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Ask Dr. Helen: Should Men Get Married?

October 31, 2007 - 2:01 am - by Helen Smith
John
2007-10-31 14:00:50

Mama 73, I don’t think you’ve taken enough time to examine the facts. The fact is, more than 70% of all divorces are filed by the woman. For a person who is supposed to be the commitment creature, this alone is a staggering stat. We are not asking ourselves the most important question: why is the woman; the one who is supposed to crave commitment, the one who seems to more often than not abhor it as well?

It’s nice that you and your husband work out so well, but all anecdotes aside, men suffer in great numbers at the hands of women today, probably much more so than women have by men, because at least women have always had a voice. Vaginal politics, going as clear back in history as Adam and Eve should be a clear testament to that. Men will never have such a manipulative bargaining chip. Furthermore, it seems that the state has done a very effective job in taking away any bargaining chip a man has ever had.