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The illusion of choice... married guys, you know what I am talking about

Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:00 pm
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
111825 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:00 pm
Reminds me of the Devo song, "Freedom of Choice"

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quote:

A victim of collision on the open sea
Nobody ever said that life was free
Sank, swam, go down with the ship
But use your freedom of choice

I'll say it again in the land of the free
Use your freedom of choice
Your freedom of choice

In ancient Rome there was a poem
About a dog who found two bones
He picked at one, he licked the other
He went in circles, he dropped dead



It's taxing
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
85758 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:04 pm to
Are you OK baw?
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
37660 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:05 pm to
if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice
Posted by MrJudgeSmails
B Wood Baw
Member since Jul 2011
356 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:05 pm to
Get yourself a jaguar chicks dig them
Posted by Kvothe
Member since Sep 2016
2083 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:07 pm to
quote:

if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice


In other words: it’s your own gd fault if you’re in a miserable situation and don’t remove yourself from it.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
18919 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:09 pm to


This post was edited on 7/3/25 at 4:10 pm
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
76373 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:10 pm to
Who the hell are you guys marrying? Maybe it's because I've only been married for six months, but goddamn some of you guys need to get divorced.
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
37660 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:12 pm to
quote:

In other words: it’s your own gd fault if you’re in a miserable situation and don’t remove yourself from it.


A prisoner in chains, a victim of venomous fate

Kicked in the face
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69358 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:19 pm to
A groan of tedium escapes me
Startling the fearful
Is this a test? It has to be
Otherwise, I can't go on
Draining patience, drain vitality
This paranoid, paralyzed vampire act's a little old

But I'm still right here
Giving blood, keeping faith
Gonna wait it out
Be patient

If there were no rewards to reap
No loving embrace to see me through
This tedious path I've chosen here
I certainly would've walked away by now
Gonna wait it out

If there were no desire to heal
The damaged and broken met along
This tedious path I've chosen here
I certainly would've walked away by now
And I still may
Be patient
I must keep reminding myself of this
Gonna wait it out
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
111825 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

Who the hell are you guys marrying? Maybe it's because I've only been married for six months, but goddamn some of you guys need to get divorced


35 years

Just because I am annoyed doesnt mean I bail out.

For better or worse.
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
5335 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

Who the hell are you guys marrying? Maybe it's because I've only been married for six months, but goddamn some of you guys need to get divorced.


Pipe down, rookie. Marriage is hard sometimes and it takes work to maintain a healthy one.

But you’re not wrong, there are some bitter men on this site who clearly chose mates poorly.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70155 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:26 pm to
I'm the man in the box, buried in my shite
Won't you come and save me, save me?
Posted by AgCoug
Houston
Member since Jan 2014
6500 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:35 pm to
quote:


if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice

I will choose a path that's clear; I will choose free will.
Posted by Mr Clean
Power I-Formation
Member since Aug 2006
53029 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:38 pm to
Why wouldn't the video embed?
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
51470 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:38 pm to
quote:

Sank, swam, go down with the ship

The grammar makes my eyes bleed. Why not “Sink, Swim, go down with the ship”?
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
111825 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:44 pm to
quote:

The grammar makes my eyes bleed. Why not “Sink, Swim, go down with the ship”?


I suspect "swim" is the word and the AI that pulled the lyrics I copied and pasted heard differently.
Posted by N2cars
Close by
Member since Feb 2008
37866 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:46 pm to
...and not reproduce.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69358 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 4:51 pm to
quote:

In other words: it’s your own gd fault if you’re in a miserable situation and don’t remove yourself from it.


In other words

I know the pieces fit
Cause I watched them fall away
Mildewed and smoldering
Fundamental differing
Pure intention juxtaposed
Will set two lovers' souls in motion
Disintegrating as it goes
Testing our communication

The light that fueled our fire then
Has burned a hole between us so
We cannot seem to reach an end
Crippling our communication

I know the pieces fit
'Cause I watched them tumble down
No fault, none to blame
It doesn't mean I don't desire
To point the finger, blame the other
Watch the temple topple over
To bring the pieces back together
Rediscover communication

The poetry that comes from
The squaring off between
And the circling is worth it
Finding beauty in the dissonance

There was a time that the pieces fit
But I watched them fall away
Mildewed and smoldering
Strangled by our coveting
I've done the math enough to know
The dangers of our second-guessing
Doomed to crumble unless we grow
And strengthen our communication

Cold silence has a tendency to
Atrophy any sense of compassion
Between supposed lovers

I know the pieces fit
Posted by JEC119
Alabama
Member since Apr 2024
2077 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 5:45 pm to
Christ, took a sip of the Amaretto,
Passed it down the table said today I'll be betrayed by one you twelve disciples
Give me a clue who could do this to you?
The kid on the block who makes less money than you.
Crooked cops pulled up, they offered him thirty pieces of silver
All he got to do is deliver the savior
Right on Bergen St. from bad luck to good luck
My cup runneth over, pass it down, guzzle up
The time has arrived, the prophecy will manifest
I saw death, I got scared, butterflies on my chest
Father if possible, pass this cup before me,
But it's too late I chose my destiny in Gethsemane.
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
76373 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 6:26 pm to
quote:

Pipe down, rookie. Marriage is hard sometimes and it takes work to maintain a healthy one.



I acknowledge this. My wife and I made it a point to have a small wedding and both acknowledge marriage is the start of the journey.
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