It seems that whenever men gather in an anonymous community to discuss marriage, the tales of marital woe and suffering come to the surface. The first example was from Fuckedcompany.com back in the day:
http://redditlog.com/snapshots/906809
The latest example is from http://www.letsrun.com/ and this time, the forum is still active. I'd say that this thread is not as full of RP gems as the last one, as I imagine this forum has more moderation, but it is a great resource for those who are contemplating marriage.
Edit: here's the link: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=1740988&page=0
The first post, back in 2007, starts off innocently enough:
Married guys: how long after the ceremony did it take for your wives to start shutting you off?
What follows is 64 pages of depressing posts spread over seven years. Some examples (each paragraph is a separate post):
Six years and the gate slammed shut. During my routine physical at age 45, the doctor asked me if I had any "erectile dysfunction". I thought to myself, "Hell yeah, I've got a boner you could cut glass with and nowhere to put it, 'cause I'm married".
The one thing that stopped completely was the whole lingerie thing. She used to be into it, but now it is sweatpants and my old t-shirts. It is a shame too, b/c she has a nice body.
Now that I think about it, I guess I have been shut off. Well, I would call it being "phased-out." I don't even remember a shut off time period. We used to have sex quite often. It was kinky as well. Now she tells me I am too big for her. I took it as a compliment but now realize it was just a way for her to get out of it
Married nearly 20 years. She has gained over 100 pounds since we got married...
We were and still are good friends... but for 12+ of the 15 years we had sex once every 4-6 weeks. I wasn't perfect, but I worked like a dog to provide a nice living for the family... came home and either did dishes or helped kids with homework. Stayed in shape. Funny, caring, polite... I was raised to be a good guy.
All you guys complaining about once a week need to wake the f*** up and thank your lucky stars. I am talking once a month if I was lucky and periods of 6-9 months at a stretch with nothing. Damn what I wouldn't have given for once a week.
Yep, that's the real kicker of the entire situation: You get married and take a vow not to cheat on your wife. She controls the amount of sex you are going to get. If you're not getting enough, what are your options? (1) Be miserable. (2) Find it elsewhere and risk ruining your current marriage.
It's been 16 weeks since I had sex with my wife (thanks timeanddate.com)...and we haven't even been married 3 years. I think that's also the last time we "made out". I'm pretty certain that after we sell our house, I'll be asking to end it and getting back to enjoying my life again.
My wife is mid 40s and has been shuttin it down for a few years now. She'll still partake once in awhile, but it's pretty much seems to be just a chore for her.
I see it her using SEX to SEDUCE me into marriage. For her, marriage something she wanted to accomplish - the end all, be all of her existence. A race she trained for by banging my brains out. Once she felt that once she had WON that race, she could take off the JERSEY and retire.
Takeaways and general lessons:
- Many men are living lives of quiet desperation in their marriages.
- Marriage will severely handicap your most important tool in the relationship - the ability to walk away. Dread game becomes that much more difficult. Kids make it even worse.
- She likely will change for the worse after you get married, and your sex life, no matter how great it is now, is likely to diminish or disappear.
- The game doesn't stop when you get married - you still need to be an attractive and dominant man or your wife will lose respect for you.
- Don't get complacent after marriage, as her loyalty is not assured in this day and age.
- Appeasement didn't work out for Neville Chamberlain and it won't work for you. Appeasing your wife or girlfriend will only lead to more demands and less sex. (For more on Chamberlain, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK0d8ENS__c)
- Being a reliable guy, being a wonderful father, and providing for your family isn't enough.
- Chore-play, massages, roses, fancy dinners, and all the standard recommendations will not work and are just a form of appeasement.
- Any problems you have will only get worse when you get married.
- Some men have happy marriages. Many men are miserable in their marriages. Many men suffer in a divorce. These days, the odds aren't good. You need to be at the top of your game to succeed in marriage.
- If she refuses sex during your honeymoon, immediately seek an annulment.
Warning: I didn't read the entire thread but I saw a lot of blue pill advice in there such as chore-play, more roses and wining/dining, etc. It goes to show why so many marriages are miserable.
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