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More on marriage
More on on sex and the death of the West: Young men are running from marriage. They’re sleeping around while waiting for that soulmate who never comes, and view pregnancy and children as a trap. The article, written by a female columnist for a newspaper’s
“Lifestyle” section, naturally pins the blame on men: “If [a young man]
finds [a supposed soulmate], he is also likely to find that the
relationship does not live up to this romantic ideal, but it will be
easy enough to divorce these days.” In fact, of course, it’s far more
common for the woman to file for divorce. After all, she can get the
house and children just by kicking her husband out, and the support
system is stacked in her favor. The lady columnist might do well to broaden her perspective on the situation. The article attempts to end on an upbeat
note with a quote from David Popenoe: “We are beginning in this nation
to talk about marriage more …” We sure are. We’re talking about “gay
marriage” as a celebration of marriage. That’s a turnaround the
institution can do without.
Comments
On the subject: http://www.glennsacks.com/have_antifather_family.htm As a Christian, I believe marriage is an institution ordained by God, as the morally acceptable setting for male-female sexual relations, primarily for the purpose of procreation and child-raising. But as a single young man of 30, I am nevertheless very wary of marriage, given the inherent dangers of doing so today. And frankly, I can’t see the point of marriage for men without religious convictions. What’s the attraction, given the drawbacks today? Posted by: Will S. on July 3, 2003 4:43 AMThis disinterest in children is likely to become greater, rather than less, due to so many children being only children. So many are raised to have their only contact with other children within their own age group, as in day care centers, schools, playgroups. http://jkalb.freeshell.org/tab/archives/001356.php Posted by: Will S. on October 27, 2003 4:36 AM |