Why do men feel like they deserve spousal support?

Question

Only women should get spousal support. They have done all the housework AND even outside work that we have done, so why not give them a bonus and give them all some spousal support when they divorce us. We are not worthy to be around women or to marry such wonderful creatures. all we do is work for them anyway so why not give them total rights to spousal support. We are only tools to help create their children. We should be grateful to the women. Does anyone agree with me?

Answer 1

It's true.  Men ARE only tools to create children.  I'm glad you're willing to admit it.

Answer 2

Nope I don't agree with you.  My brother has always made less than his wife and he's the one who's taken care of the kids, fixed the meals and done most of the house work before he went to work.  He worked nights and she worked during the day so he took most of the care of the kids when I wasn't baby sitting.

Answer 3

Oh, Bryan, you so crazy.

Answer 4

Nice satire. I don't think men and women should get alimony after a marriage ends. It's simply not right.

Answer 5

No not even in the slightest

Answer 6

No, I think that you are wrong.  It's called spousal support for a reason.  Not all women are "domestic" housewives.  There are plenty of men out there that do the cooking, cleaning, etc.

Answer 7

I have put a lot of thought into this.

Answer 8

Each situation is different and should be evaluated on its own merits.

Answer 9

agree.

to the satire.

Answer 10

Now i am going 50 50 with you on this one I mean yes women do bring the children into this world but lets be honest the men deserve recognition for their work wither its cooking or cleaning or providing for the family..and lets face it a woman and her man are both the backbone of the family so no one should be left out

Answer 11

Sorry..I don't agree with you. My first thought is people should try not to get divorced if at all possible. Then I think the two people will be starting over each separately, but the money needed to run two different households will be greater. Then I think (for awhile) after the marriage has dissolved and each person is getting back on their feet, the money between the two people should be pooled and divided in half. I think there should be a time-limit to the support giving each the means to gain another way of financing their own lives.

I also think time spent in the marriage and the age of the participants should be a factor. Elderly people who get a divorce have less resources to survive on and less time to develop alternate lives so should share the social security and retirement funds equally.

If children are involved it is totally different and the primary care giver should get money from the other person (man or woman) to help pay for the cost of upbringing the children.

Not all women are wonderful creatures as not all men are wonderful either. Hopefully men realize that they are more than just a DNA donor when it comes to children. It has been shown that fathers are so important and that children have need of parenting by the men in the human race as well as the women.

Answer 12

The thing that worries me Bryan is this is the role that turns you on, don't be ashamed, enjoy :-D

Answer 13

I don't agree with spousal support at all, if my husband and I divorced there would be no way in h**l I would ask it of him.  I can work, I can take care of myself.  I figure, if you are going to go that route, whoever made more money in the marriage should be the one who pays the support, man OR woman.  Simple as that.