Strange!

Modern marriages have both the husband and wife either wishing for death or divorce as their only alternatives, why marry if you hate your fellow human?

Nor be by force nah.

Because the new ones think its some sort of a contract agreement

Because marriage is no longer hinged on love, understanding, commitment and respect.

It is now hinged on one thing, Convenience.

Once the girl or guy is no longer getting what s/he wants, he or she is likely to port.

Another reason is that people now place their wants before their need.

Na because dem neva tear eye wella oooo!

Because Romancelanders have complicated everything with: 10 Reasons Why Married Men Fart; 0.5 Ways of Telling if Your Wife is Your Wife; 20 Types of Conversations Married Couples Should Avoid While Watching a Plasma but not LCD TV in 3D and not 4K.
You get my point now? Phew!!!

Marriage is a scam

RAKITIC:
Marriage is a scam

why did the olden days scam last longer and better than the modern day ones?

MORALS.....OUR ladies clearly lack it now

Because people are looking for easy comfort. If there is a little problem, they just quit, no effort to resolve the issue.

Marriage is work. Many marital problems can be avoided when couples take time to understand each other and try to resolve issues that may come between them. But people would rather prefer to live in the dream world and ride high on feelings. That is the modern day philosophy - it has to feel good all the time.
Anyone who has a good understanding of how life works knows that it won't always be easy and that hard times are the test of your seriousness with the relationship/marriage.
If someone only holds on in good times and gives up when things aren't smooth, one cannot but question his/her commitment to the relationship/marriage.

(I understand that this subject of marriage is one in which many people claim to have 'Phd's' and thus opinions may differ. The above is mine )

Because they have common sense which is no longer common nowadays

Because they don't love money like this modern days chicks, they have common sense than girls of nowadays and they believe that, their body is the temple of GOD, not these days di*ck riders and di*ck doctors

True love, respect (indoctrination to respect by the wives), perseverance and understanding among other factors.

Please check my signature too. Thanks.

See also 12 things that can surely cause Marriage Failure (Both Modern and Olden Day)

1. You work more on your wedding than on your marriage.

You spend hundreds of hours planning and preparing for your wedding—the venue, the dress, the guest list, the bridesmaids, the groomsmen, the ceremony, the vows—but choose not to spend time planning and preparing on growing your marriage.

2. You believe that marriage is a contract.

Even though you don't say it, you really believe that marriage is a transaction between two people, a contract and not a covenant. You have the mindset that most things in your relationship are negotiated—"If you do this, then and only then I will do that." You think that marriage is a 50/50 partnership rather than a 100/100 give-it-all-you've-got relationship.

3. You think that your spouse's job is to make you happy.

4. You are not trustworthy.

You cannot be trusted by your spouse when you don't speak the truth at all times, you keep secrets or you don't do what you say you'll do.

5. You always put your kids first.

You pour all of your time, energy, attention and affection into your children. You give them your freshest and best and always serve your spouse leftovers.

6. You give in to temptation.

You talk about your personal pressures and problems with another person besides your spouse. You feel like the other person empathizes and understands you better. Instead of running from this temptation, you run toward it and end up in an intimate emotional or physical relationship.

7. You always expect your spouse to change.

You see your spouse's faults and failures every day. It's really irritating and frustrating you. They're messy, they're lazy, they nag you, they don't help with the kids, they're always at work. You think you've done all the changing, and they haven't done a thing.

8. You treat your spouse like the enemy.

You think they are on the opposing team so you keep a marital scorecard. You keep track of who spends more, disciplines more, does the dishes more, cleans more, mows more and works more. And you become bitter and resent your spouse for not helping enough or for having more fun.

9. Your words constantly tear your spouse down.

You're sarcastic, not supportive, disrespectful, comparing words are toxins of the tongue that poison your marriage.

10. You don't respect your spouse.

You don't respect your spouse's judgment. You constantly question their decisions and abilities.

11. You fail to ask for forgiveness and forgive.

Your spouse says you hurt them. You don't see that you did anything wrong, so you're not going to apologize. They get bitter. You get bitter.

12. You listen to foolish marriage advice.

You listen to well-intended but foolish advice about your relationship from a "friend" who wants you to join their man-hater or woman-hater club rather than listening to wise advice from a trusted source.

Because there were no social networks then

Kai so many reasons.

Parents was the one making choices for their kids.

It was an era when the most important thing was family background, unlike today, it is pocket background,

Even when family background is considered, it's about how wealthy the family is, honesty, good morals etc no longer count, just have money, the would-be inlaw's don't care about the illicit activities in the family.

I noticed then, A woman never get to know her partner until the day of marriage, which in most times she will refuse, they had little or no choice, even though there was no courtship like we having today, they still get to love themselves... the love was not there from the beginning.

Their priority was raising a good family.

They were not looking for 6 packs in men and men not all about light skin, yellow-label skin etc, it was about decency, honesty, modesty, integrity...etc

It was a time, the man was the head of the family.

It was a time, women were shy of losing their virginity before getting married....Unlike today girls boast of how many yahoo boys they have slept with.

What went wrong?

y e no go crash

wen ur husband go dey untop of u dey do everything humanly possible to satisfy u


u dey ping dey reply message

Cos modern day people too get sense! And too much sense....hmmmm....well the end justifies whether too much sense is a good thing or not!

We have evolved. ln marriages today, many couples still feel they have 'options' outside. Issues they could work on are left unresolved and the drifting begins.

We also have to consider that lengthy marriage does not necessarily mean a happy one. A female friend of mine told me though her parents were married for 28 years before her dad passed on, she will not accept from any man even half of what her mother endured being married to her father,

RickRichards:
Because Romancelanders have complicated everything with: 10 Reasons Why Married Men Fart; 0.5 Ways of Telling if Your Wife is Your Wife; 20 Types of Conversations Married Couples Should Avoid While Watching a Plasma but not LCD TV in 3D and not 4K.
You get my point now? Phew!!!

Too many rules, what ever happened to the "ride or die kind" of love of the days past

why all this punny things at these times

Humans are changing, evolving...call it anything.

You can't compare their ideologies to life then and now. Women way back were more tolerant and 'timid'. They were trained to take everything that comes their way. Divorce was never an option.

I wouldn't be far from the truth if I say the women were in a kind of bondage then.

With the advent of feminist and misogynist, there has been a clash of ideologies. The problem is the present day men and women. I think I love it this way, marriage isn't a do or die affair.

You either in it or out of it.

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Simply becos the traditional marriage morals has been lost in the 'new age'

Life was much simpler back then.

Wives had utmost respects for their husbands and will do everything to please them.

Men had value for their labour back then, not today when you work from dawn to dusk then go to prophets and mountains to ensure you are paid.

Children were taught morals and to be satisfied with whatever they had.

Young ladies were modest and were filled with their natural beauty, not pancakes, foundation, maskara and transformation to the face and essential parts of the body

Young men were valued by their strength and prowess, not by empty swags and sunshades worn under moonlights

Becos they understand each other very well before, starting the journey

The love of money and materialistics is the root of all evil. Be content with watever you have

Because in the olden days,morals were much more important than money.

cuz there was no internet back then. now with internet and mobile phones women stash porn in their phones and expect every man to have 20 inches of gbola. their expectations done high now. if your gbola no touch your knee-cap dem no go stay inside marriage. internet done corrupt everybody finish JUST KIDDING

Back then women sees their selfs as slave to men

Because we are in 2015....
-Lack of Morals

-Civilization

Women marry for material reasons, men marry for beauty. After wedding, they start seeing each other's flaws..while the man start barking and cheating the woman file for divorce or walkaway.

because the ladies are getting wiser ,it's no longer business as usual for the men-folk.

modern man should act accordingly-modern