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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (20399)	8/2/2001 5:57:49 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Interesting point about the "test drive" theory. I saw a survey a few years ago that found that couples who lived together prior to marriage had a much higher incidence of divorce than those who did not. JLA

To: The Philosopher who wrote (20399)	8/2/2001 6:46:45 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

We're going to disagree here. We don't have to disagree. I'm not disagreeing with you, at least. People are different and relationships are different. Why do we have to shoehorn everyone into the same mold? I would have been married 37 years next month. I am a much more evolved person and have had a much richer life than I could ever have had in 37 years of making it work. You know how fond I am of choices. People need to make their own way--in a responsible way. so you have to work to make it work If your ultimate objective is to make a marriage work, your mom might be right. If your objective is fostering the fullness of life, that's another matter. But sex can also tend to obscure the true getting to know somebody. I submit that there are few better indicators of a man's maturity and character than seeing how he handles himself on that inevitable day when he can't get it up. If you really think the man is that dishonest All men have the capacity for dishonesty or something akin to that, perhaps inadvertent, when they're horny. Most men are utterly unqualified as partners in a mature relationship. Some men are worth getting to know well. The trick is to identify them. Karen