I've been thinking about it recently and I've been wondering if there are any real tangible benefits to men getting married these days?
I've spoken to various married couples and what I've noticed is that their partners tend to change significantly after marriage, and for the majority of cases this is for the worse e.g. less sex, taking less care of their appearance, more mood swings etc.
Also with the prospect of getting married there is a high chance of getting divorced. I know a lot of couples will say that this won't happen to them but we have to be pragmatic, why enter into a marriage when there is a high chance of failure. Also, when you get divorced you face the prospects of losing access and custody to your kids and 50% of your assets.
My problem with marriage comes down to the fact that a lot of girls actually want to have the the dream wedding, rather than getting married. It seems that once girls get to the age 28,29,30 and they see all their friends getting married they feel jealous and want to get married out of sheer envy.
I've also seen men complain that once they get married their wives who were quite horny and wanted sex a lot of the time become less interested in sex, and they have to beg their wives to have sex with them which I find pathetic. I think this would be quite a problem as I have quite a high sex drive and if my wife felt completely uninterested after sex I would feel quite angry and resentful of getting married.
I personally think women like marriage because it gives them security that it makes a man harder to leave them and leverage in the relationship which they can exploit further by denying the man from sex.
I personally believe that marriage has very few potential benefits for men and a lot of costs.
Do you guys think there is any benefit for men getting married apart from a few tax savings here and there.