The conversation I just overheard was two men talking about the movie Magic Mike. One guy told the other, “I don’t know man. If there was nothing else on, I’d probably watch it again.”
That made me giggle.
I’m absolutely into overhearing this conversation. Now they are saying Cabin in the Woods is really a good movie. And so is Lawless.
Back when I used to want to get married, I would talk to this guy about when he was going to propose to his girlfriend, who he has a baby with, and he is always like – Meh. And “No time soon!” and laugh while I gazed at him in distaste. Then he asked how much he’s supposed to spend on a ring and I said well the “rule” is 3 month’s salary, but, I’d take a twist tie. Just get her what you feel like you can afford. He said, “3 month’s salary?!!!”
He called over another guy (a mature looking professional man)and asked if he knew how much you are supposed to spend and when I told him he said, “No! That’s A LOT. Well maybe it depends on how much you make.”
“No it doesn’t.” I said through clenched teeth. I seriously personally do not care about a ring price at all but these guys were really making me feel like something was wrong here.
I just feel like the majority of men aren’t men anymore. I feel like they are all like that Taco Bell guy.
Just absolute numbskulls.
There’s some kind of stigma now that falling in love and getting married and starting a family is not the macho cool manly thing to do. My mom said it was that way because of society and things like tv shows (i.e. Married with Children). I thought yeah maybe and then I asked a couple of reformed liar/cheaters why they used to behave that way and they said, “Society. And I like rap music”. And these people were being serious and my jaw dropped.
Marriage is a vow to stick together through anything and everything. You are saying without a doubt in your mind I am the person who will always be there for you. When things get bad you don’t walk away because you made this promise. There is something to be said about being a part of a team like this. Whether it’s being part of your ol’ football team or a family team or just a husband/wife team. If you are part of a “team” (a marriage) you feel more committed, more valued, more stable. There is also something to be said about being able to track your ancestry (which I take a lot of pride in my Irish and German roots)and family tree.
Like the institution of marriage isn’t honored anymore and that’s sad because I’ve seen many good marriages (my friends, my parents, my grandparents, my cousins, my friend’s parents, etc) and they are incredible and it deserves respect.
This society has raised a nation of boys. As a result of media elevating men's baser instincts and promoting promiscuity and alcohol abuse and distain for previous generations' values, the country has created a nation of weaklings. Parents are fighting an uphill battle trying to instill values, when children are bombarded by evil. Most parents have given up parenting in what seems to be insurmountable odds.
ReplyDeleteI am not condemning all men of this generation, but, men are few and far between due to indulgence. It is their loss.