BertramCooper said:Liza Minnelli has been married four times.
So there's your answer.
Hahahahahaha.
That post + your avatar/username = solid gold.
BertramCooper said:Liza Minnelli has been married four times.
So there's your answer.
SmokyDave said:If the missus wants to become the Mrs, I need assurances that the blowjobs will keep flowing and that we'll be squashing groins on the regular.
That or an agreement that 25% of my wages can be ring-fenced to spend on whores. Either really.
...shit. I've got 11 months to enjoy then.ScientificNinja said:Two. It all turns to shit when they turn two.
Thing is, I can handle coming home to find some dude on top of the missus, but what if he played with the settings on my receiver or borrowed my PC to check something and installed 30 toolbars?acheron_xl said:You can save money on whores if you can talk the lady into an open marriage.
MDavis360 said:Essentially.
Marleyman said:I hope it isn't too common considering I am getting married on Saturday.
mescalineeyes said:This is the most depressing piece of shit thread in existence. Thank you for ruining my day.
LegendofJoe said:Where there's a will there's a way I say. Don't let the anecdotes in here spoil your weekend. It's your damn wedding man, enjoy every second of it.
Marleyman said:I hope it isn't too common considering I am getting married on Saturday.
SmokyDave said:Thing is, I can handle coming home to find some dude on top of the missus, but what if he played with the settings on my receiver or borrowed my PC to check something and installed 30 toolbars?
I'd have to kill him.
Marleyman said:Oh no, it definitely won't. I am really looking forward to enjoying a nice long weekend with family and friends. Thanks man.
beelzebozo said:definitely check out the book i recommended.
and congratulations! it can be the best thing that ever happens to you, if you communicate, and if you're receptive and creative.
I've been reading about that recently. It's being debated. It's hard to do much research on kids in unhappy families that don't divorce, so they're not really sure, but I think people are leaning more on not getting divorced is better for children. The single greatest risk factor for people (how well they do in school, if they commit crime, suicide, etc) is whether or not they had a father in their home.Prologue said:I don't get why couples don't divorce because of the kid. Maybe I'm too young to understand but wouldn't divorce be better than having a kid grow up in a home thats not full of laughter or happiness? They can sense that. Would you want your kid to stay in the marriage if he was in that situation when he was older? or try to pursue another road at a chance of beinghappy?
Yeah well.. ofcourse you are right, but when you have a kid things often get another perspective. I can see how people can make that work. It can only work with committed, rational and sensible people though.Prologue said:I don't get why couples don't divorce because of the kid. Maybe I'm too young to understand but wouldn't divorce be better than having a kid grow up in a home thats not full of laughter or happiness? They can sense that. Would you want your kid to stay in the marriage if he was in that situation when he was older? or try to pursue another road at a chance of beinghappy?
may i ask why you are still together?Ecrofirt said:The wife and I don't have sex.
Of course, we don't sleep in the same room, either.
Actually, we're more like roommates, because we don't share intimate moments at all.
The couch sure is comfortable, though.
Prologue said:Maybe I'm too young to understand
Utako said:I have no moral qualms with augmenting a long-term marriage with some form of no-strings-attached extramarital sexual attention.
[edit] Divorce is not an option if children are involved. As a divorce child, I will not fuck anyone else over like that.
Always-honest said:may i ask why you are still together?
discocaine said:My bf and I broke up because we didn't have sex anymore.
Was really sad because I loved him so much but he just didn't wanna do it anymore and it stressed me out and the more upset I got about it the less he would even talk about it. So yeh. A healthy sex life is a shared requirement, you both should either want to do it, do it occasionally or are happy not doing it. I wanted to do it and he didn't want to and it frustrated us both in the end.
Ecrofirt said:The 'real' answer would probably be my son.
The other equally likely answer is that I'm not going to lose half of my fucking shit in a divorce. Fuck that.
Ecrofirt said:The 'real' answer would probably be my son.
The other equally likely answer is that I'm not going to lose half of my fucking shit in a divorce. Fuck that.
bengraven said:I know some women who lost their libidos due to Marena and other implants.
I don't recommend those to anyone.
That said, if a woman loses her libido due to a medical procedure, especially a procedure after you have had children, I can't see a man being looked at as the "good guy" for leaving his wife.
Ecrofirt said:The wife and I don't have sex.
Of course, we don't sleep in the same room, either..
Congratulations to you and your good lady!Marleyman said:I hope it isn't too common considering I am getting married on Saturday.
And I'd be well within my rights Frank.Vagabundo said:Oi, you NO. You can diddle with my wife, but DO NOT DIDDLE MY PC..
SmokyDave said:Congratulations to you and your good lady!
It's better to have happy parents who are divorced than to have parents that resent each other but stay together "for the good of the children." Edit: I mean, children aren't stupid, children are usually quite good at picking up those kind of "vibes" (they might not understand it, but they might still know something is wrong and perhaps even blame themselves of it, especially if the parents argue a lot and the subject of _the children_ comes up in those arguments). And children should get a good model of a healthy relationship from their parents. If they don't love each other and stay together just because they "have to", then that might cause some problem with the childrens' love lives too, especially if they see their parents act coldly towards each other.Utako said:[edit] Divorce is not an option if children are involved. As a divorce child, I will not fuck anyone else over like that.
ScientificNinja said:When a kid or two comes on the scene, here's how the average day plays out:
FOR HIM:
5.30am: Kid1 wakes up for the day. Brush its teeth. Give it a bottle, sit it down in front of TV with Dora.
5.45am: Shit, shave, shower.
6.15am: Make breakfast for her. Eggs on toast... something better than cereal.
6.30am: Wash up, clean out and load dishwasher, load the washing machine and dryer, water the garden, then spend a few minutes to play with the kids.
7.15am: Drive Kid1 to day care.
7.30am: Drop off kid at day care, then drive to work.
8.30am: Arrive at office after fighting through shit traffic.
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6.30pm: Leave office
7.00pm: Arrive home. Finish feeding Kid1.
7.15: If Kid1 finishes dinner, reward with jello or chocolate.
7.30: Dinner. Kid1 runs freely through the house to scream over our conversations, throw paper airplanes, cause a riot.
8.30pm: Brush Kid1's teeth, change into pajamas, read 3 bedtime stories, then put to sleep. Kid1 will not fall asleep unless both parents are keeping it company by sitting at the foot of its bed.
9.30pm: Clean dishes and kitchen, reload the dishwasher while catching up on what happened during the day.
10.00pm: Collapse on couch. Catch the late news or whatever's on.
10.30pm: Check on Kid1 and Kid2.
10.35pm: Surf web, play games, all the great things in life until I pass out, usually 1.00am.
3.00am: Kid1 cries. Doesn't want me. Screams.
3.05am: Kid2 woken up by Kid1. Go settle.
3.20am: Kid2 won't settle for more than a few minutes at a time. Sleep on floor and settle every few minutes until good and done.
4.00am: No idea when Kid2 fell asleep. Drag myself back to bed.
FOR HER:
5.30am: Kid2 wakes up for the day. Breastfeed, then prepare breakfast for Kid1 and Kid2.
6.00am: Kid2 goes in playpen; get Kid1 to the toilet, then feed Kid1 breakfast
6.30am: Get Kid1 dressed and ready for day care
6.45am: Feed Kid2 breakfast
7.15am: Clean up Kid2, change nappy, wipe up spew and any random poo
7.30am: Kid2 in playpen, shit, shower and whatever it is that women do.
8.00am: Play with Kid2 while unloading dryer and washing machine and folding clothes
8.30am: Put Kid2 in bed for a nap.
8.35am: Start preparing dinner for everyone - washing, cutting, peeling a whole bunch of food. Food for Kid1 and Kid2 is all specially prepared meals - no processed shit for them.
9.30am: Free time.
10.00am: Kid2 wakes up. Play with kid, watch Alice In Wonderland for the 40th time
11.30am: Lunch while feeding Kid2 lunch
12.15pm: Clean up Kid2, change nappy, wipe up spew and any random poo
12.30pm: Nap time again for Kid2
12.35pm: Finish off laundry, iron the clothes, clean the house (toys on floor, under the couch, food stains on the walls and floorboards, random stains on the carpet)
2.30pm: Kid2 wakes up. Get it changed, load it into the pram, take it to playgroup.
3.30pm: Go out to supermarket for bread, milk, baby yoghurt, supplies, etc.
4.30pm: Pick up Kid2 from childcare.
5.30pm: Bath time for Kid1 and Kid2.
6.15pm: Kid1 goes in front of TV, Kid2 in highchair while dinner is prepared for both.
6.20pm: Kid2 fed.
6.50pm: Kid2 allowed to crawl around freely or put in pen, whichever works. Kid1 fed.
7.00pm: Kid1 goes to bed.
7.05pm: Cook dinner
7.30: Dinner. Kid1 runs freely through the house to scream over our conversations, throw paper airplanes, cause a riot.
8.30pm: Brush Kid1's teeth, change into pajamas, read 3 bedtime stories, then put to sleep. Kid1 will not fall asleep unless both parents are keeping it company by sitting at the foot of its bed.
9.30pm: Clean dishes and kitchen, reload the dishwasher while catching up on what happened during the day.
10.00pm: Collapse on couch. Catch the late news or whatever's on.
10.30pm: Exhausted. Face cleansing routine, brush teeth, bed.
3.00am: Kid1 cries. Wants me. Screams.
3.20am: Kid1 won't sleep unless I sleep with her.
3.45am: Sneak back to bed.
Of course, I've left out a lot of important details such as the tantrums, toilet training Kid1, the daily office dramas and whatnot, but that's pretty much EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK for us, with the exception of weekend, in which my schedule pretty much syncs with her's.
Trust me, sex would be nice, but it's the last thing on our minds right now.
TheNatural said:This should be a sticky thread on every forum on the internets for population control. I'm never having kids.
Except it leaves out all the great moments with the children that totally make having children worth it.krypt0nian said:That timeline reads like a horror story, except real.
krypt0nian said:I'll never understand this attitude. They spared you the horror of being around people that are miserable but staying together anyway. You were better off as a "divorce kid"
Famassu said:Except it leaves out all the great moments with the children that totally make having children worth it.