Dayokanu, I will say they (Benny Hinn and wife) didn't do enough diligence to keep it again.

OP has a legitimate thing to worry about.  He asked for reasons why it is worth it and I tried to give him some.  Marriage is a better way than siring kids with numeorus partners all over the place.  That is what I call irresponsibility but some will want us to think it is acceptable behaviour.  To them I say all the best.

Sagamite:

What utter dogmatic tosh!

. . . and that your cultural belief is not necesarily right or right for everyone.

Tell me which culture doesn't enshrine marriage as part of its values?  You amaze me.

Coogar, you see, society has warped the thinking of so many, that the norms are now twisted and appear okay.  I repeat there is nothing wrong in having 2 grown adults in love and in a relationship.  That in itself is normal.  It should lead somewhere after a while.  The end result should be marriage.  Call it dating or what have you.  The moment they decide not to get married, that process is short-circuited and the best you can have is friendship.  Now for those two adults to still proceed to have babies and live together for years is not responsible.  What do you think is preventing them from getting married if they so love each other?  Please find out!!

Sagamite, you can make your point without being insultive.  If someone has been in in a marriage for 11 years and is enjoying it, humility teaches you ask and learn how it is done instead of trying to be sarcastic.

coogar:

what if it was a mutual agreement between the 2 parties not to get married?
you have never heard of that? are you saying they are collectively irresponsible?

I will call a spade a spade.  Yes they are, except they are into mere friendship! It doesn't matter what fanciful names they have coined to explain away their irresponsibility.

Sagamite, slice it anyway you want it, it is irresponsible for someone to stay with another for donkey years, without making commitments!  They want to enjoy the benefits without the commitments that go with it.  Nothing wrong with dating someone, but that is a process that should head somewhere not a destination in itself.

coogar:

i don't think you quite get the drift of the poster's question.

he is not against marriage - he's scared of the woman he might end up with.
everyone loves to be married if they can get a reasonable other half. . . . .the fear lurks because there's no guarantee one can get that special partner.
all the things you have written are well known to us - but will it work if one has a trifling wh[i]o[/i]re as a housewife.
in principle, marriage works on paper but is it really practical? that is what you should be telling us about. . . .

Coogar, how did they end up with whores as housewives?  Reasonable other halves abound if you do your diligence to seek him/her!  But most people won't.  Who goes to buy something and won't seek for good ones to buy?  There is seeking to be done in before committing to marriage.

OP is not only scared of the woman he might end up with, he is also scared of commitment.  He is not sure if marriage is worth it and asked for reasons why it is.  Read his posts very well.  For your information marriage is practical and requires mutual hardwork and commitment for it to blossom.  Mine is in it's 11th year and we are just changing to the 2nd gear!  

@Sagamite, unfortunately, I don't engage in needless debates.  It is for the likes of you that I stated that I am not against singlehood lest I am misunderstood.  Where did I demean singlehood?  OP asked for reasons why marriage is worthwhile and I ventured to share some (and I am not even through yet!!) and here you are ventillating already.

Singlehood doesn't equate irresponsibility!  I know quite a lot of singles that are responsible.  Some of them still yearn to get married.  It is lack of responsibility to see a grown man living with someone (opposite se.x) for ages without taking the necessary step to get committed to marriage.  Society frowns upon it, government frowns upon it and God frowns upon it too.

Marriage is a life union and that is why it is not advised to enter into it without considering the consequences.  You exchange vows in marriage.  Vows meant to be kept.  Why would anyone vow to remain committed when he/she doesn't mean it?  There are risks in marriage.  It also has it's ups and downs, as so many things in life too.  Would you now because of risks of accident refuse to enter a bus?  It is that lack of commitment that so many people run away from that makes marriage seem so difficult.

Sharing with a friend is a child'splay compared with sharing with a spouse.  Especially when your spouse is your best friend!  Tell me, Sagamite, which of your friends stay with you 24/7 all year round?  How many of them from 10 years back are still your friend and you still exchange with on a daily basis?

It is because of the likes of your mindset that we have made marriage to look like a shirt one can discard when it is no longer useful.  That is also the reason why the partner will want what she can also get from the relationship as soon as possible since divorce is inevitable anyway.  What I show you is a more excellent way.  Which spouse will not seek the best of his/her spouse when she knows it is for life and the union is a plus?

TV01, where have you been? Congrats on you new status. Eager to hear more from you o.

chaircover:

Analytical lots of e-hugs to you. Thank you for taking the time to explain the truth. He who has ears hear o!!!!

My own sister, you make me blush! 

Queensmith, thanks. It's all too plain to see we have neglected what we shouldn't have.

Thirdly, marriage is for truly fulfilling sexual desires without fear or shame! I am yet to see any society frowning on a man having se.x with his wife! Call it what you may, a fling is a fling and a se.xual act with a person other than your spouse is inappropriate culturally, religiously and otherwise, whether with/without consent. Bill Clinton will tell us more about inappropriate behaviours!

If you truly want to engage in se.x without any hangover, psychologically, spiritually, culturally, emotionally, legally, or otherwise, then get married and stay faithful!

Fourthly, marriage is for procreation and posterity. The natural products of a marriage are children! Children born outside marriage are to be exceptions- out of sin, mistakes, errors, or crime. The ideal is for kids to be raised in a marriage, in a family setting where they are taught morals and values. No one wants to sire kids scattered all over town with different partners.

Fifthly, marriage makes you responsible. Some have talked about this already. Certain positions in society are reserved for the married or let me say are more dignifying when you are married. That you are committed to a home and responsible for a spouse and kids brings a certain air of responsibility. Society places a value on you when you are. You command respect in certain quarters.

Will be back. . .

Secondly, marriage is for mutual society. We are created males and females. In fact most things in life are in pairs! For a proper functioning most things, natural and artificial, work in pairs! From animals to mundane things like a pair of plugs and sockets! For you to derive the benefits thereof, you have to work the pair! Embedded in marriage are its own mutual benefits. When two people of like minds come together in a mariage covenant, they vow to exist exclusively for each other. You totally own the other. It is mutual. The one person I can truly call my own all lifelong is my wife and vice-versa.

The two bring their skills, values, strengths, advantages, prowess, efforts etc to the table. The result is better imagined. Two are better than one. Marriage should add to you, not subtract from you. If you have 1 skill before, in marriage it comes at least 2 skills. Better still if the skills complement each other! Like males like females. You don't have your gadget running until the male plug has entered the female socket!

Maybe part of the problems people have is when they begin to look at their spouses as competitors instead of 'complementors'. Oh, she is coming to deplete my resources! Oh she is coming to reap where she did not sow! Oh he is a gold digger! Oh, she is after my money! Oh he is after my body! How I wish you can see marriage as being mutually helpful, finding the person to help and complement your efforts.

Sigh!  How did we end up like this?  I actually feel sad reading through majority of what is posted here.  How times have changed!  And the yardstick for measuring it altered!  Now, what used to be the norm is gradually being relegated and derided.  Then, we wonder what has happened to societal values.  We wonder why morals are extinct.  We wonder why juvenile crimes and teenage horrors are on rampage.  We are surprised at what kids are turning into!

Why should we, when the very building block of society is broken down.  Marriage is that very fabric on which society is woven.  It is that closely knitted unit on which society is built.  To dismantle it, is to dismantle society. Let's take a look around us now and compare with 50 or 60 years ago.  There are no standards again.  Morals are extinct.  Values are gone.  Society is broken down.  What we have all over are dysfunctional families (no offence intended) and it all starts from a mindset like many of the posters here that think marriage is all overrated!

That we have abuse does not mean the real thing doesn't exist or people should not aspire for it.  Let me state here that I am not against singlehood, if one so desires neither am I for a forced marriage merely for the sake of it.  For the OP asking for real reasons why marriage is worth it, let me venture some; perhaps there may be a change of heart.

First, marriage is for companionship.  I mean that in every sense of the word.  For singles out there wondering whether this 'thing' called marriage is worth it at all, thinking why not have a string of girl or boy friends to satisfy se.xual desires or baby mamas to have kids with, please think again.  Let me ask you, as I am asking the OP:  After those romps, don't you feel a void somewhere?  When you are really alone, in those sober moments, don't you yearn and long for the real deal?  Don't you feel the need for that special one who you can truly and deeply pour your heart to?

What happens when you are tired, sick, lonely, stressed, worn-out, discouraged, distressed or sad?  Which of the baby mamas/papas do you run to?  Which of the grilfriends/boyfriends are actually interested in your mood swings and eager to see you in that state?  What of when you need to share your joys, achievements, accolades, promotions, liftings, dreams, aspirations, visions with someone?  Do you plan your future with a one-night-stand?

We humans need companionship.  It is the way we are wired.  And I dare say, there is no other place that need is truly and totally met as in marriage!  Prove me wrong if you can.  Friends are good.  Colleagues are great.  But a spouse is the deal.  Life can be miserable without a companion.  Yes, you are succesful, you have money and all that, but when it comes down to the very basics, the truth is that we all yearn for true companionship.  Without it, all seems vain.

Let me break this so my post is not too long.

Amen. Thank you brother. Thanks be to God who gives us victory through Jesus Christ our Lord. He is healed now. The Lord stepped in when we called upon Him and all tests confirmed he is healed. Halleluyah.

Be blessed.

@Serubawon, Amen and thanks too.  The last 2 months of 2011 was busy and trying for me.  First, I had a project under a very impossible time-frame to deliver and secondly, my son took ill and spent some time on admission in the hospital.  That completely took my time online away. However, in all of these things, we are more than conquerors through Christ.

Keep the flag of Christ flying high.

lordZOUGA is correct again. Your SlowPrint() function uses sleep() in a loop that repeats i number of times where i is the length of the string passed (ie 15 and 59). So if sleep(500) executes in 500milliseconds, expect SlowPrint(string,500) to execute in 500 x len(string) milliseconds at the minimum!

Right!  The 1st string in your modified post is 15 characters long while the 2nd string is 59 characters (including spaces).  So all things being equal, the 1st routine will run in approximately 25% of the time taken by the 2nd to run.

Note: your SlowPrint routine still made use of the Sleep function.  They are not supposed to do the same thing.  Sleep introduces delay/pause (and can be use anywhere you want to cause a delay) while your SlowPrint prints a string passed into it one character at a time with a delay.

8figure, even if the bug is fixed, your programs will still not print the same thing!  Reason- the values passed into 'string' are not the same!

I guess you meant the first program repeatedly prints the character 'k' (or the 1st character of any string passed) while the 2nd prints the whole string.  Reason- you used '1' instead of 'i' in the statement printf("%c",string[1]); in your 1st program!!!!

You can send details (price, vin, mileage, engine pictures etc) to analytical4christ at y a h o o . c o m. Serious enquiry.

How much is this ride? What is the VIN? Can you also put the engine pictures?

Serubawon Happy New Year! I pray for more of God's grace and favour upon you and the kids this year. Also, I pray you find love too. Welcome to 2012.

@Everyone else, Happy New year. May 2012 be a new beginning for us all.

@Poster, you already have good advice. Just follow them. From what I see, you need her company at about the same time her favourite program runs, since you come home at about 8pm. You both need to make some compromises. You have to give her the pleasure of watching her favourite.

You can decide to join her after you must have finished the wonderful meal to watch together. You don't really need to 'watch'. Carry your novel/laptop, whatever, with you to the sitting room. Right where she is curled up on the rug or couch enjoying her program, gently nudge your head to rest on her lap while you 'watch' with her or read, or do some other wonderful things with the hands and all God has given you. Don't ask me what. Flirt with your wife, mr man.

Alternatively, invest a little sum in another TV for the bedroom. Make sure the decoder is there too. And agree with her to make sure she watches the program in the bedroom. That way you have everything you need within reach.

All the best.

Please help with this VIN check- 1NXBR32E44Z290827. Thanks a bunch.

I am not too sure she will be like this all day and night!  Just wait for the right time.  Now she is reading; sure she will fall asleep.  She will fix breakfast.  She will remove all the weapons to bathe.  She will take time to dress for work.  So many options available!  It doesn't have to be when she is fortified in bed like this.  One of the strategy of warfare is that of surprise- catch your opponent unawares!  Now, this case should be treated like a warfare as well.   

Did I just type that? 

Analytical:

Please can we have the VIN?

fear not:


Sir, send your e-mail.

Regards.

Fear Not

My email is in my profile. Thought the VIN should come with the advert.

Thanks for the response. I wish I saw them earlier. Such neat cars. Take care.

Just when I saw the 2004 and 2005 cars, less than 2 hrs, they were sold!!!!!! How much were they sold if you can?

How about the VIN?

Please can we have the VIN?