Posted on 03/02/2010 5:56:33 AM PST by cajuncow
This reminds me of my senior year in H.S. Only it was prom night. Yes, she was all decked out in her maternity prom dress and went into labor.
Better late than never.
Exactly.
We ought to all be thankful they at least got married, but sheesh ... doesn't the couple, or the newspaper, have any shame?
Remember that line in the Sound of Music, a line that was cause for much chuckling, when Uncle Max told the Nazi, "How many children do you know who attend their parents' wedding?"
It's certainly not funny anymore. Not in these days when a couple will live together, even have one or two children, but still pronounce that they're "not ready to get married."
What a world. Sheesh.
I hear you, but sadly, so many couples never even marry these days.
Hey, at least this couple tried ot beat the clock-
look how many wait to get married until the bride “gets her figure back” so she can fit into her slinky white gown
(Like Mrs Michael (Catherine Zeta-Jones) Douglas and Mrs Tom (Katie Holmes) Cruise
Or until the kids are old enough to be flower girls and ring bearers
Or until the pre-nup is worked out and signed
(sigh)
I can’t believe the number of people who have told me that they would never get married unless they’d lived together first. Have to see if it will work before you make the commitment.
not your date, we presume ;-)
I can’t believe so manmy women (and men) are willing to be test driven!
I suppose the dress for the prenuptial dinner was fashionably designed with one small hole in the front and one in the rear.
No, I was a very clean cut GIRL in HS.
oh, OK- not that there’s anything wrong with that!
Our head cheerleader did plan her delivery for April so she’d fit into her prom dress!
o.m.g.
No kidding. I adore my husband, but if he would've suggested “trying it out first”, I would have dumped him in a heartbeat. Thankfully, he's a good guy and the thought never even crossed his mind.
And, to take it further, after 5 years of living together, when the gal gets pregnant, the same couple proclaims their joy at becoming parents but in the same breath say they aren’t ready to get married.
I can partially understand why cohabitating before marriage would be common among the college-educated ... they’ve had four or more years of liberal brainwashing.
But for the life of me I can’t understand why blue-collar Americans, especially women, allow it to happen.
As my mother-in-law used to day, reflecting on past wisdom regarding current truths, “why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?” Any man will cohabitate, rather than get married, if the woman allows it.
If one wants to wax philosophical...maybe the women’s movement has led to girls respecting themselves less than before. If the only difference between men and women is a few body parts, then why demand that he treat you like a lady? You don’t deserve to be treated special or taken care of; you must be tough enough to take care of yourself.
Combine that with the constant, in your face promotion of casual sex in the entertainment industry and eliminate any fear of God; and there you have it. There is no reason to think of yourself as deserving any better. Just my $.02 worth.
Unpaid whore vs. cherished wife. Speaking as one who has been both, I believe I prefer cherished wife, thank you.
I hear ya. I remember when dressing up as a pregnant bride used to be considered a funny Halloween costume. Now people would ask what the punchline was.
I also notice whenever a mother and her child are in the news for some reason, they never have the same last name. Does anybody get married, THEN get pregnant, and then STAY married anymore?
I’ve never really understood the whole cow-milk cliche. Really if the only thing a person is getting out of a relationship is sex (milk) they shouldn’t get married. There’s a lot of other good stuff (more milk) that comes with a relationship, most of which is free long before anybody even talks marriage and happens fully clothed.
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