Doesn't Marriage go Completely against Nature?

[TheHumanist]

I alot to say, but I'm not willing to put the time to argue.

So, I just want to point that while Islam permits Polygamy, it requires those to practice it to treat each wife equally and says it is not recommended.

Also as a person who is interested in history, there are examples of polygamy, but civilizations (civilization as in its actual definition of advanced society) do trend to perfer monogamy. Marriage is a concept that have developed independently in many cultures and it almost always pushes people to pair up. Therefore, monogamy is not a recently developed concept, monogamy actually been the norm. I'm not saying polygamy doesn't exist, but you do have to remember that most who practice that are with in positions of great power (king, leader, etc.), they can always defy norms in powerful of a position. Societies then and now find monogamies as the perfered way.

BTW I have to agree with that poster, calling people brain washed is not a good way to argue. One for that no one can claim to be a complete expert with complete understanding (for all you know, your ideas and others both apply well). Two, it is an argument no one can say anything back, its like telling a person that he is in denial.

 

[Victory Unlimited]

If monogamous marriage is against nature, then why is it such a struggle for MOST men to avoid becoming SO emotionally attached to women that they get ONEitis?

Hmmmmm?

 

[Last Man Standing]

If monogamous marriage is against nature, then why is it such a struggle for MOST men to avoid becoming SO emotionally attached to women that they get ONEitis?

Hmmmmm?

Excellent point!!!! This is a bonding of complementary natures!!

Surely you must find it ironic that one of the most evil posters (if there is such a thing as evil) on this forum is, without a doubt, you LMS.

Yes, evil does exist. They call me Dr. Evil - Muwaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha!!!

 

[ValleyDJing]

Family life used to mean something. My mom stayed at home, kept it clean, cooked good meals, managed the household essentially. This freed Dad to concentrate on paying the bills and spending time with the family. Heck, when I was growing up I never had store bought bread - everything was home baked.

I blame Hollywood for making women who take on the traditional role my Mom took on feel like losers. The traditional role of housewife is an honorable and important one, and ANY women who is woman enough to be a good housewife deserves to hold her head high.

Unfortunately it's not widely seen that way, and a lot of people see the job of housewife as being just what you described. If I ever get into the LTR market I'm gonna go for a non-western woman, or else maybe corrupt and marry an Amish babe.

We all would love a women who cooks and cleans and s.hit. But lets face it. Cooking, cleaning, and laundry isn't a 40 hour a week job. Cooking dinner, thats about an hour of work. Women aren't gonna clean every day! And laundry is like 30 seconds throw your clothes in, put some soap in, press a few buttons, you're done. But to hear women b.itch about it, you'd think they were working 8 hour days writing reports or hammering nails all day. They sleep in, get up, do a little tidying up around the house...then its off to the mall in their mercedes that their hubbies bought them with their girlfriends. Come home, throw some hamburger helper on the stove, then blab to their mothers on the phone half the night. Women got it eaaasssy!

 

[bigjohnson]

Women got it eaaasssy!

There is a lot that a truly competent housewife does. She will manage all the household maintenance, do chores, cook for a family including breakfast and packing lunches, do the routine shopping, take care of clothes for the family (mend, wash, etc.), do linens, clean house, work on the yard - a good wife will be pretty busy and still have some time to take care of herself, which is also an important part of "the job". By doing these things she will free her husband up to be a better father and also spend more time with her and the family.

Most western women just don't have the drive or skill-set to BE a good wife anymore. They expect the man to work and to hire people to do all her tasks.