"This is why I hate all of those ""jokes"" about men hating marriage, and how it's like prison to them, etc. Most men aren't forced into marriages, especially in Western societies, they're usually the ones to propose, men's quality of life/life expectancy goes UP when they get married, and calling your wife your ""Ball and chain"" is disrespectful and gross. Don't like the idea of getting married? Don't get married."