Originally Posted by
skippernlilg 
Oh, GB,
WILL YOU MARRY ME?!! :rotfxko
Ok, no, I like men, but I also like what you said!! Exactly what I want!!
SURE!!! :ghug3
Come to NY - Gay marriage is legal here now!!! OH wait... I'm still married... nevermind.
As for the whole traditional marriage idea - I had to laugh at BobbyJ's post regarding the wife staying home, pregnant every 9 months, doing all the cooking, cleaning, etc. I have had the same conversation with my AH about how he envisioned a "traditional marriage" much like that. I told him that his vision/plan had one giant fatal flaw....
he married me.
I am not a stay at home mom/wife, I have no interest in being pregnant every 9 months, and I am damn sure not going to do all the housework while he parks his ass on the couch sipping coffee and reading the paper! We have had the conversation over and over and over again. He will help out if he absolutely has to - but his naturally state is to not do much of anything.
I am learning that it is what it is - and our needs/wants don't match. We just aren't a good match and no amount of MC is going to fix that.