<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>JoeUser Forums » RSS Feed » Marriage Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/JoeUser/forum/271</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Marriage</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 1:49:37 PM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 1:49:37 PM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>new-age nomad</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/447975</comments><description><![CDATA[Can we still be friends?  &nbsp;  That&#39;s really what I&#39;m after because even though I see that we cannot go on like this, I cannot live without you.&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Can we still be best friends?&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Can I still hold you and can you still run your fingers through my hair when I&#39;m upset?  &nbsp;  Can I still trust you?&nbsp; ....When our promises are being broken already?  &nbsp;  I.&nbsp; Am.&nbsp; Losing You.&nbsp;&nbsp; I want you.&nbsp; I al...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/447975</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/447975</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 8:55:58 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-09-04T08:55:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Fuck Friends</title></item><item><author>DESADE666</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/437452</comments><description><![CDATA[First of all i accept that in some walks of life men still hold sway over women. I also accept that there is a sex entertainment industry and women are also still used as sex objects to sell products. However, I find myself increasingly infuriated that for many middle class males the role that they have to fulfill is homemaker, father, breadwinner but no longer lover. For many guys the first attraction to a member of the opposite sex is physical. Going beyond that, if there is a &#39;chemistry&#...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/437452</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/437452</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 7:31:06 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-08-26T19:31:06-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Men should be Men</title></item><item><author>Korwyn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/352663</comments><description><![CDATA[   I see in this whole debate a fundamentally flawed assumption that few seem to be willing to address. This assumption is (I believe) actually the core problem and there is a simple solution &ndash; which means that it will probably never get addressed. Granted the solution isn&rsquo;t without its own flaws, but it is probably better than the morass of laws and lawsuits we are heading into right now.       Flawed assumption: Marriage is a civil function. It isn&rsquo;t. Marriage is a religiou...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/352663</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/352663</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 9:23:57 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-04-13T09:23:57-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Civil marriage is a flawed premise</title></item><item><author>Love2you</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/405441</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;     What is true love in your point of view?        I think that it is a holy relationship between two souls, only two people, a real man and a real woman.what do you think?        &nbsp;     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/405441</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/405441</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 6:38:17 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-02-18T06:38:17-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>True love!</title></item><item><author>utemia</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/375912</comments><description><![CDATA[I read about this story in a different blog  here .    To summarize, a woman named Courteney Cook rationalizes why she left her military husband while he was away in Iraq, for an anti-war "blue-eyed Marxist". She also describes how she met other men, and actually goes through agonizing contortions to rationalize her behavior. It's both disgusting and painful to watch. She also gives her advice for others on how to leave your husband while he's away at war    I know that a few users have a mi...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/375912</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/375912</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 8:20:59 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-07-26T08:20:59-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>How to leave a soldier - or destroy him</title></item><item><author>KFC Kickin For Christ</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/374893</comments><description><![CDATA[As you can see, this is not the same thread as what I previously posted under the heading "Parental Influence."&nbsp; When I originally posted that thread, it was out of frustration from a mom who is sitting by watching her son's family being torn apart for basically no good reason.&nbsp;&nbsp; He's hurting.&nbsp; So am I.&nbsp;  I didn't expect it would get the attention it did and what happened was unfortunate.&nbsp; Instead of healthy dialogue it turned into a flaming war of anger and name ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/374893</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/374893</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 2:54:47 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-02-16T14:54:47-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Parental Influence</title></item><item><author>charliemama</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/375742</comments><description><![CDATA[ Been thinking a lot about marriage lately. Of course with me it has to be the positive side of things, so naturally I'm only going to say the good stuff. I do think about negative things, though. Like, why do marriages fail?  We could make a list. At the top of mine would be things like drinking alcohol, which is such a gamble anyway, and the odds are not on you. Alcohol makes you behave in such a stupid way, and then prevents you from changing for the better. My mother-in-law drank a lot; sh...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/375742</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/375742</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 1:31:16 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-02-12T01:31:16-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>'TIL YOU GO NO MORE OUT...</title></item><item><author>ryventura</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/368053</comments><description><![CDATA[I've always heard that " A  Ciga r a day keeps the ladies away" and over the years I've never met&nbsp;a woman who enjoys the smell and taste (if you're kissing) of a cigar.&nbsp; Unfortunately for me, my wife is one of those ladies who does not enjoy the look, taste, smell, or even thought of a good cigar.&nbsp; Over the years I've snuck them in on golf trips, in the car, or even outside the office, but recently I just decided to give them up completely.&nbsp; I came to this decision because of...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/368053</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/368053</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 9:07:20 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-10-31T09:07:20-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Giving up the Cigars</title></item><item><author>judah528</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/365617</comments><description><![CDATA[My wife and I(I really like saying that) had dinner last night with our  photographer . We went knowing we were going to get to see our wedding photos but that was not the reason I was most excited to go. I was super pumped to see his chidren. My wife has been nannying for them for the past few months. And while we were on our honeymoon we talked about how we missed their world of the  wiggles  and drawings that look nothing like what they are supposed to. When we arrived last night, their two g...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/365617</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/365617</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:57:01 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-10-01T12:57:01</pubDateParsed><title>Dinner and Wedding Photos</title></item><item><author>judah528</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/365417</comments><description><![CDATA[Praise the Lord, I am now a married man. I have spent the past week on my honeymoon(which explains my absence) and am now back in the real world ready to love my wife the way Paul  commands  married men to. We spent 7 nights in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. When it was finally time to leave we were both ready to come home.  Both of us recognized the importance of a honeymoon away from family and friends. It was good to have some time away from the fast paced life of  laptop cases  and meetin...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/365417</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/365417</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 1:10:08 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-29T13:10:08-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>And two shall become one...</title></item><item><author>HappyMichelle</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/363584</comments><description><![CDATA[   From my perspective, once you enter into the realm of marriage, building and maintaining a successful marriage is actually a big part of personal and financial success. A solid marriage not only results in people sharing resources together, but a marriage also provides a lot of emotional support, cheerleading, and encouragement to succeed  What follows are twelve little things I do quite regularly in my marriage. Please, use as many of these as seem reasonable.            I tell my wife...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/363584</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/363584</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 9:10:59 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-13T09:10:59-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Thoughts on building a successful marriage</title></item><item><author>judah528</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/363533</comments><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, the married men in my church body are going to hold a prayer breakfast for me. My wedding is now one week away and they figured the best thing they can give me in some awesome prayer. Maybe with enough prayer they wont have to bring a  nurse  in to revive me when I faint. People keep ask me if I'm nervous, and I just tell them that I am ready for this awkward planning period to be over so I can have a  Cusano cigar  on a beautiful  Caribbean beach  with my new wife by my side.  I am ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/363533</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/363533</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 1:15:25 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-12T13:15:25-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>One week to go...</title></item><item><author>faisalirshad</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/344427</comments><description><![CDATA[I THINK THE THING I LOVE U AND I LIKE U IS THE SAME THING AND ALSO HAVING SAME MEANING BUT ONLY DIFFERS IN WORDING.... I HAVE LOST MY IST GIRL FRIEND DUE TO ONLY THIS SHE ISN'T AGREE WITH IT AND ALWAYS SAYS THESE R 2 DIFFERENT SENTENCES AND THEN SHE GOT A NEW WAY SO THAT PLZ POST UR VIEWS TO ME....  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/344427</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/344427</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 6:43:32 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-04-29T18:43:32-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>IS THIS THINK IS SAME ???? I LOVE U         AND  I LIKE U ???</title></item><item><author>KFC Kickin For Christ</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/339810</comments><description><![CDATA[I got him good.  Yes siree.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He was feeling mighty uncomfortable.&nbsp; It's hard to do but I managed to&nbsp;pull it off.&nbsp;  *pats herself on the back*  What did I do?&nbsp;  I managed to keep a secret (that's pretty good in itself)&nbsp;&nbsp;for about four weeks to surprise (as in get him good)&nbsp;my husband on Valentine's Day.&nbsp; It's also our 27th anniversary.&nbsp;  I hired a Barbershop Quartet&nbsp;to sing to him, hand him a rose, a card and a heart box...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/339810</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/339810</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 1:14:00 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-02-15T13:14:00-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>I GOT HIM GOOD!</title></item><item><author>KFC Kickin For Christ</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/336023</comments><description><![CDATA[Another Son.&nbsp; Another wedding.&nbsp; This one would be a New Year's wedding.&nbsp;  This is the last son to be wed!&nbsp; Thank God!&nbsp; We've had three weddings in under three years in three different states&nbsp;and now the last son, who just happens to be the eldest, walked the aisle in Kentucky.&nbsp; Their father officiated in all three weddings and was pleased as punch to be able to do so.&nbsp;  The next wedding won't be for a while until Ethan is old enough and since he's only...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/336023</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/336023</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 1:21:22 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-01-12T13:21:22-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The First Shall Be Last</title></item><item><author>singrdave</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/327531</comments><description><![CDATA[An email this morning from a friend of mine from high school brought up a very interesting question. Background: she and I dated for a little while in high school, but broke up after about six months. Time passed and we stayed in touch, off and on. After a failed marriage and four kids, she came out of the closet and is now in a committed relationship with a woman.  ----------------------------------------  You know I have always been straight forward, so I seriously have a question. How can...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/327531</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/327531</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 8:07:06 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-11-08T08:07:06-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Civil Unions v. Same-Sex Marriage</title></item><item><author>singrdave</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/329083</comments><description><![CDATA[Arizona and Florida have effectively banned same-sex marriage.&nbsp; California's decision is still forthcoming, but as on 9:00 AM EST on Wednesday morning, the votes echo those cast in AZ and FL.  And now for the effects: I got a very serious email this morning from my lesbian friend, mourning the dissolution of her marriage.   http://singrdave.joeuser.com/article/327531/Civil_Unions_v_Same-Sex_Marriage   ------------------------------------------  Well Dave you helped do it. You as a s...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/329083</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/329083</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 4:36:51 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-11-08T04:36:51-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Part II: Civil Unions v. Same Sex Marriage</title></item><item><author>AngelaMarie88</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/326790</comments><description><![CDATA[Back to the dawn of human existence...Before men started peeing on toilet seats, they were probably mis-aiming at a hole in the ground.  I've decided that it's not entirely the man's fault that he pees on toilet seats. I think his equipment is much to blame. In potty training my little boy, I learned that it takes a second for the arc to reach its peak and for the stream to reach its destination. In the meantime the potty rim gets piddled on.  I also remember some banter between ParaTed2k &a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/326790</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/326790</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:52:48 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-10-17T09:52:48</pubDateParsed><title>No, I won't hold your penis for you, but...</title></item><item><author>scoutjamal</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/325816</comments><description><![CDATA[Well, we are less than 1 week away from our wedding! How exciting/stressful/scary/romantic/exhausting/ memorable/crazy...you get the point...In the midst of all this wedding planning, honeymoon planning, childcare planning, new job planning, financial planning, pet-sitter planning, trip planning real life continues to go on.&nbsp; And, as many people who know me know, real life for our little family is crazy enough without any added stressors!!  One of the bigger stressors in our family is par...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/325816</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/325816</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 8:19:56 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-10-09T20:19:56-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Keep your mouth shut!!</title></item><item><author>KFC Kickin For Christ</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/321509</comments><description><![CDATA[Two down, one to go.&nbsp;  With two sons now married, David just newly married&nbsp;in May, we've been saying "two down."&nbsp;  I'm hearing wedding bells off in the distance&nbsp;once again.&nbsp; Our eldest son just&nbsp;asked his girlfriend Courtney to marry him this past weekend.&nbsp; They haven't set a date but April could be a possibility.&nbsp;  Turns out it was this same day last August that David proposed to Aly and almost the exact hour David said.  It seems as tho poor Bobby...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/321509</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/321509</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 4:39:16 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-08-20T16:39:16-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Going To The Chapel Again</title></item><item><author>Boudica</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/320291</comments><description><![CDATA[Warning a bit of a whiny whiner post.&nbsp; My best friend's hubby offered to change my sparkplugs since&nbsp; my check engine light is on and I can't pass inspection but also can't affort to take it ino the shop.&nbsp; We had the diagnostic run which showed that the catalytic converters were to blame but we start with the small and inexpensive - spark plugs.&nbsp; I really do appreciate him helping me out and today I am going to bake him a zuchini bread to thank him.&nbsp;&nbsp; Zuchini bread w...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/320291</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/320291</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:16:03 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-08-13T12:16:03</pubDateParsed><title>She fed him a sandwich</title></item><item><author>SH80</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/316167</comments><description><![CDATA[    A fellow JU offered the following comment on a previous blog I&rsquo;d written:        &nbsp;       &ldquo;Men get married expecting their wives  not to change  and are  usually  disappointed. Women get married expecting  to change  their husbands and are  always  disappointed.&rdquo;       &nbsp;       This led to an engaging conversation between my wife and I. We agreed that this statement was a generalization, but with any generalized statement, there lies a lot of truth. We explored this...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/316167</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/316167</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 1:04:59 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-06-24T13:04:59-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>To Change or Not to Change in Marriage</title></item><item><author>marouki</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/314636</comments><description><![CDATA[    &laquo;&nbsp;Ma cliente, monsieur le Pr&eacute;sident, est une personne d&eacute;licate, habitu&eacute;e aux &eacute;gards. Elle ne s&rsquo;attendait certes pas &mdash; en contractant cette union pour laquelle son partenaire lui promettait monts et merveilles, luxe, calme et volupt&eacute;, rires et chansons, la vie de ch&acirc;teau en quelque sorte&nbsp;&mdash;, elle ne s&rsquo;attendait pas, dis-je, &agrave; ce qu&rsquo;on la trait&acirc;t de la sorte.&nbsp;&raquo;      &laquo;&nbsp;Jugez ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/314636</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/314636</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 8:42:53 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-06-13T08:42:53-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>About Virginity</title></item><item><author>charliemama</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/313859</comments><description><![CDATA[ There are a lot of things that people say when certain subjects come up that everyone is supposed to agree with automatically, as though they were saying, "Sugar is sweet" or "the sky is usually blue". The trouble is lots of generally accepted statements just aren't true. A while back I wrote an article on parenting that falls into this category. Now I think it is time to discuss marriage. The statement is, "A good marriage is a lot of work" which you hear all the time but is nonsense.  Well....]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/313859</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/313859</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 9:12:02 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-06-04T21:12:02-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>A Labor of Love</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/313735</comments><description><![CDATA[You can see why.           ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/313735</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/313735</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 1:12:20 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-06-02T13:12:20-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I love my wife</title></item></channel></rss>