"I’ve also been blissfully married for 30 years to a woman who wakes up singing."

Andrew Klavans:

I’m the old-fashioned King of the Castle type: my wife knew it when she married me, she knows it now, and she knows where the door is if she gets sick of it. And you can curse me or consign me to Feminist Hell or whatever you want to do. But when you’re done, answer me this: why would a man get married under any other circumstances? I’m serious. What’s in it for him? I mean, marriage is a large sacrifice for a man. He gives up his right to sleep with a variety of partners, which is as basic an urge in men as having children is in women. He takes on responsibilities which will probably curtail both his work and his social life. If he doesn’t also acquire authority, gravitas, respect and, yes, mastery over his own home, what does he get? Companionship? Hey, stay single, dude, you’ll have a lot more money, and then you can buy companionship.

i read this but i don't get what's noteworthy about this one guy that thinks like millions of other conservative guys

The graceful coil of his sentences.

i mean i read it on glenn greenwald

But when you’re done, answer me this: why would a man get married under any other circumstances? I’m serious. What’s in it for him?

wondering what his wife thinks is in it for her

he'll buy her a vacuum, i guess.

lol "pink pass" i never heard that before

my friend is always like "i have to check with my boss"

sounds like a Sonic Youth song. By Kim Gordon, of course.

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I don't even know where to begin nor care to. There's no point because his head is so far up his arse, he can probably see his big ole heart.

it's not clear if this guy has kids, but the idea that mothers have a greater interest in their children being "well-reared" makes me wonder if he does, and if so, how much to they hate his fucking guts?

afk, heading out to buy some companionship, brb

For most of my life I thought that was the proper Created order for a household. But you know what? The idea that the wife's submission will be rewarded by a husband who puts her first is total science fiction. No one can put you first because no one a) isn't themselves selfish, and b) actually knows what you want or need.

I would bet you MONEY that she just grins and bears it because she actually does love him and she sees that he's trying, but that she has long since given up on getting anything done the way she really wanted it in the first place. That would basically make her my mother during my childhood.

a woman who wakes up singing...or else

what does she sing?

does she spread her wings and take to the sky or

http://www.pastelsocietynh.com/Dessaint,%20Linda%20-%20Wind%20Beneath%20My%20Wings%20-%2021%20x%2014.JPG

cryingeaglewife.jpg

http://dustinrawlsmyhero.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dustindove.jpg

i doubt wings are what's spread

poetic license, remy

marriage license, dude.

My god, the lols you get from googling "wind beneath my wings":

http://www.artdaily.com/imagenes/2008/05/25/Howitt_WBMW.jpg

http://pajamasmedia.com/wp-content/user_photos/andrewklavan.jpg

http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/size:large/view:main/2366272-2-wind-beneath-my-wings.jpg

wind beneath my wings http://fanart.lionking.org/Artists/Sirkus_Pandemonium/YouAreTheWindBeneathMyWings.jpg

My wife is the wind beneath my duvet.

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/9/4/2/942f872f006c28f70e58a8925e24ae79.jpg

you are the wife beneath my feet

I’m the old-fashioned Shaved-Head-and-Soul-Patch type: my wife knew it when she married me, she knows it now, and she knows where the door is if she gets sick of it. And you can curse me or consign me to Grooming Hell or whatever you want to do. But when you’re done, answer me this: why would a man grow it out when he's got a massive bald spot? I’m serious. What’s in it for him? I mean, aging is a large sacrifice for a man. He gives up his right to pretend he sleeps with a variety of partners when he is around other men, which is as basic an urge in men who grow soul patches as having children is in women. He takes on responsibilities which will probably curtail both his work and his social life. If he doesn’t also acquire a shaved head, a soul patch, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, and, yes, several different bottles of penis enlargement supplements, what does he get? Dignity? Hey, stay non douchetardy, dude, you’ll have a lot more money, and then you can buy penis enlargement surgery.

i'll bet he's made the "sanctity of marriage" argument about keeping teh gays from marrying too

Did we ever get to the bottom of this and if not can we spare some people today please