I'll be the one willing to write something "negative" (aka real) here.
"I wonder how many of you out there, honestly, would actually take a bullet for your wife or children."
Did you forget the word husband, or are you simply announcing officially you think women's lives are more valuable than men's lives?
"I do find it unfortunate that some would not be willing to do so,"
Yes, it's a real shame our species has a healthy surivival instinct instead of complete and utter codependency and inferiority complexes.
This sounds like a handbook for codependency, and it is rife with implications that men's lives are somehow less valuable then women's, while continually exhorting them to " sacrifice more", despite the fact that men already work far more, at far more dangerous jobs, and are basically 100% responsible for national defense.
I was offended by this article as a man. When will a woman be shamed for not jumping in front of a bus for me?
"many guys out there would be willing to die once for their young bride but then will still turn around and divorce that same woman"
Women initiate divorce MORE THAN TWICE AS OFTEN. Maybe you should target the real problem (hint: it's not male loyalty, it's female frivolity and the "I'm bored now, cash and prizes" mindset):
"The study, based on a survey of over 2000 heterosexual couples, found that women initiated nearly 70% of all divorces. "
Remind me again why society has decided that women are somehow fundamentally more valuable than men? It must be due to their brave defense of the Alamo, and all the Nobel Prizes they have accrued. After all, they get a lot of benefits:
The following are indisputable facts about women in the US:
- Can't be drafted.
- Far lighter sentences for the same crime.
- Title IX / AA / "Sexual Harassment" / Diversity. Harder to fire, can sue you.
- Alimony.
- Child Support.
- Presumption of custody in family court.
- Presumption of innocence / belief in rape / domestic cases
- Greater proportion of tax and entitlement benefits despite fewer taxes paid
- Can get enormous amount of free stuff/career advancement from even being remotely attractive, if they so choose.
Women are literally a legally protected class with many rights that no other class has. They are fundamentally given superior status in our society despite lesser objective scientific and economic accomplishments (as of yet).
I am literally a second-hand citizen compared to a woman, both at work and in the courtroom. It is illegal to discriminate against women, but not me.
Remind me again why I should be pre-planning to sacrifice my whole life on the basis of someone's gender and relationship to me?
"yet remain extremely selfish. This is why a lot of relationships do not work. "
Two selfish people make a much better relationship than two codependent ones or a codependent male and an entitled female.
PS - The facts above speak for themselves. White knights, bring a citation or be correctly branded a troll.
PPS - In case it is not clear from this response, I am generally PRO papa-pepper's "idea" here, which is to treat our loved ones with the utmost care and loyalty. My problem is with the clear and ruthless double standard that implies, repeatedly, women > men. Men are not cannon fodder and we do not owe anyone our lives our our time.
RE: ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH TO DIE FOR YOUR LOVED ONES?