That’s nice, I never knew marriage was an entirely religious affair. Thanks for setting us straight.
Marc
Anyone else notice the thread now at the top of this page - ‘Marriage sucks, it really does’ the opening line of which is:
“Well, I’m 28 and been married for a few years now”
QED 
I was sad to be 34 and single.
Then I rolled over and saw my 24 year old girlfriend and realized that things were generally OK.
Or am I still some kind of loser?
Turned 30 last February, I’m afraid. And yes, still unmarried, but not single. Would that be “mild problems” in Susanann’s book?
Not single, but 30+, and man have I got problems.
Mostly because of the “not single” part.
Julie
Ah, that’s Susanann for you. Everything black and white, like a 1972 video game. No shades of grey.
Speaking of shades of grey, I’m 45, never married, and judging from the posts on the SDMB, I have * way [* fewer issues than most people. I’m just no damned good at meeting people.
Well I turned 30 in June, maybe we should get hitched so I don’t get left out too.
Punk. Sure, I’ve got 'em…but that’s not the issue, here.
Yeah, I’m 30+ and single. But I do have a very good reason, one that might even be accepted by…checking to make sure this is the pit… Susanann, that crazy cunt who is one of my favourite examples of the benefits of forced sterilization.
I haven’t gotten married yet.
What? That’s not a good enough reason? Then go ahead and get fucked. Seems like it might loosen you up a bit.
I’m 41 and single and yep, I do have problems - but then so does every-freaking-body else that I know - especially the ones that are married.
Seriously now, folks - does anyone here really give a rat’s ass what Susanann thinks anymore? Given her posting history and the absolute bullshit she spews, why would anyone pay any attention to anything she says? Why give her the satisfaction of all this attention?
I think Susanann has some messed up priorities - being unmarried means your a freak, unless you’ve been in prison for 10 years or so. Then you’ve no problems at all.
For those who are not familiar with Susanann here’s another pitting with lots of references to her pearls of wisdom.
This is plain silliness. The benefits of marriage are primarily legal ones (lower income taxes, for instance) and have little if anything to do with religion. I’m an atheist, but I would still get married–just not in a church. It isn’t hypocrisy, it’s a sensible thing to do.
Sorry, no. The “natural state” of man (whatever that is) is naked, screaming, and covered in blood. You want to talk “natural states”, I got plenty of eye-opening biology lessons for you. But thanks for playing anyway- here’s your toaster oven. :rolleyes:
Are you sure about the lower income taxes? I recall my husband and I (who were married on December 31 ten years ago) calculating our taxes married versus single for that year - and deciding we really got married January 1. There was a huge difference - two single persons paid much less than one married couple.
Legal? Religious?
I thought marriage was about saying to a person, “I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you, and I mean it so much that I want to show off to friends and family!”
It’s the idea that marriage is about religion and legality that has caused such an uproar in the United States about gay marriage. If it were about love, more people might be willing to say, “Well then, Go for it! Adam? Steve? Congratulations!”
You might be right. In any case, there are definite legal benefits to being married. Maybe someone else would care to list them out.
Blessedwolf, you’re right, of course. But that was outside of the point I was trying to make, which was that marriage need not have any religious overtones. Being an atheist does not make marriage hypocritical by any stretch.
Now there’s a wedding I’d like to see! 
Fair enough. That atheist=not believing in marriage thing struck me as kinda strange, but I shrugged it off…the religious/legal reasons for marriage things was just a soapbox I’ve been eyeing for awhile, and wanted to try it out.
Well, I’m turning 33 tomorrow, and never been married.
Which one is the line for getting my Freak membership badge and tie-tack?