Matrimania
Dave Letterman is getting married! Better late than never! And this proves that men are not commitment phobes! Or so at least, the headlines scream. The message is clear: Marriage is the ultimate goal. No matter what else you accomplish in life, you are not a real success until you marry. And all single men are commitment phobes. Argh!
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If you’ve been together 23 years you ARE married as far as I am concerned. The fact that they actually got legally married is a total YAWN to me. I think that spending 23 years with someone is the real news. They’ve been together since I was 5 years old. Crap. That is a long time!
I just saw the headlines on this two days ago and just about freaked… Why the hell would David Letterman need to get married?! Seriously. I used to like him a lot (when I watched him, which hasn’t been for a while), and one of the things that I liked about him as a person was that he wasn’t married but was clearly committed to his significant other.
Blech. Thanks for pointing this out.
L
What happened?!? Are we in the midst of a backlash against unmarried couples? Is this thanks to the same-sex marriage movement with a dash of religious wrong thrown in?
Interesting observation from Stephanie Coontz:
“And many couples willingly admit that acquiescing feels, well, grown-up.” Yeah, sure, unless you’re married you are not grown up. It seems to me that the people who keep pestering unmarried couples are the ones that need some growing up: Accepting people’s choices even if you wouldn’t make their choice.
“For many men, it means jettisoning an aversion to commitment.” He’s been in the same relationship for 23 years. I suppose that isn’t commitment because someone who has been married a week is more committed. Obviously.
Thanks for the link, though it was a disappointing reminder how ingrained matrimania is worldwide…
You will love this article from Canada. Count the stereotypes until you run out of fingers.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090326.wlletterman26art1831/BNStory/lifeFamily/home