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.

 

[CornbreadFed]

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.

This is why you as the male are responsible for woman you choose to marry. If you were to borrow money for a house, they would require solid Proof of Income, your credit score/history, a down payment, assets and cash reserves, DTI ratio, and etc. Dumb men are over here putting rings on the first bimbo that sticks around or letting the sunk cost fallacy affect your decision. I know some guys on here are hung on the sunk cost fallacy because they complain about the same woman every 6 months lol. Yet, these guys put a ring on the girl that was blowing rodney and stirring the pot seasonally because it was convenient for them and dumbfounded on why it ended in divorce years later lol. Y'all need to start acting like the bank when it comes to loaning out money when it comes to giving women marriages and LTRs.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

This is why you as the male are responsible for woman you choose to marry. If you were to borrow money for a house, they would require solid Proof of Income, your credit score/history, a down payment, assets and cash reserves, DTI ratio, and etc. Dumb men are over here putting rings on the first bimbo that sticks around or letting the sunk cost fallacy affect your decision. I know some guys on here are hung on the sunk cost fallacy because they complain about the same woman every 6 months lol. Yet, these guys put a ring on the girl that was blowing rodney and stirring the pot seasonally because it was convenient for them and dumbfounded on why it ended in divorce years later lol. Y'all need to start acting like the bank when it comes to loaning out money when it comes to giving women marriages and LTRs.

Poor screening is .ore responsible than anything else.

Most guys know what bucket a woman falls into as soon as they start dating. They need to stop letting other things cloud their judgement and get them trapped.

Great sex doesn't mean much when you aren't the one getting it anymore.