Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Everyone has their own position on this. Yes, I believe in marriage. Yes, I also believe that divorce is a legal necessity. Yes, some or most or maybe all divorces end up with the guy taking it in the shorts, financially and with respect to custody. Yes, some guys are jerks. ( defining Jerk any way you wish.) Yes, some women are jerks. (ditto) Some/Most/All of the financial problems come from not the parties involved, but the lawyers involved. Get the lawyers out of the picture and things would quiet down and be more fair to each, in most cases. A reason for DIY negotiated divorces, with maybe a court recommended or appointed/but client paid arbitrator. A neutral third party. Yes, Divorce is tough, sometimes unfair, and always a terrible thing. If you want a reason for Why Marriage? To legally protect BOTH in their abilities to be compassionate and caring and have rights when bad stuff ( think in terms of sickness as an example) happens. You don't get that without the license. I know of several divorces that ended very amicably. Basically dual parenting their kids, and with rarely a problem, at least problems visible to the outsider. I know of one divorce that was created by the woman, the guy had to do the filing, and the guy had to give up a lot (more?) than he might have. He also had to pay for both lawyers ( she was out of work, zero bucks) who argued until HER lawyer's account fell to zero, at which point the arguments ended. Divorce is rotten. Staying married is sometimes worse. To paraphrase Dr. Ted..... but with the right woman, it is wonderful.... To paraphrase Nathan...... with the right morals and integrity, there should be no problem with marriages..... OTOH, people are people... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Chris Crawford Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 11:16 AM To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Marriage Frank, no one is saying that if you just live together that the relationship will not end. Of course it will end. The difference is, if you are married, you get to pay the woman for leaving you, even if SHE cheating on you. No thanks. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 6/3/12 11:07 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: >I took a class once in statistics....... how to "spin" statistics into >facts. One of the classes was titled.. "Lying through Statistics"... > >I have read that 50% of first time marriages end in divorce, and 75% of >second time marriages end in divorce. Those are the statistics. Real >Facts. > >0% of non-marriage, living together couples end in divorce. An >absolute statistic. A Fact. > >Therefore, it is true, that to ensure you are never divorced, do not >get married, live together. > >Frank Filippone, working towards 43 years of marriage. Same Woman. >Not divorced. >Red735i at earthlink.net > >is absolutely no reasons for a man to get married. None! Why register >your personal life with the state? Roughly 50% of marriages end in >divorce and 70% of divorces are initiated by women. Need I say more? > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information