'Forced' to marry

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Hey everyone! I'm a social scientist, too!

Anyway, whatsherface showed her cards when she brought up religion. I think what we've got in this thread is yet another example of someone trying to sound scientific in defense of her quaint superstitions.

At any rate, marriages with pre-marital cohabitation are associated with higher divorce rates, but it's really not a useful statistic. There's such a variety of typologies withinin that population, and there are far better predictors of divorce than the broad category of pre-marital cohabitation. Pretty much the only time it comes up is in the service of silly religious arguments about the importance of marriage. She's calling you afraid of committment, or whatever, but she's obviously just annoyed that you presume to have a successful relationship which fails to conform to Allah's sacred dictates.

Oh! Headed for divorce! Teenagers today! How could you?

But please, let us continue to taunt the hysteric. Her credentials and self-serving statistics and manly arguments are ever so exciting!

Who else (L)s Heishe

Why isn't Heishe a poor sociologist? Because she's saying what you want to hear. How gauche! And you say I'm wrong about academics.

[Fandango 1,440]

Uh, when did I ask you what a social scientist was? You can't just make stuff up. But I'll give you the B of the D and assume you're thinking of someone else.

You asked me on the thread where people were arguing about how many Arabs were Christian. How soon you forget!

Just fyi that was me....and I only did so to find out whether you are a professional one, or a self-proclaimed one.

Tsk....How soon you forget

LisaD, you make me giggle.

TY....lovin your work as well, mind you

Hey everyone! I'm a social scientist, too!

Anyway, whatsherface showed her cards when she brought up religion. I think what we've got in this thread is yet another example of someone trying to sound scientific in defense of her quaint superstitions.

At any rate, marriages with pre-marital cohabitation are associated with higher divorce rates, but it's really not a useful statistic. There's such a variety of typologies withinin that population, and there are far better predictors of divorce than the broad category of pre-marital cohabitation. Pretty much the only time it comes up is in the service of silly religious arguments about the importance of marriage. She's calling you afraid of committment, or whatever, but she's obviously just annoyed that you presume to have a successful relationship which fails to conform to Allah's sacred dictates.

Oh! Headed for divorce! Teenagers today! How could you?

But please, let us continue to taunt the hysteric. Her credentials and self-serving statistics and manly arguments are ever so exciting!

Who else (L)s Heishe

me!

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Well, Heishe, suckin up works! I bet you learned that in grade school.

Edited January 1, 2007 by szsz

[Pigu 0]

Who else (L)s Heishe

I do! In fact I will marry her. Woot!

[Alex+R 0]

Who else (L)s Heishe

I do! In fact I will marry her. Woot!

You lucky dog.

[jezebelseven 0]

Who else (L)s Heishe

I do! In fact I will marry her. Woot!

You've got some competition with the way she's stealing everyones hearts here!

Edited January 1, 2007 by jezebelseven

[Fandango 1,440]

If I didn't have commitment issues, I'd offer to marry her [/sarcasm]

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Pseudo pop psychology is an aprodisiac, no doubt.

[Fandango 1,440]

Pseudo pop psychology is an aprodisiac, no doubt.

really? thanks for letting us know

[Pigu 0]

No ma'am, this is pop pseudopsychology.

[Alex+R 0]

Pseudo pop psychology is an aprodisiac, no doubt.

Then you must have really enjoyed that book you just suggested.

[heishe 2]

Hey everyone! I'm a social scientist, too!

Anyway, whatsherface showed her cards when she brought up religion. I think what we've got in this thread is yet another example of someone trying to sound scientific in defense of her quaint superstitions.

At any rate, marriages with pre-marital cohabitation are associated with higher divorce rates, but it's really not a useful statistic. There's such a variety of typologies withinin that population, and there are far better predictors of divorce than the broad category of pre-marital cohabitation. Pretty much the only time it comes up is in the service of silly religious arguments about the importance of marriage. She's calling you afraid of committment, or whatever, but she's obviously just annoyed that you presume to have a successful relationship which fails to conform to Allah's sacred dictates.

Oh! Headed for divorce! Teenagers today! How could you?

But please, let us continue to taunt the hysteric. Her credentials and self-serving statistics and manly arguments are ever so exciting!

Who else (L)s Heishe

Why isn't Heishe a poor sociologist? Because she's saying what you want to hear. How gauche! And you say I'm wrong about academics.

Oh, actually, I'm more of a political scientist. But it's a social science! No one ever starts flamey threads about the Mongolian political party system, le sigh.

[garya505 2]

Replace the word "marriage" with the word "commitment" in the above comments, and see how that comes across.

Why would I do that? They don't mean the same thing.

Yes, that seems to a big part of the problem.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

All someone has to do is announce that they're a sociologist who agrees with you and you're bending over. No depth involved with that. Typical.

[Fandango 1,440]

All someone has to do is announce that they're a sociologist who agrees with you and you're bending over. No depth involved with that. Typical.

careful, you appear to be spiraling....