I'm so glad I'm not marrying a woman these days.

I've always been a single man. I never dated, I don't feel the need to, and I don't have a desire to. I put myself through college, working two jobs, while maintaining a social life free of women. It's the way I've always wanted it, and it's the way it shall be for the foreseeable future.<br><br>I've worked for the last decade for a good company, earning a good salary, and have been saving for a future. I'm not wealthy, but I'm well off, and comfortable. I'm in control of my life, and I like it.<br><br>I thought about marriage, and kids, but I've never pursued it. And as the years have gone by, I've come to realize that marriage is a terrible deal for any man. Too many risks, too many costs, too little reward. Modern women don't want a husband. They want a provider, a slave, a sex-doll, a personal servant. I will never put myself in that position.<br><br>The last decade or so has made me so glad I've never pursued marriage or kids. I've never been happier with my decision. And I think I've never been more correct.<br><br>I have several friends who are divorced, or separated. I know of some who are happily married, but the happily married don't often talk about how happy they are. But the unhappy do. The divorces, the separations, the ex-wives, the child-support, the money needing friends. It's the worst, and they're all stuck because of a stupid mistake they made thinking they could find a "good" woman.<br><br>My last ex-friend was the final nail in the coffin. He was married several years, with two children. His wife was "staying at home" and being a "good mom". He was working two jobs, taking care of the kids when he was home, fixing the house, doing the yard work, doing the shopping, doing the cooking, and even walking the dog they had. His wife was "bored" at home. So she started "hanging out" with a buddy of hers from high school. A real loser asshole. Tattoos, no job, not even looking for one.<br><br>Well, this loser had been to their house several times. My friend and his wife were "friends" with him. But this loser had been hitting on his wife. She went on a few days vacation with her parents, and she came back pregnant. My friend confronting her and she admitted to sleeping with the loser. And with that, it was over. He's now over 100k in debt, is working three jobs, and has two kids he can barely see.<br><br>I might be unlucky in knowing so many stories like this, or maybe I just see the truth. It doesn't matter anymore. I will never be stupid enough to play the marriage game.