Do all of you hope to get married one day?

[maxyis]

what does bro mean by life is too good for him? the play part or the luxury part?

[Greenfrog]

i always got this theory that human beings are meant to live alone.

Imagine the horror when one day you can't stand the sight of your other half when you wake up.

[Greenfrog]

bumps this thread up!

[doctrine]

Originally Posted by Greenfrog

bumps this thread up!

Thank you for the support!

[maxman]

Get married, have kids, then maybe no more romance and sex.

"You know, when we first got married, I was so happy. Daddy was so handsome. Everyone said 'Perfect couple'. Then after, pop-pop-pop, baby-baby-baby. Then cooking, cleaning, wipe up poo-poo. No more romantic time, nothing. Poof! All gone."

Watch video timeline from 6:38 to 6:54 from this episode of a current Australian TV drama about an Asian family living in Australia.

http://www.sbs.com.au/programs/video...ily-Law-S1-Ep2

[Greenfrog]

Originally Posted by fictionman

If dun get married & hv kids, who will take care of u when u r old???...

Now young can go out hv sex wz any gals...Wat happen when u r old & wrinkle??..Then mayb u will long for a family...Just my 3cents opinion only

your children are not the ones that take care of you. Money is the one that take care of you in the end..

[GooDyYeaR]

Happy New Year. Hope everyone have a good year ahead.

[Johnbass]

Originally Posted by Greenfrog

i always got this theory that human beings are meant to live alone.

Imagine the horror when one day you can't stand the sight of your other half when you wake up.

Wah... Means you never go 拜年 one ah?

[GoodieYear]

Happy New Year. Hope everyone have a good year ahead

[Driftwood]

Hmm, I like to share my views here. No offence to any one.

When I was in my 20s, while with my ex and shortly after breaking up with her, marriage didn't feature in my mind. To be honest, I didn't visualise marrying my ex, probably that's one of the reasons why she left me. I wasn't in the dating scene that much either but I did go out with some girls. I thought time (and youth) was on my side, plus I had friends to hang out with. They were dating or seeing someone too, but nothing serious sometimes. So marriage wasn't on my mind. Even when my good friend got married at 29, it didn't ring an alarm. I wished him and his Mrs all the best.

Came the first years of 30s, panic did set in a little when male friends around me got married one after another. Kind of reminded me of the opening scenes of Saving Pte Ryan where one after another poor, helpless soldiers got shot upon hitting Omaha Beach. It did feel that way in some ways. It also made me wonder, what the hell was wrong with me? Am I that undesirable? Haha. But of course, something happened in my family that kind of 'prevented' me from dating. I hate to use this as an excuse but I was also in the process of re-discovering myself as a single unit, because of some books I read, written by someone. Well, all being said, I let those early years of 30s slipped by.

Now that I just crossed the mid way mark of mid 30s, my thoughts towards marriage (and kids) are probably one of a 'green light' -as in the Great Gatsby. I got to admit, I'm probably past my peak (as one friend said). Others may beg to think otherwise. I shall leave it to yourself to determine that.

In conclusion, though deep inside I do hope to get married some day, I think it's really hard. I think climbing mount Everest is easier than getting married! I think the word is a big "IF". If I do meet someone, maybe I will. But if I don't, I'm still fine with being a single unit. My point being, a person could change his/her thinking over time. I moved from someone who didn't think about marriage to hoping it might happen.

End of day, I hope to fall in love again and hopefully that leads to marriage. It's really becoming a "green light". But if I don't, I have SBF. That is what is important too.

[Bestie]

Well, is just a different stages of our life.

We look at life differently once we surpass that stage, just like playing games, each level is different and getting more difficult.

If one keep staying at that level, ultimately you will give up the game.

Find some life.

Currently, I'm at the stages that my kids might be also surfing here, to explore another level of their life.

Sound excited? Hahaha

[kt88_2]

Originally Posted by fictionman

If dun get married & hv kids, who will take care of u when u r old???...

Now young can go out hv sex wz any gals...Wat happen when u r old & wrinkle??..Then mayb u will long for a family...Just my 3cents opinion only

In sg, have kids is a great responsiblities, many expenses,all need money.think twice.

[Harvest]

Originally Posted by Driftwood

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End of day, I hope to fall in love again and hopefully that leads to marriage. It's really becoming a "green light". But if I don't, I have SBF. That is what is important too.

I like your positive attitude! Long live SBF!

[maxman]

Originally Posted by Greenfrog

your children are not the ones that take care of you. Money is the one that take care of you in the end..

I agree. This is especially true in developed western countries where children are expected to leave, and they themselves want to leave, their parents' home from about 18 years of age unless they are in financial difficulty and cannot afford to rent.

I believe there is a law in Singapore that allows parents to take their children to court for maintenance? If true, it solidifies your point that money is the thing to take care of us in old age, not children by default.

[parrotkid]

A word of advice.
Who you marry today may not be the same person down the road.
Woman change easily.
It is like buying lottery.
No guarantees.
Mine changed after a few years.
How am I supposed to anticipate that?
Just bad luck lor.
I can see divorce on the cards maybe in a few years' time.