Why would a guy ever get married?

[Croatch]

Unless your girl makes more money, what is there ever to gain?
And especially, if you make good money, it really makes no sense.
Are people just weak willed and let their woman tell them what they're going to do?
I see zero benefit.  Convince me.

[falco]

Some guys can't inject themselves and need someone to do it for them.

[kh300]

I lost a really great girl I was with for 2 years because she didn't think I would ever commit to marriage. She's right though, I can't think of one logical reason to get married. I'm 31 you'd think I'd be ready by now but the thought scares me more then when I was 21.

[biff]

convinced in this day and age that many woman want get married just so they can talk about it with their friends.  saw how my sisters and their friends got married it was like dominoes on after the other, my current brother in law even said my sister had never mentioned marriage until her best friend got engaged.

i discussed it with former girlfriends who wanted to 'take the relationship' to the next level     relationship was great, what was going to get better, what would change? no answer, besides an ultimatum.  sadly im spiteful, and have often cut off my nose to spite my face.

[Tedim]

You get married NOT to father bastards.....to build a family, and raise children, and not make the mother of your children feel like a whore. Hope this helps.

[liberty]

Have kids...send them to Medical school or golf school or tennis school....Don't die lonely

[240_Iz_Nutz]

I hate to say it, but getting married is bad. The marriages that last have people getting indifferent, fucking on the side, etc.

[Schmoff]

ask coach

[gym**rat]

We celebrated 26 years of marriage yesterday. The only answer I can give you to your question is once you meet "the" girl you will have your answer.

[njanvi]

Studies show you live longer and accrue more wealth...sounds like to pretty good reasons to me

[Borracho]

Studies show you live longer and accrue more wealth...

yeah but that's only cause you're having less fun

[El Diablo Blanco]

Love, partnership, blah blah.  People get married because of peer pressure really.  Marketers, religious BS all push it.  Marriage is big money for a lot of companies.  Dresses, flowers, crappy food, rental of venues.
Diamond Jews push it to sell their worthless stones for thousands of dollars.

It's all for $$$$$$$$$$$

[Borracho]

Have kids...send them to Medical school or golf school or tennis school....Don't die lonely

You get married NOT to father bastards.....to build a family, and raise children, and not make the mother of your children feel like a whore. Hope this helps.

[njanvi]

yeah but that's only cause you're having less fun

That made me lol..hate to admit, but 15 years in I have to agree

[Borracho]

That made me lol..hate to admit, but 15 years in I have to agree

Congratulations to you and gymrat.

I'll probably do it myself too someday but just for the cool married guy jokes.

[240_Iz_Nutz]

We celebrated 26 years of marriage yesterday. The only answer I can give you to your question is once you meet "the" girl you will have your answer.

I understand that it works for some people. I have been married twice and still sleep with the second one. Her family and and ex that put here through hell in court made life very tough, but I love her more than anything, but getting other people's kids is tough in some relationships with constant fights about child support and custody type shit. And in-laws, enough said.

[Devon97]

We celebrated 26 years of marriage yesterday. The only answer I can give you to your question is once you meet "the" girl you will have your answer.

This

[240_Iz_Nutz]

Love, partnership, blah blah.  People get married because of peer pressure really.  Marketers, religious BS all push it.  Marriage is big money for a lot of companies.  Dresses, flowers, crappy food, rental of venues.
Diamond Jews push it to sell their worthless stones for thousands of dollars.

It's all for $$$$$$$$$$$

Much of that is true. The second time I got married we could have had a pretty nice car just from the money spent on the damn reception.

[Man of Steel]

I quite content with the vast majority of Getbiggers never marrying and never having children.

[Butterbean]

1)  she do your laundry

2)  she clean your toilet

3)  she make you a sammich


 

I quite content with the vast majority of Getbiggers never marrying and never having children.

 

[El Diablo Blanco]

It amazes me how much money people waste on weddings.  They fucking go into debt for it.  Spending $25-$50K when they could just put that down on a home and start off on the right foot.
Marketers brainwash girls from birth about spending money they don't have for a wedding.

Diamonds are the biggest scam in the history of man.  A little stone found naturally in the earth and people pay thousands to millions for it because it is sparkly.   

Much of that is true. The second time I got married we could have had a pretty nice car just from the money spent on the damn reception.

[Psychopath]

Marriage is directly related to children.

[Man of Steel]

If you're a young guy and you honestly question why a man would ever get married then you don't need an answer....the question is rhetorical.   

There's nothing wrong with being single with no kids, but remember that perspectives do change when the novelty of the bachelor lifestyle wears off.  At some point most guys' chiseled, good looks from their youth begins to fade and is replaced with receding hairlines, beer guts and love handles.  I'd rather become ugly with someone than just become ugly and be alone LOL.  And spare me the bravado of "I'll never change how I feel and I'll always be chiseled and handsome."  Things change, perspectives change, desires change.  Certainly some men are happy and content remaining single from their 20s to the grave, but most often things change because lives filled with superficiality and pretentious nonsense quickly becomes lackluster.  When you're married to your best friend you have something real and when you make a family with that person it makes it that much better.  Make no mistake, marriage is work and struggle at times, but it's also wonderful and empowering if you're with the right person for the right reasons.  In those instances the struggles often don't matter.

[DroppingPlates]

Marriage is directly related to children.

Alarms should go off, when she starts talking about these subjects

[Butterbean]

There's nothing wrong with being single with no kids, but remember that perspectives do change when the novelty of the bachelor lifestyle wears off.  At some point most guys' chiseled, good looks from their youth begins to fade and is replaced with receding hairlines, beer guts and love handles.  I'd rather become ugly with someone than just become ugly and be alone LOL.  And spare me the bravado of "I'll never change how I feel and I'll always be chiseled and handsome."  Things change, perspectives change, desires change.  Certainly some men are happy and content remaining single from their 20s to the grave, but most often things change because lives filled with superficiality and pretentious nonsense quickly becomes lackluster.  When you're married to your best friend you have something real and when you make a family with that person it makes it that much better.  Make no mistake, marriage is work and struggle at times, but it's also wonderful and empowering if you're with the right person for the right reasons.  In those instances the struggles often don't matter.