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Bicycling and Divorce
"John B." wrote in message
... On Sun, 9 Dec 2012 21:40:17 -0600, "Edward Dolan" wrote: "John B." wrote in message .. . [...] I can't comment on people who take several weeks to be away from their wives as I really can't imagine it. Perhaps I'm old fashioned by my marriages have been more a matter of forming a partnership than some sort of adversary sort of thing. I don’t know of anyone who gets married for an adversarial relationship. But the fact is that men and women are very different. There are damn few things that men and women can do together and enjoy equally. Once this is recognized, there is nothing wrong or untoward in letting one's mate do her or his thing without interference. The family that stays together overly much is destined for a shipwreck. When it comes to cycling I recommend that men cycle with other men and that women cycle with other women. That is the only way it is ever equally enjoyable for both sexes. Tandem cycling is an abomination and was most likely an invention of the Devil! I am imparting this knowledge to you from 75 years of being not only a bachelor, but a hermit besides. Only us hermits know anything worth knowing. Everyone else has been corrupted by too much human contact. Experience is an ugly thing and never worth the bother. Ed Dolan the Great Well your 75 years of no experience is hardly evidence of a great knowledge of the state. Experience is vastly overrated. Your comment that "The family that stays together overly much is destined for a shipwreck" may be true in Modern America but it certainly wasn't the original concept. Originally marriage served the purpose of (hopefully) ensured that any kids that the husband had to support through their formative years were his and secondly it provided a unit, call it partnership if you want, that was far more capable of coping with life than a single person. Try going out and plowing 40 acres and than coming home and doing the washing, ironing and cook supper all by your self. You have an old fashion idea of marriage. What women want are children. It is a boon if they can also find some male boob to support them, but it is not necessary anymore. Various units of government will support her and her brood. Of course, under such conditions, the kids all grow up to be criminals and society goes straight to perdition. Hells Bells, marriage is no longer between one man and one woman in several states. Marriage can now be anything you want it to be. But the fact is that traditional marriage is going the way of the Dodo Bird. Marriage is a balancing act. Too much togetherness is not good nor is too much separation. Husbands and wives can do things separately (such as cycling) as long as you meet up at the end of the day or the week. But I still think separate vacations of more than a week are somewhat risky. Thus spake Zarathustra! Ed Dolan the Great |
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