"Marriage Is Declining Because Men Are Pigs"

*snort, snort*

Word up.

They never cheat, lie, abuse, or run up the credit cards--or divorce you and leave you with nothing but a bill for alimony and child support.

Maybe this gal should marry a woman.

Yeah, this is happening just because women are choosing to eschew men! It has absolutely nothing to do with men just saying no to a large chunk of women who possess an absolutely hateful view of men (i.e. the writer of this article), or men realizing that relationships are actually a raw deal for them (an existence as an ATM machine, bodyguard, defenseless punching bag, and a beast of burden). Clearly, women have it the worst, especially when the man has to rake in all the dough! Getting to stay home with your kids, instead of having to worry about how to pay for x other people in addition to yourself is indeed the much more stressful obligation of the two! [/s]

Don't get me wrong, I know caring for kids is a lot of work, but I would take staying home with my child over having to go to some lame job any day of the week. Clearly, whoever wrote this article needs to look in the mirror. I also have a message for her: If it were true that men are pigs, then that would mean that WOMEN are SOWS.

Hey, if the shoe fits, wear it, Miss Andrist.

Clearly Mastodon is a woman writing on a men's right's website. Of course "men's right's" is a misnomer to begin with, but we'll set that aside for now. Mastodon, being a woman, has been brain-washed by the female chauvinist establishment which dominates society and politics of western society. Without resorting to highlighting all of the shortcomings of women, and there are many, is it sufficient to state that marriage has only one winner - the woman. Men lose from day one which is known as "her day". Men are regarded as nothing more than a paycheck by the courts when the marriage dissolves and women have no responsibilities. Marriage was created to provide for and protect women and our chivalric society has been upholding that since day one. If men were honest with themselves and more in tune with what their wives are actually doing behind the veil of marriage, they'd realize that woman who they put on a pedestal does not deserve to be there. In fact, studies have shown that at a minimum, 10% of children born in a marriage are not fathered by the husband. With eyes wide open to the way women truly are, men will soon realize that they have no benefit to getting married. Trust me fellows, it's a bad deal no matter how you slice it.

Mastodon did not write this article. He/she merely submitted the link and excerpt to this site to bring our attention to it. Mastodon is on our side! The article was from the website Mother Jones, which clearly is an echo chamber for man-haters.

That being said, I agree with most of what you wrote in your post.

I assumed this article was written by a woman but finally checked the byline and realized it's written by a man.

He says most uneducated men are not suitable marriage partners but that educated men like himself are suitable marriage partners. There really are some good men, like himself, who are good to go when it comes to marriage. That belief won't protect him if his wife decides to "cash in" the marriage and divorce him.

The problem with female independence is they rarely mean it. A few do, but for many women, independence means doing what they want while demanding a man or the government pay for their choices. And reserving the option to be dependent on a man when it suits them. Too often "independent women" see themselves as victims if they have to pay the bill when it arrives. Men are considered no-good if they don't pay for themselves and for the choices made by women. IMHO, that's not true female independence--it's female dependence disguised as independence.