tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615751.post2701926493310440161..comments2024-03-29T17:50:21.324+08:00Comments on TOPAZ HORIZON: Divorce rate higher in Born-Again marriagesFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762850601924680898noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615751.post-26579031443714039502007-06-22T11:05:00.000+08:002007-06-22T11:05:00.000+08:00Yes. A lot of my friends got married quite young b...Yes. A lot of my friends got married quite young because they want to have sex, not because they were ready for a lifelong commitment. Or because they already had sex/got pregnant and couldn't live with the shame, married pronto. They are all now in unhappy marriages.<BR/><BR/>I read somewhere before that a girls' school in Africa conducted an experiment. The teachers told the girls that unprotected sex leads to unwanted pregnancies, which lead to a complicated future. They did not mix in religion or the threat of hell. They just used the threat of poverty. <BR/><BR/>At the end of the experiment, the report says, none--absolutely none--of the girls got pregnant. In fact, most of them remained virgins. I guess the fear of poverty is a more powerful motivator than the fear of God.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762850601924680898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615751.post-56957697209266679692007-06-22T01:54:00.000+08:002007-06-22T01:54:00.000+08:00You hit it right in the head. Without comprehensiv...You hit it right in the head. Without comprehensive sex ed, there will be more teenage/unwanted pregnancies. <BR/><BR/>Teenage pregnancies in our country usually ends in early marriages, and we all know what that entails.<BR/><BR/>The solution to this is a <A HREF="http://basangpanaginip.blogspot.com/2007/05/bush-religious-war-against-science.html" REL="nofollow">complete separation</A> of state and religion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615751.post-35917777966185596522007-06-12T15:16:00.000+08:002007-06-12T15:16:00.000+08:00Hi Mariel! Ya, I miss you lots, too. When I'm rich...Hi Mariel! Ya, I miss you lots, too. When I'm rich enough na (well, with V's new job, maybe it's not too far-fetched!), I'll go visit you there!!!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762850601924680898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615751.post-71555337333758838052007-06-10T19:34:00.000+08:002007-06-10T19:34:00.000+08:00I am actually in the same opinion as you, come to ...I am actually in the same opinion as you, come to think of it. Vince and I have moved into a much bigger home recently, right? Because, well, we've been so blessed financially recently. But you know what? Bigger house means we don't see each other anymore! We cocoon ourselves in our respective rooms. It's ridiculous. We have to seek each other out these days! Myrza told me that, and I didn't believe her. It's true!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762850601924680898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615751.post-7499151465173351042007-06-09T13:09:00.000+08:002007-06-09T13:09:00.000+08:00Hi Neighbor! It's taken me forever to post photos ...Hi Neighbor! It's taken me forever to post photos of your wedding in my blog :o Miss you and I always think about you and the girls in Ok! ;) You'll love the E! channel here... Also Food Network. Someday we'll go grocery-shopping here together :)Marielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888776839827720209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615751.post-71272123082929688272007-06-06T02:36:00.000+08:002007-06-06T02:36:00.000+08:00If we were billionaires, and you and Vince fought,...If we were billionaires, and you and Vince fought, and W and I fought, couldn't us girls easily take off for the weekend to HK? Then after our anger died down, we'd bring them back the most amazing Sony gadgets/football gear, and then take them out to dinner after arriving from the airport. Then they'd have sorry gifts for us, too. On weeks we didn't feel like taking off after a fight, we could just sleep in the east wing instead of the west one. Money helps. <BR/><BR/>I also feel though, that having no money makes you both feel compelled to work things out, because each other is all you have. : )The Disparate Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541961746409789059noreply@blogger.com