That is what I'm hearing from all the older guys I respect that appear to be happily married and prosperous. The only guy I've met who extolls the matrimonial state is a religious fanatic and a pastor in this really right wing protestant church. And even he is looking frazzled from dealing with his eldest daughter lately.
The untold secret of most happily married men:
They have to appear happy, because they're terrified that if they don't, they'll end up divorced and lose their kids, their stuff, and their lives.
There's a quote by somebody that "most men lead lives of quiet desperation." I can't think of how better to describe being a married man.
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