But I have to say that the level of vitriol expressed in the comments section in response to this article by Dr. Helen at Pajamas Media surprised me and disheartened me, even though I�ve read similar discussions before online. The general flavor of comment after comment there�mostly from men�can be summarized as follows: �The bitch screwed me� with the corollary, �Women are all like that.� The formerly married say, �Never again,� and the never-married merely say, �Never.�
I see things differently; I think there are few places for men to go to talk with others about their feelings on relationships, love, marriage and kids. So when they have such a forum, a lot of pent up frustration may show through. The media, including daytime tv is mainly geared towards women who complain non-stop about men, their inability to communicate and how they are being kept down by these oafs, so there is always a place to vent. Experts are always telling men to open up about their feelings, then when they do, suddenly they are good-for-nothing selfish whiners. Seems a bit hypocritical to me.
Update: Neo-neocon has Part II up of "Getting Married: what's in it for me?"