The Internet: The Cause And Solution To Bad Marriages
from the you-can-do-anything-online dept
Recently, we had a story saying that many unhappy couples were blaming the internet for leading them to divorce. Luckily, it's growing ever easier for them to then use the web to file those divorce papers. This has actually been around for some time, and we mentioned the idea in a post two years ago, but it's been really catching on lately. This isn't making certain religious leaders happy, who don't like the idea that divorce should be "easy" in anyway.
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Marriage
Religious organizations tell us that people who do not get married are sinners. People who use pregnancy prevention products are sinners. People who get married before having sex are the only people who are loved by their god.
'Free' americans are told they're going to hell if they so much as see a naked booby before marrying, so marry they do. It's only right, after all. Jesus won't love you if you don't. I don't see our religious 'leaders', if they pay attention to anything other than their own finery and altar boys, actually protesting the age at which horny young children are getting hitched.
Those of us who're going to hell for not overpopulating the planet - oddly, killing an ecosystem through overpopulation being a plan apparently supported by most omniscient beings - must still survive the haughty, reproachful stare of the hag at the (aptly named) kwickie mart in order to obtain our termporary fix to the problem of our own fertility.
I guess, though, since I'm not married, I'm already going to hell, and one can only go to hell once....
Since I'm already going to hell, apparently I need to shoplift some trojans so that I can adulterate with my neighbour's wife, whom I covet, while I contemplate having a lord other than God and where I can get me a Nine for some of my own wrath.
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Its a symptom of our society.
2 - As a society we want someone to blame. In marriage's case, its the internet...I mean...god forbid its a partner's fault for not working at the relationship or anything...
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Re: Its a symptom of our society.
My wife and I have had problems, but only when we don't communicate.
I know it sounds cliche, but it works. Don't marry someone because you think they're "perty"
Marry them because you communicate well.
The internet has nothing to do with anything.
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Re: Its a symptom of our society.
I'm getting married next year :) and I look forward to it.
My fiancee and I haven't always had an easy relationship, but the difference between her and my numerous ex-girlfriends are simply:
1) We communicate, communicate communicate.
2) We are insanely loyal to each other :)
3) We aren't afraid to say the truth even if it hurts to resolve a situation.
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Re: Its a symptom of our society.
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Well, now it's easier to get a divorce) like a lot
I used https://www.arizonaonlinedivorce.com/ to get a divorce in Arizona and it took half an hour. I completed online questionnaire and that's it. I had all forms which I needed to file for divorce)))
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