Modern men are unpredictable. The traditional man who would respect his marriage is no more. Currently, married men are the masters of double standard characteristics in marriage. Actually, a man is your husband at the time that you are together at home. When he is out, he belongs to all women out there.

Happily married men

 On one side of the coin, we have a happily married man. Married men are said to be the happiest class of people. This is because their wives are always there for them, and they do all they can to make their men happy and comfortable in the matrimonial home. Most women tend to follow Rodney Dangerfield’s advice, that a good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong. However, to some extent, most men do not play their parts in making their marriages happy and successful. They just relish the idea of having their wives do everything for them, something that truly loving women are very good at.

Women have been quick to notice that men are taking them for granted their reactions have shaken the whole world. Women rights and emancipation of women are now the human rights mantras all over the world, and male supremacy in marriages will soon be a thing of the past. On the other hand, men’s reaction to this move is threatening the divine existence of marriage.

Men in the no-strings-attached relationships

 On the other side of the coin, we have married men in a series of no-strings-attached relationships. On top of getting all they need from their wives, married men tend to be in other casual relationships with married or unmarried women. This hammers the fact that men are naturally polygamous, and women have to live with that. In this type of relationship, there is neither a contractual agreement nor condition that binds the two partners. The partners enjoy the relationship knowing that they will not have to do something in return with regards to money, exclusivity or romance.

These relationships could be fueled by the unending responsibilities that come with marriage, on top of the current wave of women empowerment and emancipation. A man in love is said to be incomplete until he has married. Then he’s finished. Perhaps that is why men are currently looking for women who will give them a break from the unending responsibilities in marriage. Women empowerment has also led to many women recognizing their rights, and men now have to fulfill their responsibilities or face the law. This has made them feel underplayed and humiliated, and they seek reassurance and reaffirmation from casual relationships. The desire for women to be independent has also fueled casual sexual relationship cases.

The results of casual sexual relationships are cases of divorce and separation. In fact, in the last few decades, the world has experienced more divorces than ever before, as wives claim that their good husbands of old have now become what is left of a lover after the nerve has been extracted.

Men want to be married and unmarried at the same time. They love the prospect of a good wife and children, but they are not willing to go through the toil and moil that comes with a happy marriage. The future of marriages is uncertain, as no one seems to be ready for the commitment and sacrifice that comes with marriages.