Everyone got into the pool?  Have you seen what most people look like is a bathing suit?  On what planet is that fun?

"Gentlemen Offer To Pay" Um, no...just...NO The person who asks, pays.  THAT is equality. If you ask a man out to a fancy restaurant and then expect him to pay for it you have not asked him out on a date, you have given him a bill.  That is selfish and demeaning for you both. If you ask the man out but stil...more

One very important thing to note: Often times we create standards of perfection in our search for a spouse that we ourselves don't live up to.  Think about it, if your own criteria was applied to you, would you pass? If the answer is "no", then you have a very serious problem that needs to be addressed.

I don't know you, and I don't know the author, but from what you both wrote, the author sounds happy, involved, secure, and vibrant, while you sound cold, vindictive, unhappy, and harsh. That alone makes me want to follow the author's advice over yours.

Hopefully America is going to a place where people are allowed to enjoy their chosen hobbies without being judged and pejoratively labeled by people like yourself.

I think it says a lot about the editors that there is not an article for 10 things you should do to make him happy.

The article missed a HUGE reason: He doesn't want to risk being financially destroyed. The facts are these:  Half of all marriages fail, nearly all divorces are filed by women, and the way the laws are structured in this country, a man will be sentenced to a lifetime of poverty if they get divorced.  Doubly so if...more

Was that a security guard non-nonchalantly watching but not breaking up the fight?

It is sad to see a life with so much potential completely destroyed by drugs and alcohol.