The conservative idea of marriage is marry for progeny and estate planning. Stay married to protect your name and legacy. Everything else is out of sight out of mind.
Umm.. how do you explain some of the Kennedy men? As for me, I tend towards the conservative and this is not my approach.
Do you want to spend your weekend lying to your MIL about how you really “enjoy” helping her with the dishes and the BBQ?
Actually I prefer to do the BBQ and the dishes are not that much of a problem. She does the initial rinse and I stack.. or visa versa. Done in no time at all. Same way we set up a tent when camping.. tag-team style. BTW, for me, she is not my wife but Significant Other(SO)… and I have met the parents.
I also do some of the vacuuming, as well as the one who selected the type of vacuum (Dyson).
Do want to run to the store and buy her the butter or whatever she ran out of?
Actually I do a bit more. I maintain a list of things we are about to run out of.. and if I am going by a store on other errands, I pick the items up.
Do you want to bail-out your wife’s brother because he made a bad investment?
She knows that something like this is a no-no. She knows to not even ask.
Do you really want to join your wife’s sisters’ families on a trip to Disneyland?
Yes.. and camping too.
Do you want to run to the your MIL’s bed-side whenever she has some minor ailments. Of course, she’s lonely so there’s always some drama.
We try to filter out major from minor.. it saves on general wear and tear for both of us.
Do you want to not have any individual time of your own?
Yes.
Do you want to live the rest of your life like that?
Yes.. btw, she also likes Ford GTs(ie. GT40), AC Cobras, classic Mustang Cobras as well as Mustangs in general. She’d love to have an ‘Eleanore’, though I don’t know if she is up to handling it. She’s not too fond of Corvettes and DeTomaso(s) though.. gotta work on that.
So how does this conservative stack up?? Oh yes, I have also torn down and rebuilt at least 4 different types of car engines, built 4 houses, my first car was a Q series mustang and I am an engineer by education… so I am not exactly panty-whipped either. In fact, looking back at your statements.. you look more like a ‘conservative’ than I, where is your open minded liberal (marriage=loves=respect=sharing=commitment).. yet I am a registered Republican… go figure. Oh yeah, one more thing, I am considering becoming an NRA member too… 8-P
PS: The Playboy life is also a very ‘liberal’ concept.. game women for sex and leave them when you are done…
As Acetia said, that’s the result of liberal teachings where “young males are being feminized and medicated for being boys in the public schools.
I don’t know if it’s liberal teachings. I do know that my sister is in danger of ruining her son; To the point of getting my rather liberal mother upset.
