[higherthanamile]

Originally Posted by generic_hippie

there are entirely too many people who treat marriage, as No1 pointed out, as ownership of another person

for my wife and I marriage is not so much ownership, as companionship, we are as best I can describe a team

she is far and away the best friend I've ever had, the emotional and physical intimacy I can access by maintaining the relationship is beyond any sense of self-oriented desire for independance

marriage though is not a cure-all for your problems

you don't get happiness from a marriage, you bring happiness to a marriage

if more people considered that last sentence and acted on its simple wisdom before taking the plunge into wedded bliss, the divorce rate would drop like a mo-fo

Well, you and I have had a go around or two, but I have to say that I stand shoulder to shoulder with your POV as stated in your post.

I once told my wife, 'All my life I've felt like I've been on the battlefield swinging a claymore at anyone who I perceived as a threat. Now, for the first time in my life, it feels like I am back to back with someone who is doing the same thing.'

She laughed at the analogy but really liked it as she had been playing Warcraft for some time when we met.

Nice post, Fucker.

HTAM