Does marriage truly benefit men?

[taiyuu_otoko]

To be honest, I think that might be because when a man has a GF/wife, he may be more motivated to be productive in order to maintain her interest in him.

This is the reason humans evolved pair-bonding instincts, which was integral to us becoming the apex predators of Earth.

Man by himself won't do jack sh*t.

Man inspired by a good woman will chase his ambition to the ends of the Earth.

Problem is most men today don't have much ambition, and most women ain't worth much.

 

[CornbreadFed]

It might be designed to do that, but thats often not the case of what actually happens. It certainly doesn't do that for me. Get married and divorced and you might think differently. Its a contract to screw the one with more assets & wealth when it goes bad.

Reduce uncertainty?....a person can cheat or not. A marriage contract doesn't make it any less likely. It doesn't make people stay either.

You are right, either party can get potentially screwed. However, I'd rather be a divorced male in his late 30s and onward than a late 30s and onward guy that's never been married.

 

[Gamisch]

@CornbreadFed said:
It's the difference between an informal agreement and a formal contract designed to align incentives, reduce uncertainty, and encourage both parties to treat the commitment as something larger than a handshake

I mean ,I like you because you are a very intelligent man, but this is just naivety in its purest form.

By now we know that women ( and men) won't shy away from all the negatives you've mentioned.

It's a beautiful thought , but reality doesn't work like that.