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May 12, 2006, 4:23 pm PDT

05/16 The Divorce Experiment

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.
What I think happens (or at least it did for me) is that these men are nothing like what they become when you get married.  My  Ex-Husband was wonderful when we were dating.  He was prince charming, and we talked about EVERYTHING!  But after I said "I do!"  the rules changed.  So after 5 horrible years I divorced him.  We will have to watch and see if that is the case here.
 

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May 13, 2006, 3:02 am PDT

It works both ways

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.
Remember ladies, relationships cut both ways as does change. Women are not immune to being sweet and beautiful before the wedding only to become a living nightmare after the wedding ring is on nice and snug. With that said, it's highly unlikely, in my opinion, that Greg will change regardless of what happens or what he says to Dr. Phil on the show after this experiment. In fact, it could have the opposite affect and create additional tension and resentment. Greg will have to make up his own mind to change. Nobody else can do that for him, but himself.
 
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May 13, 2006, 9:20 am PDT

divorce experiment

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.
When you are dating, you are a queen.  When you marry, he becomes King.  MY experience has been  that I divorced over religious reasons.  He thought he was God, and I didn't!  That husband needs a swift kick in the ass.  Jackie
 
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May 16, 2006, 8:12 am PDT

Roles in the family

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.

I agree it's not that he is wrong or she is right. If they discussed the roles that each would have in their marriage then there wouldn't be a problem. I know plenty of marriages like this where the man does the outside chores and the woman the inside. Here we have another woman who has been influenced by feminist. Did you see them all trying to empower ( indoctrinate is more like it ) her at  the retreat? I could just imagine what these feminist were saying off the air. Were gonna fix you so, you won't need him anymore. You don't need him. He is a pig. Your the boss, not him. The problem here is she does these duties around the house not because of her love and devotion to him. But, out of fear of his tounge. The tounge lashing she will get from him if she doesn't do it. So, both are wrong. Another feminist in disguise that wants it both ways. We will see how happy she is as a single mother all by herself out there. Not only will she have to clean house and cook for herself. She will have to maintain the repairs on the house, mow the lawn. Keep the vehicle maintenanced. And a whole host of other things that she took for granted that her husband did without a second thought. Car mechanics will take advantage of her ignorance. So will home repairmen. I think the husband should be nice to her and that she should do her house work willingly and out of love. And then if she does not do this. Then he will know that this was just a ploy to get him to do more housework. And to take her place as Queen like the Black woman who demeened him and the drill seargent white woman with lungs like bellows yelling at him. They humiliated him and they enjoyed it. We need to get back to our God ordained roles in the family and quit messing around with these experiments. 

 
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May 16, 2006, 9:41 am PDT

people change after the wedding

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.
ya know i think maybe she did not know what she was getting into, I'm sure he was not so demanding when they were dating. maybe he was they type who did not show his true colors til after the wedding,.... i could be wrong the show will be on in a few, minutes.... I'm a stay at home mom and missed the morning show, yes i was doing housework, and taking care of my sick child too. my house is not spotless or immaculate but it is no pigs sty either. if my hubby dared to  tell me to wait on him hand and foot, he knows his bags or by bags would be standing by the door. There is No Way i would take that from him, if he ever dare said or ordered me to make him dinner or do his laundry i would say McDonald's is open and so is the dry cleaners, i do 90% of the housework because i choose to, and yes he does help sometimes...Sometimes i ask him and he does it, on mothers day he cleaned the entire living room for me. ( what a nice guy huh?) we have our moments and let me tell you this .... there is no man that is gonna order me to cook and clean for him.. I'm sorry this lady has to put up with that pig of man ... i hope he really enjoys being in her shoes for a day... a stay at home mom does not get enough credit she deserves. and yes there are stay at home dads too. just because one brings home the bacon doesn't mean the other has to cook and clean  365 days a year. my hubby will cook on a are occasion , i prefer he doesn't .... lol  he burns alot of stuff but he makes an effort, so we do go out once in awhile too. I tell him from time to time it must be nice to punch in your 40 hrs a week and get breaks and come home, my job is 16 hrs a day sometimes, he says he would trade me in heartbeat, he seems to think sometimes its a gravy job being home with kids. i tell him any time baby. he does appreciate what i do, because he tells me. we both watch Dr. Phil when we can  and we have both learned to communicate with one another and accept each other's feelings, and to show  appreciation toward each other.if you do not feel appreciated then you probably feel worthless.
 
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May 16, 2006, 2:06 pm PDT

I have to agree

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.

Surely she must've seen many aspects of this guy rearing their ugly little heads BEFORE they got married. 

  

As a dating couple, if you see signs of this nonsense - RUN AWAY before you tie the noose....er knot! 

 
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May 16, 2006, 4:03 pm PDT

05/16 The Divorce Experiment

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.

  

   I take it she did not know what she was in for like the rest of the ladies on the board have said people change! 

 

I don't think this guy's as cocky as he makes out too be, something is going on with him, I'd be interested too hear how he was brought up, how he was treated by his parents etc.... or even how his mother was treated by his father!     

  

 
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May 17, 2006, 11:42 am PDT

fools rush in

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My question is, why did she marry this man in the first place? Did they not discuss their roles in the marriage before hand?

Guess I'll see if that gets answered.
I think that sometimes people rush in blind into a relationship and they don't inquire about things such as their roles in the relationship or how they expect to be treated. When you are engaged and planning for a wedding things seem great and happy and so you don't ask these types of things. Then after you are married and you are placed in a situation where each partner has different roles, sometimes this is where the relationship can get rocky or one partner really sees how the other partner is. I guess in my opinion it is just better to be safe than sorry, and if I were Amy I would feel really sorry that I was stuck with a guy like Greg!
 


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