Women have unrealistic expectations about marriage

Thanks for the debate. I have a feeling this is going to hinge on the heterosexual couple, so for the opening round I provided more examples in that vain. Pro will argue that women do have unrealistic expectations of marriage. A significant percentage of the population not only encourages unrealistic expectations but also finds something alluring in the fact that it is impossible. Yes, women do have unrealistic expectations and… Everyone probably has unrealistic beliefs about marriage, especially if realistic is in the romantic Disney sense, 1950 Grace Kelley, pearl necklace, stay-at-home wife. Claire Underwood recent cultural example on TV Isn’t that the lesson of this session of House of Cards? Even Claire Underwood was fooled in an unrealistic expectation of marriage. A Lesbian woman’s expectation of marriage unrealistic in US currently, another unrealistic expectation I am a lesbian woman, and I definitely have unrealistic expectations including that marriage equality should be legal in all 50 states—crossed fingers for Supreme Court this term. Betty Draper—nostalgic 1950s expectation I don’t actual know what the definition of a realistic marriage or marriage expectations would be? Don Draper & Betty Draper first season, where Don bangs everyone in sight and thinks Betty is a slut for wearing a bathingsuit? Facebookification—self-censorship unrealistic Women edit their Facebook feed to keep in line with story of themselves and their marriages; you don’t see many spouses showing their actual lives but a cleaned up version with smiles, clean carpet, and everyone so happy you might mistake their smiles for a balloon with a sharpie smile. Porn-ification of marriage leads to unrealistic exceptions for women—so I’ve heard: Women have unrealistic exceptions because prior to entering into the marriage they don’t realize their husbands are into fetishes and that fit into nice acronyms: POV HJ BJ CFNM [and those are the easy self-evident ones, the other ones are incomprehensible] What I gather from Con: What I can gather Con is saying something like traditional values of marriage but not exactly sure how this could rebut the Pro’s argument. As someone whose sister studies in Russia, let me say the traditional man thing is pure Putin. This is what happens when your economy plummets and domestic situation deteriorates. Putin likely musing in the Kremlin how can I announce to the world my greatness? By take a moral/political stand against the United States and Europe and reassert Russian moral superiority. This usually includes by beating gay people with complete immunity and encourage by law enforcement. Seriously, in Russia, this is what Putin tells the people, we in Russia are better than the west because we are the only powerful country standing up for traditional values (beating gays, Trans, and queers—very manly, traditional) See: Ban Interracial marriage in the southern United States in 1960s, also I hear traditional—you wouldn’t want white blood mixing with the tainted black blood—Old Testament, yada yada. Also: Women were property for most of human history Thomas Jefferson—fancied the property, I mean ladies Population didn’t reach 7 billion by monogamy—and do we really need more? Overpopulation, etc. Old Testament a lot of weird “traditional” types of sexuality, here are some of the funniest ones: She lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. Ezekiel 23:20 NIV You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit. Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them. . . . The Lord will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. Deuteronomy 28:30-31,35 Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material. Leviticus 19:19 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads. Leviticus 19:27 You may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. Leviticus 25:44-46 NLT Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. Ephesians 6:5 NLT