Single guys; what are some things you would still want to be able to do after you get married?

[BoberFett]

If a woman doesn't approve of her husband's activities, she should have married him.

When you mention specifics like dirty laundry and bottles on the floor, group them together into a category called Poor Housekeeping. Now your girlfriend needs to ask herself if she could live with someone who was a Poor Housekeeper. If the answer is no, don't get married. If the answer is yes, then you can continue living the same way after you get married. The problem arises when a woman marries a Poor Housekeeper and assumes that getting married will suddenly turn him into a Good Housekeeper. She nags him to clean up his crap. He tells her to f off. They get divorced.

Playing Madden and drinking beer? If that's what you like to do, and your wife expects you to stop doing it just because you got married and should go garage saling or whatever dumbass thing some women like to do instead, then you married the wrong person. Now if you she can go to garage sales by herself while you stay home and play video games and drink beer, that's no problem because she's her own person. But if you married some co-dependant woman who can't do her hobbies without you, that's going to cause major friction.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The only thing my wife doesn't let me do is other women. The trick is to marry and adult and not a little girl.

Very true. I married a woman. My old lady lets me do just about anything I want (except other woman, unless she is interested). For two weekends in a row now I have been able to play 18-36 holes of golf then play poker with the guys that night till 1am all in the same day

 

[waggy]

hmm i been married for 8 years and been with ehr for 12 (or so heh)


i still do nearly all the stuff i did before we got married. I still nef on hours on end. I have mini parties on sunday to watch the game. etc.

though i don't have friends over to play video games as much. the guys that i would do that with have either got married (there wife wont let them) or moved. only thing she realy did not like was that i was spending $50-100 a week on comic books heh.

 

[acemcmac]

I wake up every morning, walk around my house a few times before I go to work just to soak in the awesomeness that I am not married.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The only thing my wife doesn't let me do is other women. The trick is to marry and adult and not a little girl.

I am really holding out for that.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
you live in a fantasy world.

QFT

My wife will allow some of the things you list but not for long periods of time. I can usually get in a couple hours of football on any given Sunday.

Gaming is pretty much dependant on her mood and what she thinks I need to do around the house.

I can get away with the boys for a few hours at a time every once in a while. Sometimes, I'll take my son and drive up to Seal Beach and hang out with my friend and his son. Once a year I go up to Long Beach for the Long Beach GP weekend with my friends.

Getting some depends again on her mood more than anything. I'm ready to go at a moments notice pretty much anytime.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
The only thing my wife doesn't let me do is other women. The trick is to marry and adult and not a little girl.

I am really holding out for that.

I predict a life of masturbation for you. :laugh:

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
you live in a fantasy world.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Im a man

Shens. :laugh:

 

[zachtos]

you both must be respectful of eachother, understanding and loving. communication is key. you must discuss what makes you happy and keeps you happy with her. you do have to respect her feelings in return. comprimises are part of relationships. but you should be allowed to do nearly anything within reason as long as you discuss it with eachother. it's tricky not to hurt her feelings but you have to explain the need to socialize and have time away to avoid being smothered, becoming resentful and staying appreciative of her.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
you live in a fantasy world.

QFT

My wife will allow some of the things you list but not for long periods of time. I can usually get in a couple hours of football on any given Sunday.

Gaming is pretty much dependant on her mood and what she thinks I need to do around the house.

I can get away with the boys for a few hours at a time every once in a while. Sometimes, I'll take my son and drive up to Seal Beach and hang out with my friend and his son. Once a year I go up to Long Beach for the Long Beach GP weekend with my friends.

Getting some depends again on her mood more than anything. I'm ready to go at a moments notice pretty much anytime.

You don't know how much it pleases me to hear that you suffer like that.

 

[PricklyPete]

Not all people are in relationships where the women disallows certain pre-marriage male rituals.

I have two friends in particular who are in good marriages and behave/do everything they did prior to marriage.

 

[Kyanzes]

To be left alone occasionally, for a day at least.

 

[Night Blade]

Originally posted by: Kyanzes
To be left alone occasionally, for a day at least.

Here, here!

I wish the same, won't happen though

 

[Blazin Trav]

I just want a woman who is down for dancing and making love whenever. Everything else is secondary.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
you live in a fantasy world.

QFT

My wife will allow some of the things you list but not for long periods of time. I can usually get in a couple hours of football on any given Sunday.

Gaming is pretty much dependant on her mood and what she thinks I need to do around the house.

I can get away with the boys for a few hours at a time every once in a while. Sometimes, I'll take my son and drive up to Seal Beach and hang out with my friend and his son. Once a year I go up to Long Beach for the Long Beach GP weekend with my friends.

Getting some depends again on her mood more than anything. I'm ready to go at a moments notice pretty much anytime.

You don't know how much it pleases me to hear that you suffer like that.

You be quiet Little Dave.

I'm not suffering; things are pretty good for the most part. Obviously, no relationship is awesome all the time and anyone who says otherwise is either a liar or has never been in one.

Edit-I've been married for 14 years. We still love each other and respect each other. We also allow each other our own personal space. Really, relationships are about compromise. If only one person is doing all the compromising it will never work. You just have to reach a balance of give and take.

 

[SP33Demon]

I'm single, but after about 15 years of not being single (4 diff g/fs) I know what I don't want:
-someone who is needy and nags me to come home from work for no reason at all other than the fact she's lonely
-someone who thinks I'm ignoring them when I'm playing video games (however she refuses to play them with me when offered)
-someone who can't drink/despises people who drink
-someone who can't deal with my random lifestyle/attitude and gets stressed about stupid little things. The clothes will get washed when I get to them, as will the bathroom get cleaned when I get to it.
-someone who doesn't give a sht about their health or has low self esteem. I make an effort to eat healthy but party it up on the weekends.
-someone who isn't on my intelligence level. i.e. not someone who will ask "how come we eat fish when they have feelings too." or they are helpless and can't do anything themselves like cooking spaghetti or baking a TV dinner.
-someone who feels the need to ALWAYS be a backseat driver. Honestly, I won't bitch unless you're doing 30 over the speed limit or are so close to the person in front of us I can see the driver's bald spot near his left ear.
-someone who will complain about my jokes when I'm people watching
-last but not least, someone who will complain that I play music too loud in my car!!!!

 

[Blazin Trav]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
I'm single, but after about 15 years of not being single (4 diff g/fs) I know what I don't want:
-someone who is needy and nags me to come home from work for no reason at all other than the fact she's lonely
-someone who thinks I'm ignoring them when I'm playing video games (however she refuses to play them with me when offered)
-someone who can't drink/despises people who drink
-someone who can't deal with my random lifestyle/attitude and gets stressed about stupid little things. The clothes will get washed when I get to them, as will the bathroom get cleaned when I get to it.
-someone who doesn't give a sht about their health or has low self esteem. I make an effort to eat healthy but party it up on the weekends.
-someone who isn't on my intelligence level. i.e. not someone who will ask "how come we eat fish when they have feelings too." or they are helpless and can't do anything themselves like cooking spaghetti or baking a TV dinner.
-someone who feels the need to ALWAYS be a backseat driver. Honestly, I won't bitch unless you're doing 30 over the speed limit or are so close to the person in front of us I can see the driver's bald spot near his left ear.
-someone who will complain about my jokes when I'm people watching
-last but not least, someone who will complain that I play music too loud in my car!!!!

Agreed. But I just skip all that stuff by nipping the problem right away... I don't date girls that are high maintenence, they gotta be 100% independent, but dependent on me enough that I know they aren't cheating on me.

 

[Geekbabe]

you need to marry the right woman, my husband says that I actually enable him to pursue many of his interests.