i should have married a seahorse?
By jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
November 2, 2009 8:28am CST
now it is possible that male seahorses make better husbands than men. they are not only committed but also are the ones who get pregnant. then again they are fish and the chances of intelligent conversation are remote. so moving slightly on from seahorses do you think men generally are worse at relationships than women? personally i think it depends completely on the person - there are some great men and there are some horrible ones, as with my lot. but i'd like to know your views...
oh and here is a link about erm seahorses: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/02/seahorses-mating-males-pregnant
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11 responses
@sunny68 (1327)
• India
2 Nov 09
men have always been the dominating ones. i find it difficult to assign a reason for that...but throughout history this has remained a fact. (except for some cases where some women had strong manipulating powers). but times are changing and people are becoming more aware and understanding of all the wrong ways that had been followed. things are moving towards equality. although many times this equality leads to confrontation but i think with time things will balance out.
btw - who is the lucky seahorse......do i get an invitation..??
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
3 Nov 09
I do know about this fact, and you are right. It depends on the individual totally and some are worse off while others are better. The thing is early detection... If one's original behavior can be detected as early as possible in the beginning of the relationship, all the more better.
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
3 Nov 09
Men have the attention span of a nat, think that seahorses have a long attention span? Men also have no memory, have you ever seen that movie "First 50 Dates"? I live in a house full of the male species and I feel like I'm living with 5 of those guys that had the 5 second memory. So I'll take the seahorse.
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
3 Nov 09
I bet ducks would eat seahorses. I had an accident with 100 goldfish in my garden pond. When my duck in the picture was done, I had 2 goldfish.
@JodiLynn (1417)
• United States
2 Nov 09
A sloth would make a wretched mate, I'd assume. I think maybe next time around I'll be a Queen Bee, and have zillions of drones to do my bidding....
People are people, male and female, I don't think one side has it over the other. Some folks do relationships well, others don't. My X is a three time weenie, finally found a woman who doesn't mind being his Mommy...whatever floats their boat.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
2 Nov 09
Yeah, I guess you are right, because then you have the whole "wake me up when you are done" scenario, huh?
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
2 Nov 09
Yeah, but I would think that having a sloth for a mate would eliminate the whole "too quick" problem that some women complain about.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Nov 09
hi jb blue bunny I really think it depends on the guy
some men are lousy husbands, and some are really great
but I have to think that men would make lousy pregnant
baby carriers. I do not know of many husbands that are
really great with nausea, and morning sickness, and back
aches, and going to the bathroom at least ten times
a day, and all the little niceties of being pregnant
would make a lot of men get down on their knees and
beg the good Lord to deliver them.
But in relationships I have known a lot of great husbands
that made their wives really happy because they truly loved
them and cared about them. I think my own husband was one of
the great ones as he helped me with house work and caring for
the kids, because he wanted to, not because I nagged him, for
I would never do that. So I have missed him all the years I have been a widow.
@jb78000 (15139)
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3 Nov 09
i know there was a bit of silliness at the start but you've just said what i tried to when i began this - it really depends on the person (not their gender). you could have a point about men not being very stoical (seen what they are like when they have a cold? ) though...
your husband sounds like he was a wonderful person and i am sorry he is now gone hatley.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
3 Nov 09
Depends on the person and on who the person is matched with...
Intelligent conversation is overrated anyway.
Can't believe I just said that.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
3 Nov 09
haha I was kidding about the intelligent conversation...
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
4 Nov 09
Well I've never come across a seahorse not even in the sea and always presumed they were rather like mermaids. Anyway they won't be able to make any conversation at all because if they take their heads out of the sea they'll probably die.
But I'm sure that tortoises evolved from marine life originally and you should see a male tortoise literally run when he's been having a his way with a female one. No stopping around there for a nice chat afterwards or to ask if he thinks he got her pregnant.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
2 Nov 09
Oh, there are so many ways to respond to this one, but as it is Monday morning and I am not really in the mood to fight, I guess that I will go with a serious one. I know, not that much fun.
I think that you are right about it depending on the person rather than the gender. All people have good and bad qualities, and I think these qualities in there entirety determine whether or not a person is good at relationships, regardless of gender. I wouldn't mind, however, if we could take turns with the guys in the childbearing aspect of the relationship, though.
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
2 Nov 09
I would never want to miss out on all those first milestones, Lamb, but it is wonderful that you got to be there with your kids for all of them. I wouldn't want to miss out on the whole pregnancy experience, either, but I wouldn't mind experiencing it from the other side for a change - lol.
@BelieveFast (15)
• United States
3 Nov 09
.. lol... well i actually havnt met any of the good one yet.. i guess thats why im single... any of the good guy ive met are either not strait, taken, or soooo much older.. im just going to go ahead and say women are better.. lol