I question just how relevant marriage is these days? It's largely a religious thing, and I'm not fond of organized religion.

Well ...

Nobody should bend over or down on their knees ...
We had a "marriage for all" campaign - I wanted a "ban marriage for anyone" campaign.

Women never give us a hint. (@LiterateHiker is a rare exception). They're never shy about giving us the brush-off, but they're trained from childhood to play impossible-to-get. They only respond to the most aggressive men, then complain that men are too aggressive.

Stop playing victim and blaming women.

I asked Terry to marry me because he's a slow decision-maker. He said yes.

Women must get respect and cannot be subordinated, no doubt about.

However, it is true that women in all societies including in advanced Western societies have one of these dependencies on men..... "emotional, financial, security, companionship, laborious work". Some have one while others have more. A few exceptions does not change what is more commonly true.

However, it is not a bad thing. The majority of men who respect women as sisters, mothers, and wives and enjoy who they and what they do. But often each society has existing conditions that men and women try to fit in. Defying that often makes life difficult. I have a personal experience in the family. My overseas educated, well travel, polyglot sister defied customs and traditions in India and she was left alone. She decided to not marry because she hated arranged marriages (it was 40 years ago). It is not that she was bothered by anyone. She was just excluded from the common fabric of the culture.

The post has a sexist tone but the sexist lines are drawn by where you live, what society you live in. I came to Texas in 2006 and was told that women government employees who worked there were not allowed to use the phone at work until in 1985. At this time, 5 countries in the world had women heads of state.

We all want equality, we have sisters and daughters and mothers. I have a daughter and I want all the equality for her but know although she can succeed over men academically, financially and career wise there are real things like the glass ceiling, women's security threats in... yes in none other than the country called the US of A.

I agree with so much of what you say except I made him a rich man, I asked him to wed to cover our asses on a legal/financial basis (the gov't rewards marriage- our families are toxic)), he could have sex with any one but me, I brought him everything he wanted.....except for that, no sex after the hitch as it is then a business arrangement only, & I'll leave you with this. Separate houses. I bought him his own.
There are an estimated 100,000,000 missing women in the world due to infanticide/gendercide. That should please you. I think of all the ways..........

I earn 45k more than my now ex husband. Your premise is crap and you are an obvious misogynist. Go away.

Pretty sure you will never need to worry about any aspect of marriage.