Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Do you know the Groucho Marx quote "Marriage is the leading cause of divorces" Just a joke... but here too, is the same, many young marrieds are divorced a few years after. I don't know if this a consequence and a sign of our times, everything goes fast, everything is changing... Saludos Lluis El 31/05/2012, a las 1:03, Tina Manley escribi?: > That's what my son is telling me. He has been living with his > girlfriend > for 7 years and they have just bought a house together! When I ask > about > marriage, they both say that every friend they have who has gotten > married > has ended up divorced within a year or two. They are actually > afraid of > marriage. What has happened? Why is marriage a threat instead of a > promise? > > Maybe we should move this to the Forum. > > Tina > > On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Chris Crawford < > chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > >> The fact that you're a goodhearted woman who would never do that to >> your >> husband doesn't change the fact that you still have a license to >> steal if >> you wanted to. That wasn't such a concern for your generation, >> Tina. When >> you got married, people respected their marriage vows, and each >> other. >> >> The women of my generation simply do not have that belief. They get >> bored, >> they go screw someone else. Then they divorce the man and take most >> of >> what he has. More than half of marriages in my age group fail >> within 5 >> years, and 85% of divorces are filed by the women, not the men. >> When a >> female attorney tells me that men are idiots for marrying today, I >> see no >> reason why she would lie. >> >> Even my mother has told me that! She works with a lot of women who >> are my >> age and younger, and she has told me that she is absolutely >> mortified by >> their behaviour. She asked me recently why she keeps seeing young >> women >> ditching good men for worthless scum. She finally understood why so >> many >> decent men refuse to marry these days. Women can do what they want, >> its a >> free country, and I would certainly not want the government telling >> people >> who want to divorce that they cannot. At the same time, the laws >> are very >> unjust, and men have the freedom to refuse to participate. I have >> met some >> women who are good women, but they're all my mother's age. >> >> -- >> 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 5/30/12 5:59 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >>> Whoa! Sorry you guys have had a bad experience with marriage but >>> maybe >>> you >>> just picked the wrong women! I don't think my husband would say >>> that >>> marriage is a license for women to steal. We share everything. >>> Marriage >>> is wonderful when you choose the right partner. We couldn't >>> imagine life >>> without each other. He is my other half and my best friend. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Chris Crawford < >>> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: >>> >>>> You've learned an expensive lesson: Marriage is simply a license >>>> for >>>> women >>>> to steal. I've never, thank God, been married, but I've dealt >>>> with the >>>> family-law system a lot over the years because I have a 15 year >>>> old son. >>>> My attorney, who is a young woman, told me that any man who >>>> marries in >>>> the >>>> United States is as stupid as a chicken who would support Colonel >>>> Sanders. >>>> I've seen several friends with wives who cheated on them >>>> constantly, >>>> then >>>> left for another man, and the courts punished the husband for his >>>> wife's >>>> whoring by letting the ex-wife steal everything he owned. My >>>> attorney >>>> told >>>> me that men get zero benefit from marriage. >>>> >>>> I got custody of my son 4 yrs ago. His mother has never and will >>>> never >>>> pay >>>> a dime of child support. The state couldn't care less. I don't >>>> care, I >>>> don't need her money and am honestly happy that she leaves us >>>> alone (she >>>> rarely sees our son, she lost interest in him after having a new >>>> baby). >>>> My >>>> ex got NOTHNG I owned when she decided to leave for some loser >>>> 'badboy', >>>> because we were not married. All she got was child support during >>>> the >>>> years she had custody of him. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 5/30/12 3:07 PM, "Ken Iisaka" <ken at iisaka.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Going through a very acrimonious divorce process, I just >>>>> received a >>>> demand >>>>> letter from my ex demanding all of my photographic equipment >>>>> acquired >>>>> before the separation date. That includes numerous M bodies >>>>> including >>>> an >>>>> M8, and a bunch of lenses including some spectacular lenses like >>>> Noctilux >>>>> and APO Summicron 90mm. >>>>> >>>>> Considering that she has previously claimed highly inflated >>>>> values for >>>> my >>>>> equipment, I'm hoping that I would be able to get 50% of the value >>>> towards >>>>> a new set of equipment based on her valuation. >>>>> >>>>> Looking at what I use the most, I think I'd be very happy with a >>>>> MM, >>>>> APO-Summicron 50mm for most of my work, and Olympus OM-D E-M5 >>>>> with a >>>> few >>>>> lenses for color work. In the film days, I used Leica >>>>> exclusively for >>>> BW, >>>>> and a Nikon for color. I look forward to these simpler days. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ken Iisaka >>>>> first name at last name dot org or com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information