Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, that reminds me of something one of my divorced friends always tells people: "I don't see what's so bad about 50% of marriages ending in divorce. The other 50% end up MUCH worse. They end in DEATH!" -- 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 7:11 PM, "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: >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 > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information