Ok, Ok, so I haven't been blogging lately. Try having a (newly) 2-year-old and an (almost) 6-month-old by yourself most nights of the week, PLUS keeping up with laundry, houseword and oh yeah, making meals too. I know you're dying to trade places with me.
Anyway, I was compelled to blog about a recent article that I read that said "75% of married men cheat on their lives". Of that 75%, two-thirds of the wives are "completely clueless" of their husband's infidelities. This is one sad statistic.
Since I have the privilege of working with my best friend, I emailed the article to her for her input, she was equally disgusted and disappointed in the opposite sex... As our conversation about the article spread throughout the office, we had the wonderful opportunity to hear input from a fellow male co-worker.
Let me tell you, this co-worker is 29, single, living alone, attended a private high school and private college and is a RAGING tea-partyist (nothing against his political stance, just wanted to give you a little background on who we're talking to and he's the main reason I was motivated to blog).
He claimed that men and women will never understand each other. He said that he has married friends that go out to the bars and hit on/flirt with girls just to prove they've still got "it". He also informed us females in the office that men are always looking for the upgrade. They always want something more than or something better than what they currently have. And he told me, to my face, that the only reason Luke married me was because I was an "upgrade" to whatever he was currently doing or seeing. Continuing on his rant about males needing to "spread their seed", that Luke is a completely different person when I'm not around, blah, blah, blah, blah...
Dude, first of all, you're NOT MARRIED. Do not speak to me like you know all about the in's and out's of what goes into marriage, or a relationship for that matter. YOU ARE A SINGLE MALE LIVING ALONE. Also, don't proceed to tell me that you know my husband. You've met him once at a work party, do not associate him with your scummy friends because I sure as hell would have never married him if he was doing anything like that when I wasn't around and believe me, I would know if he was. We've been together for six years, living together for 3 years, married for 2 years and he's held my hand the entire way through both of the births of our sons, just like he'll be holding my hand until the day we die because we made a vow. We're on the same page. Don't put us into a box. Don't judge us. And for pete's sake, don't assume to know anything since you've NEVER experienced ANYTHING even remotely close to what we experience EVERYDAY.
Honestly, what is wrong with people? Before you can judge anything or any situation, EXPERIENCE IT. Then come talk to me, I'd be glad to share stories with you. Until then, shut. your. mouth.
