hey I have 8 as well dam we should start a support group for Sol duc todd. Jim W

I get to hear about all the gal's at her work that are getting engangement rings..... She is 10 years younger (35) then me and pretty hot! Not sure I could do any better? Aix sponsa, are you feeling any heat?

You guys need to tell your woman that marriage isn't a test to tell how much you love them. If you really enjoy each other and are comapable why do you need a business contract? Because that's all it is. It's entrapment based on human insecurity.

That's what I'm talking about! Just need to convince her of that ( like thats going to happen) Women always say they like the security of marriage,does this mean their more insecure? This is not a $$ thing, she earns more then I do. Auntym ?

What she *really* means is she likes the insecurity of marriage, whether she knows it or not.

"You guys need to tell your woman that marriage isn't a test to tell how much you love them. If you really enjoy each other and are comapable why do you need a business contract?"

No need to tell her that...we've already talked about it and that's the way she feels, too...we'll probably get married sooner or later, but neither of us in any big hurry...

Fish on...

Todd

Why get married then? Tax purposes?

Funny angle this thread is taking. My GF is kinda' creeped out by the whole marriage as a business contract thing. But that's just the way it is. What with building a new house and retiring in a few years, my attorney advised me that we proceed either with a partnership agreement or get married with pre-nups for us both, as we each have adult children and all that unromantic estate planning BS to deal with. As weird as it seems, at this stage in our lives, getting married would have little to do with our relationship and everything to do with our personal business and finance management. If we marry before I retire, she can join my health insurance coverage and save over $500 a month when she retires. That's a lot of fishing trips we can take during retirement. Ah, the things we do for love.

Thanks for the boat. Now I know the real reason for the sale. Oughta be one heck of a ring.

Welcome! lmao I'm affraid to say I don't think that would cover the cost of the ring, pretty close though. :>)

I wish you all allot of luck.

SolDuc,
Don't cave into the pressure no matter how hot she is. What would marriage bring you that you can't have without it?
There are thousands of women out there but you'll only have a few times in your life to be totally free. You get to call all the shots.
I just started my second freedom trip after 14 years of marriage. I'm going to be a free agent the rest of my life .
Brian

Stonedfish, I'm not thinking of caving in because of looks,that always fades anyways but the other good things. Free agency has it's perks too. Women are impossible to figure out!!!

One thing I learned besides never get married is never do anything your gut tells you otherwise because of "pressure" from anybody.

Funny you should say that. I knew the night before I got married that is was a mistake and I said "I do" the following day anyway because every relative we both had from all over the US was in town and I figured things would "get better." What a jackass.

Fcuk, thats what I am working toward, the big "get better". Yes I am a Jackass.

It would be funny but its friquin true.

JY

Gonna change my screen name to PW

Nope no heat I may be in heat though. he he

That's funny.. For a minute, I thought the P.W. stood for pink worm....

Hahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Glad someone got it.

i was married once...would like to do it again with the man i am with now..there is no one out there that is that understanding about my fishing needs...im spoiled, i highly doubt there is anyone out there that would put up with my shiat as much as he does...mostly because i get what i want...what i want is fishing or well, ill just leave that open...

if you are going to get married...health care is a huge benifit...we would have much more to spend on fishing, and have no prob affording a real vacation away from here every year...

if i could recomend anything...PRE-NUPT!!!
another selling point of a prenupt is that it really doesnt last forever...
it does go away after years of being together...if you are with someone for over 15 years i belive it is almost gone by that time...or at least by twenty...just incase it doesnt work out after a few...i would have had to give up half my retirement to my x for only being married for a year...as soon as i was married, i knew it was not right...

maybe we will get hitched in Mexico in 358 days...hahahahaah....c