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Post by Farthing on Mar 27, 2006 20:03:35 GMT 10
More important than marriage
By staff writers
March 27, 2006
MEN are more likely to walk away from a marriage than they are to abandon a struggling favourite football team, research in the UK suggests.
Dr Sigman established that 94 per cent of men said they would never abandon their team, no matter how badly it performed, while 52 per cent would walk away from a relationship that was not working.
"If men showed the same fidelity, commitment, self-sacrifice and honesty towards their partners, the divorce rate would halve overnight," Dr Sigman, an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society, said of the results of the survey conducted for battery manufacturer Duracell, a World Cup finals sponsor.
Nearly 39 per cent of men questioned meanwhile admitted they had cried tears of joy or woe over a football match, he said.
And 32 per cent said the game had been instrumental in teaching them to bond with other men.
The survey also revealed men's devotion to football, with a quarter of those surveyed admitting they would miss a family funeral to watch a match.
FOX SPORTS
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Post by Jimmydinho on Mar 27, 2006 21:58:58 GMT 10
ha ha, its sad but funny at the same time
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Post by brett on Mar 27, 2006 22:21:26 GMT 10
I dont know that it proves football is more important than marriage, or that a good football team is easier to find than a good woman. They are two very different kinds of love, one is more instant and more everlasting that the other, and its made stronger by the bad times rather than the good ones. I'll have to do a little more research of both before I postulate further  |
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Post by Bearinator on Mar 27, 2006 22:36:10 GMT 10
Well, experience proves that I totally agree with the above write up.
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Post by DJ on Mar 28, 2006 7:57:47 GMT 10
can't resist guys............. If this thread read football is more important than getting a job?............what would you say then?  |
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Post by Melsy on Mar 28, 2006 9:05:49 GMT 10
I can comment on the football side of the research i know i would never turn my back on the Mariners i will be here through thick and thin.
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Post by honey soy on Mar 28, 2006 11:56:56 GMT 10
I dont know that it proves football is more important than marriage, or that a good football team is easier to find than a good woman. Hmmm ... interesting, also a good football team may be easier to find than a good woman because men don't share women. |
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Post by alicia on Mar 28, 2006 12:01:17 GMT 10
A good football team is definatley easier to find than a good man!!
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Post by marinermick on Mar 28, 2006 12:14:57 GMT 10
A good football team is definatley easier to find than a good man!! that's rubbish plenty of good men amongst the marinators only one team |
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Post by honey soy on Mar 28, 2006 12:24:03 GMT 10
A good football team is definatley easier to find than a good man!! So, are you looking for a good man? Can we put a call out to all applicants to PM me for a job description? ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by marinermick on Mar 28, 2006 12:36:01 GMT 10
A good football team is definatley easier to find than a good man!! So, are you looking for a good man? Can we put a call out to all applicants to PM me for a job description? ;D ;D ;D ;D this is no cattle call or recruitment screening give the boys some respect |
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Post by alicia on Mar 28, 2006 12:55:09 GMT 10
where was the disrespect?
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Post by marinermick on Mar 28, 2006 13:03:38 GMT 10
where was the disrespect? saying we have to submit resumes to get the tick of approval |
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Post by honey soy on Mar 28, 2006 13:14:30 GMT 10
So, are you looking for a good man? Can we put a call out to all applicants to PM me for a job description? ;D ;D ;D ;D this is no cattle call or recruitment screening give the boys some respect See above for four smiley faces  |
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Post by marinermick on Mar 28, 2006 13:15:53 GMT 10
my apologies
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Post by alicia on Mar 28, 2006 13:18:21 GMT 10
so four smiley faces = cheekyness?
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Post by honey soy on Mar 28, 2006 13:22:24 GMT 10
so four smiley faces = cheekyness? Yeah, I'm guessing with these faces/emoticons. I think there's happy, winky, more happy, even more happy, angry, unhappy, cool, confused, eye roll, embarrassed, kiss, cry. I have no idea what these ones mean:     |
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Post by marinermick on Mar 28, 2006 13:25:26 GMT 10
so four smiley faces = cheekyness? Yeah, I'm guessing with these faces/emoticons. I think there's happy, winky, more happy, even more happy, angry, unhappy, cool, confused, eye roll, embarrassed, kiss, cry. I have no idea what these ones mean: 1 - look of shock 2 - not sure 3 - i am keeping my mouth shut 4 - that's more cheekiness |
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Post by honey soy on Mar 28, 2006 13:26:41 GMT 10
so four smiley faces = cheekyness? Yeah, I'm guessing with these faces/emoticons. I think there's happy, winky, more happy, even more happy, angry, unhappy, cool, confused, eye roll, embarrassed, kiss, cry. I have no idea what these ones mean: Though when Kevrenor said his lovely wife was coming on the winery tour he used this one so I think this means she's hot. |
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Post by alicia on Mar 28, 2006 13:26:44 GMT 10
second one is undecided
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