Is that so?

[aesmael]

Today, walking to class, I passed a person wearing a t-shirt which had stylised - as commonly seen on restroom signs - representations of a bride and groom on the front. The groom I saw had a sad expression, and large text on the shirt read "Game Over".

I am continually puzzled by how much (straight) men seem to hate women and marriage and relating to women. It astounds me that people could hate women so much and still claim they want to have heterogendered relationships.

Comments

[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

augh >:O

i rly hate this idea in our society about how women are only good when we're young and used for casual sex but actually living with us, or sharing their lives with us, or interacting with us in any other way is like OMG EVIL AND WILL DESTROY THEIR LIVES AND CONTROL THEM AND BLAH BLAH BLAH >:\

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

I think part of this is due to the horror in the male mind at the thought that they might actually have to grow up and stop acting like a kid if they get into a serious relationship.

We spoil their playtime SO much :o)

[heinousbitca.livejournal.com]

i have such a shirt, though it lacks the smiling/frowning faces; it's the version they sold at Target in the States.

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

It's a "male adolescent" viewpoint, in which everything is centred around the pursuit of pleasure without consequence.

[nacho-cheese.livejournal.com]

I never got that. Like getting married instantly means that all fun is over and gone, that your life is going to be wrapped up in the wife's life.

We destroy lives! Didn't'cha know.

I don't think it's that. I mean, we really don't destroy lives, lol. I think marriage forces some guys to grow up, when some of them REALLY don't want to and often are dragged into adulthood, kicking and screaming.

[taraxoxo.livejournal.com]

It's just immaturity I guess.

[mantic-angel.livejournal.com]

Seems that they enjoy women, just not the institution of marriage.

Which I still do not get: why do people continue doing things they do not enjoy? Why not create new alternatives that meet their needs, date people who have similar ideas? Very puzzled by the mainstream attitude of "go along even though you do not enjoy it."

[mantic-angel.livejournal.com]

Okay, comments on this post strike me as really odd; this notion that just because someone objects to the institution of marriage, they are "bad" or "immature." Rather resent the notion that conventional marriage is a critical part in "growing up", or that the adolescent pursuit of pleasure is misguided. Mainstream progress track for the lose :(