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August 19, 2009 at 10:43 PM #447651August 19, 2009 at 10:44 PM #446873
Aecetia
Participantflu,
It must be what we grew up with. I think a lot of us had a stay at home Mom and it makes a big difference for kids when there are regular meals and at least one of the parents can go to the school events and games. Raising a family and being married involves a lot of sacrifice, but in the long run, it is worth it (at least for me). There is a lot to running a household well and it sounds like you appreciate that. Not everyone does, so your wife is fortunate.August 19, 2009 at 10:44 PM #447065Aecetia
Participantflu,
It must be what we grew up with. I think a lot of us had a stay at home Mom and it makes a big difference for kids when there are regular meals and at least one of the parents can go to the school events and games. Raising a family and being married involves a lot of sacrifice, but in the long run, it is worth it (at least for me). There is a lot to running a household well and it sounds like you appreciate that. Not everyone does, so your wife is fortunate.August 19, 2009 at 10:44 PM #447404Aecetia
Participantflu,
It must be what we grew up with. I think a lot of us had a stay at home Mom and it makes a big difference for kids when there are regular meals and at least one of the parents can go to the school events and games. Raising a family and being married involves a lot of sacrifice, but in the long run, it is worth it (at least for me). There is a lot to running a household well and it sounds like you appreciate that. Not everyone does, so your wife is fortunate.August 19, 2009 at 10:44 PM #447476Aecetia
Participantflu,
It must be what we grew up with. I think a lot of us had a stay at home Mom and it makes a big difference for kids when there are regular meals and at least one of the parents can go to the school events and games. Raising a family and being married involves a lot of sacrifice, but in the long run, it is worth it (at least for me). There is a lot to running a household well and it sounds like you appreciate that. Not everyone does, so your wife is fortunate.August 19, 2009 at 10:44 PM #447656Aecetia
Participantflu,
It must be what we grew up with. I think a lot of us had a stay at home Mom and it makes a big difference for kids when there are regular meals and at least one of the parents can go to the school events and games. Raising a family and being married involves a lot of sacrifice, but in the long run, it is worth it (at least for me). There is a lot to running a household well and it sounds like you appreciate that. Not everyone does, so your wife is fortunate.August 20, 2009 at 8:23 AM #446938zzz
Participant[quote=patientrenter]I don’t know why we have to pick out illegal immigrants or army volunteers for examples of men who give up a lot materially when they marry and have kids. Most guys are happy to have money for a simple place to live, beer, a big TV and cable, a pool table, golf, a nice car… and they put the rest aside to hasten the day when they can spend all their time enjoying nothing but the above.
Adding the expenses of a wife and kids dramatically reduces the budget for his ideal lifestyle. That’s the real Daddy tax. I am not complaining, just pointing out that there’s a certain symmetry here.[/quote]
PR, what about the woman who questions why they would want to get married so they can contribute their earnings to the guy’s lifestyle of pool, cars and golf? What about her own needs for a nice car and golf habit? What about the woman who makes more than the man? Something like 25% of woman earn more than her man.
I think that is the modern day conundrum. To Acetia’s point and TG’s, I think in past generations, men’s and women’s role’s were far more clearly defined. Nuclear families were more likely to be intact. Man’s job: Bring home the bacon , do the manly stuff around the house like fixing things, take out the trash, fix the cars, etc. Woman: Nurture the family including keeping a beautiful home, cooking meals, cleaning, and taking care of the kids…oh and taking care of her man. I don’t know if people were happy with their roles, but it was what it was.
Look at modern life now. Both people work and often there are no clearly defined roles. What happens now is people fight or constantly negotiate who cooks, does the domestic chores, picks up the kids from school, helps kids with homework, bathes them, etc. How many couples sit down and define what roles they will play, and then accept it and actually live it? Both people can’t be the CEO. Someone has to be the janitor, the cook, the CFO, etc. You can’t decide to just share everything 50/50 because lets face it, someone always ends up doing more or shouldering the executive decision making. Who wears the pants in the family/relationship?
What is shocking to me is I see very few relationships where those who’ve adopted the modern life are in harmony. Happiest couples I know are the traditional ones. Man works, woman stays at home. Often times the woman used to be a high powered career woman herself, but chose to give it up when the 2nd or 3rd child came. Often times the man brings home the bacon, but the woman controls the finances. You would not believe how many men I know have said if their wife decided to screw with him and leave him, he’d be f’d because he lets his wife handle all the finances. I don’t understand the dynamics often, but those marriages where those roles are CLEAR and more traditional seem to have the least amount of conflict and those are the couples I know that are still married.
August 20, 2009 at 8:23 AM #447130zzz
Participant[quote=patientrenter]I don’t know why we have to pick out illegal immigrants or army volunteers for examples of men who give up a lot materially when they marry and have kids. Most guys are happy to have money for a simple place to live, beer, a big TV and cable, a pool table, golf, a nice car… and they put the rest aside to hasten the day when they can spend all their time enjoying nothing but the above.
Adding the expenses of a wife and kids dramatically reduces the budget for his ideal lifestyle. That’s the real Daddy tax. I am not complaining, just pointing out that there’s a certain symmetry here.[/quote]
PR, what about the woman who questions why they would want to get married so they can contribute their earnings to the guy’s lifestyle of pool, cars and golf? What about her own needs for a nice car and golf habit? What about the woman who makes more than the man? Something like 25% of woman earn more than her man.
I think that is the modern day conundrum. To Acetia’s point and TG’s, I think in past generations, men’s and women’s role’s were far more clearly defined. Nuclear families were more likely to be intact. Man’s job: Bring home the bacon , do the manly stuff around the house like fixing things, take out the trash, fix the cars, etc. Woman: Nurture the family including keeping a beautiful home, cooking meals, cleaning, and taking care of the kids…oh and taking care of her man. I don’t know if people were happy with their roles, but it was what it was.
Look at modern life now. Both people work and often there are no clearly defined roles. What happens now is people fight or constantly negotiate who cooks, does the domestic chores, picks up the kids from school, helps kids with homework, bathes them, etc. How many couples sit down and define what roles they will play, and then accept it and actually live it? Both people can’t be the CEO. Someone has to be the janitor, the cook, the CFO, etc. You can’t decide to just share everything 50/50 because lets face it, someone always ends up doing more or shouldering the executive decision making. Who wears the pants in the family/relationship?
What is shocking to me is I see very few relationships where those who’ve adopted the modern life are in harmony. Happiest couples I know are the traditional ones. Man works, woman stays at home. Often times the woman used to be a high powered career woman herself, but chose to give it up when the 2nd or 3rd child came. Often times the man brings home the bacon, but the woman controls the finances. You would not believe how many men I know have said if their wife decided to screw with him and leave him, he’d be f’d because he lets his wife handle all the finances. I don’t understand the dynamics often, but those marriages where those roles are CLEAR and more traditional seem to have the least amount of conflict and those are the couples I know that are still married.
August 20, 2009 at 8:23 AM #447469zzz
Participant[quote=patientrenter]I don’t know why we have to pick out illegal immigrants or army volunteers for examples of men who give up a lot materially when they marry and have kids. Most guys are happy to have money for a simple place to live, beer, a big TV and cable, a pool table, golf, a nice car… and they put the rest aside to hasten the day when they can spend all their time enjoying nothing but the above.
Adding the expenses of a wife and kids dramatically reduces the budget for his ideal lifestyle. That’s the real Daddy tax. I am not complaining, just pointing out that there’s a certain symmetry here.[/quote]
PR, what about the woman who questions why they would want to get married so they can contribute their earnings to the guy’s lifestyle of pool, cars and golf? What about her own needs for a nice car and golf habit? What about the woman who makes more than the man? Something like 25% of woman earn more than her man.
I think that is the modern day conundrum. To Acetia’s point and TG’s, I think in past generations, men’s and women’s role’s were far more clearly defined. Nuclear families were more likely to be intact. Man’s job: Bring home the bacon , do the manly stuff around the house like fixing things, take out the trash, fix the cars, etc. Woman: Nurture the family including keeping a beautiful home, cooking meals, cleaning, and taking care of the kids…oh and taking care of her man. I don’t know if people were happy with their roles, but it was what it was.
Look at modern life now. Both people work and often there are no clearly defined roles. What happens now is people fight or constantly negotiate who cooks, does the domestic chores, picks up the kids from school, helps kids with homework, bathes them, etc. How many couples sit down and define what roles they will play, and then accept it and actually live it? Both people can’t be the CEO. Someone has to be the janitor, the cook, the CFO, etc. You can’t decide to just share everything 50/50 because lets face it, someone always ends up doing more or shouldering the executive decision making. Who wears the pants in the family/relationship?
What is shocking to me is I see very few relationships where those who’ve adopted the modern life are in harmony. Happiest couples I know are the traditional ones. Man works, woman stays at home. Often times the woman used to be a high powered career woman herself, but chose to give it up when the 2nd or 3rd child came. Often times the man brings home the bacon, but the woman controls the finances. You would not believe how many men I know have said if their wife decided to screw with him and leave him, he’d be f’d because he lets his wife handle all the finances. I don’t understand the dynamics often, but those marriages where those roles are CLEAR and more traditional seem to have the least amount of conflict and those are the couples I know that are still married.
August 20, 2009 at 8:23 AM #447540zzz
Participant[quote=patientrenter]I don’t know why we have to pick out illegal immigrants or army volunteers for examples of men who give up a lot materially when they marry and have kids. Most guys are happy to have money for a simple place to live, beer, a big TV and cable, a pool table, golf, a nice car… and they put the rest aside to hasten the day when they can spend all their time enjoying nothing but the above.
Adding the expenses of a wife and kids dramatically reduces the budget for his ideal lifestyle. That’s the real Daddy tax. I am not complaining, just pointing out that there’s a certain symmetry here.[/quote]
PR, what about the woman who questions why they would want to get married so they can contribute their earnings to the guy’s lifestyle of pool, cars and golf? What about her own needs for a nice car and golf habit? What about the woman who makes more than the man? Something like 25% of woman earn more than her man.
I think that is the modern day conundrum. To Acetia’s point and TG’s, I think in past generations, men’s and women’s role’s were far more clearly defined. Nuclear families were more likely to be intact. Man’s job: Bring home the bacon , do the manly stuff around the house like fixing things, take out the trash, fix the cars, etc. Woman: Nurture the family including keeping a beautiful home, cooking meals, cleaning, and taking care of the kids…oh and taking care of her man. I don’t know if people were happy with their roles, but it was what it was.
Look at modern life now. Both people work and often there are no clearly defined roles. What happens now is people fight or constantly negotiate who cooks, does the domestic chores, picks up the kids from school, helps kids with homework, bathes them, etc. How many couples sit down and define what roles they will play, and then accept it and actually live it? Both people can’t be the CEO. Someone has to be the janitor, the cook, the CFO, etc. You can’t decide to just share everything 50/50 because lets face it, someone always ends up doing more or shouldering the executive decision making. Who wears the pants in the family/relationship?
What is shocking to me is I see very few relationships where those who’ve adopted the modern life are in harmony. Happiest couples I know are the traditional ones. Man works, woman stays at home. Often times the woman used to be a high powered career woman herself, but chose to give it up when the 2nd or 3rd child came. Often times the man brings home the bacon, but the woman controls the finances. You would not believe how many men I know have said if their wife decided to screw with him and leave him, he’d be f’d because he lets his wife handle all the finances. I don’t understand the dynamics often, but those marriages where those roles are CLEAR and more traditional seem to have the least amount of conflict and those are the couples I know that are still married.
August 20, 2009 at 8:23 AM #447721zzz
Participant[quote=patientrenter]I don’t know why we have to pick out illegal immigrants or army volunteers for examples of men who give up a lot materially when they marry and have kids. Most guys are happy to have money for a simple place to live, beer, a big TV and cable, a pool table, golf, a nice car… and they put the rest aside to hasten the day when they can spend all their time enjoying nothing but the above.
Adding the expenses of a wife and kids dramatically reduces the budget for his ideal lifestyle. That’s the real Daddy tax. I am not complaining, just pointing out that there’s a certain symmetry here.[/quote]
PR, what about the woman who questions why they would want to get married so they can contribute their earnings to the guy’s lifestyle of pool, cars and golf? What about her own needs for a nice car and golf habit? What about the woman who makes more than the man? Something like 25% of woman earn more than her man.
I think that is the modern day conundrum. To Acetia’s point and TG’s, I think in past generations, men’s and women’s role’s were far more clearly defined. Nuclear families were more likely to be intact. Man’s job: Bring home the bacon , do the manly stuff around the house like fixing things, take out the trash, fix the cars, etc. Woman: Nurture the family including keeping a beautiful home, cooking meals, cleaning, and taking care of the kids…oh and taking care of her man. I don’t know if people were happy with their roles, but it was what it was.
Look at modern life now. Both people work and often there are no clearly defined roles. What happens now is people fight or constantly negotiate who cooks, does the domestic chores, picks up the kids from school, helps kids with homework, bathes them, etc. How many couples sit down and define what roles they will play, and then accept it and actually live it? Both people can’t be the CEO. Someone has to be the janitor, the cook, the CFO, etc. You can’t decide to just share everything 50/50 because lets face it, someone always ends up doing more or shouldering the executive decision making. Who wears the pants in the family/relationship?
What is shocking to me is I see very few relationships where those who’ve adopted the modern life are in harmony. Happiest couples I know are the traditional ones. Man works, woman stays at home. Often times the woman used to be a high powered career woman herself, but chose to give it up when the 2nd or 3rd child came. Often times the man brings home the bacon, but the woman controls the finances. You would not believe how many men I know have said if their wife decided to screw with him and leave him, he’d be f’d because he lets his wife handle all the finances. I don’t understand the dynamics often, but those marriages where those roles are CLEAR and more traditional seem to have the least amount of conflict and those are the couples I know that are still married.
August 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM #446943scaredyclassic
Participantzzz –
you hit a nerve.
August 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM #447135scaredyclassic
Participantzzz –
you hit a nerve.
August 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM #447474scaredyclassic
Participantzzz –
you hit a nerve.
August 20, 2009 at 8:28 AM #447544scaredyclassic
Participantzzz –
you hit a nerve.
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