get married just didn't want to. Nothing wrong with that.

All this about getting married before 20? WTH? some people don't even meet the person they want to marry until well after high school. Not a single guy i met in school I'd even invite to my birthday party....let alone marry.

If you ask me....the person who wrote this was a parent who was ticked off because little Suzie is 30 and still living with them. They haven't found a man to pawn her off on yet.... and if she gets to much older they have the fear of being stuck with her.

*Candy Kappa* · 07-21-2010, 01:07 PM

fun note on marriage.
In Norway a law was passed (some years ago) that you can only be married in two places, either in a church (or house of religion choice) and City hall. So no "at the sea" ceremony or other "magical" places.

My father fixed it when he and my step mother got married a couple of years a go: 10 min in city hall and then a family (unofficial) ceremony on a place that have some meaning for the family.

Jelly Bean · 07-21-2010, 04:28 PM

wow, my dad was just talking about this at the dinner table two nights ago. I think it's stupid, but he thinks it might be agood idea.

06-22-2010, 01:36 AM	#22
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06-22-2010, 04:15 PM	#29
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I think all of this is just dumb. Why force people to get married? Isn't this supposed to be America where we're free to make our own choices? __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

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06-22-2010, 10:27 AM	#26
Koi Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,787	Would enforcing Christian couple, be another way of anti homosexuals? I mean a Christian couples would want male female coupling/arrangements. So it is kind of a way of weeding out those who are into the same sex in a way. In my humble opinion anyway....

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06-23-2010, 04:10 PM	#32
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Yeah, this is turning into something a bit more extreme than that act though. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

07-15-2010, 05:43 PM	#33
Charlotte_Sometimes Thug Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: In someone else's dream Posts: 89	I personally don't believe in marrage. Seems it's just a somewhat legal method to own another human being like some kind of proporty. It's incredibly dated and just not necessary anymore. Real love is beyond legal contracts and shackles. __________________

07-16-2010, 10:23 AM	#37
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Just because you're married, doesn't mean that you're someone's property. Marriage is about love and commitment and about being together. Yeah, it used to be that way, but it doesn't have to be that way now. All couples should have joint decisions and not have it be where the man makes a decision without consulting his wife. It does still happen sometimes, but not all the time. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

07-21-2010, 01:07 PM	#39
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	fun note on marriage. In Norway a law was passed (some years ago) that you can only be married in two places, either in a church (or house of religion choice) and City hall. So no "at the sea" ceremony or other "magical" places. My father fixed it when he and my step mother got married a couple of years a go: 10 min in city hall and then a family (unofficial) ceremony on a place that have some meaning for the family. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon