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| 5 Things Most Men Have to Learn the Hard Way in Life |
| 2018-05-18 |
| [PJ] I do not envy young men in our society. A lot of them grow up without strong male role models. They’re shoved through an education that treats them like defective girls and they come out of that into a world that incessantly feeds them mixed messages. Be chivalrous... chivalry is sexism that means you think women are inferior! Women love strong alpha males... women want men to be sensitive and emotional. It’s your job to take care of and provide for your family... men are expected to do whatever their wife tells them to do, etc., etc., etc. There are so many of these that I could do a whole article on it (Mental note: Do whole article on the contradictory messages men get from society.) There are so many things you have to learn the hard way that I have a whole book on that topic, but here are a few of the most important lessons just for the guys. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #17 Happily married for 30+ years. My son has the world swinging from his nuts. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2018-05-18 19:11 |
| #16 Skid, you sound like you have worked retail at some point. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-05-18 18:55 |
| #15 when you leave the house be clean, well groomed, and capable of polite conversation with everyone you meet "...and have a plan to kill them."-Mattis |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-05-18 14:55 |
| #14 Most of the lumps are gone now. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-05-18 13:08 |
| #13 Apologize for gorb, TW. gorb is a dear who writes from personal experience, Fairbanks, but I appreciate your gallantry. I grew up with play fair; work hard; don’t spend money you don’t have; learn a salable skill; you can’t have everything, so know what is important; care for those around you; a successful marriage is 60:40 from both parties, except for those times when the skew is worse; and, when you leave the house be clean, well groomed, and capable of polite conversation with everyone you meet, |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2018-05-18 11:47 |
| #12 Why I'm divorced and single ...forever. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-05-18 11:11 |
| #11 What if your Ex is a "Lying Snake"? A co-worker suddenly discovered that his wages were garnished. After an 'Amicable, Mutual Divorce (no kids)' the Ex- had moved to Michigan from Oklahoma. There she had gone on Support and the State of Michigan showed up wanting him to reimburse them. When he showed them the paperwork they shrugged and told him that he had to find a local attorney and fight her misrepresentation (at his cost) in their court. Meanwhile, they were still garnishing his paychecks. He finally decided paying the Dangeld was cheaper... Justice, American style. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-05-18 10:59 |
| #10 #7: Don't pee on that (electric) fence.... or sit on your spurs. Wives have infinite memories. You are likely to be reminded of this...often. You may get into an argument with the wife and think you have temporarily won the battle but in the long run you have lost the war. Sometimes it is good to be humble and eat a little crow. Sometimes "I'm sorry" will mend a lot of fences. At the end of the day, try not to go to bed angry. Forgiving someone is a blessing to all. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-05-18 10:59 |
| #9 "Ignorance should be painful." Posted by: Skidmark Not should, it is! Thus the need to find cures! |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2018-05-18 08:06 |
| #8 Some wives are like hand grenades. Pull the ring and, BOOM. House gone. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2018-05-18 07:54 |
| #7 #7: Don't pee on that (electric) fence.... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2018-05-18 07:49 |
| #6 ..can be.... |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2018-05-18 07:33 |
| #5 ...that doesn't include the child support portion, leaving you with 0. How nasty divorce and be resulted in a retirement eligible enlisted man choosing to have his enlist lapse and not put his retirement papers in. Went to court. Court said he can't be forced to submit the papers. |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2018-05-18 07:33 |
| #4 Make wise choices. Your half of your military retirement can be split again by a judge. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-05-18 06:03 |
| #3 Apologize for gorb, TW. Here's three things I didn't see in what I was able to read of the article, and you really need to be "seeing" her for a good half year to suss these out, often much longer - she's not going to give them up readily and they may cost you a fortune. 1) The extent that she's a father-hater. 2) The extent she has bought into feminist ideology (go South of the Mason Dixon line and carry on West to Oklahoma). There's better prospects in this population. 3) If her biological clock is ticking and she's over 35 - you can be hit with child support payments for 18 years. |
| Posted by: Fairbanks 2018-05-18 02:35 |
| #2 One of my early lessons... "Did you THINK before you did that?!" "WHACK" Ignorance should be painful. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2018-05-18 02:22 |
| #1 Number six: When TW has one hand behind her back, you are probably about to be introduced to the Periwinkle Cluebat. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-05-18 01:12 |