My personal experience is as living as a child in a bad marriage and in watching countless friends marriages disintegrate over the years, leaving my friends broken, financially ravaged and bitter.
Is that not personal experience?
"Is there not a man among so wise as to learn from the mistakes of others?"
~Voltaire
Sometimes i
want to sleep alone. A lot of times i very much do not want a woman around. Often, they tend to annoy the hell out of me if they're around too much. I like to go on dates 2-3 times a week, and have a woman spend the night at my place 1-2 nights a week. The rest of the time, i want to do what i want to do.
So, as joe single guy,
"i can do whatever i want, whenever i want, for as long as i want to do it."
(From the TV series with the little blonde dude in a modeling magazine office, can't remember the name of the show)
Try that trick when you're married.
I've been engaged 2x. Those crazy womenfolk want to know and have a say in virtually every single aspect of your life. No thanks, i says.