babies

I woke up this morning thinking I was still in the year 2021 but did something happen during the night because I now think that I have been transported back to the 50"s. With divorce being at an all time high and children living in multiple families (many of whom are very happy and well cared for) should we be more concerned about parents commitment to their children and not whether they are married or not.

Oh and re the Spice Girls, I never really had a fave but after her stint in Jesus Christ Superstar I have a huge appreciation of Sporty.

I’ve been married twice and will not bother again - I just do not like it. Me and my daughter’s father are not married. It does always amaze me that many of her friends used to assume that I’m married to her dad!

Oh dear, really? Ilovecheese That's depressing.
I fall for it, every time.

I wonder if these sorts of threads are started in order to paint the older generation in a bad light, or to try and sell some sort of story to the press about how old fashioned older people are. They are all started with the same sort of theme.

The majority of couples i know who have children are not married.
Years ago it was frowned upon,and the attitude of you should be married first.
A marriage certificate and a ring doesn`t mean happily ever after as we know only too well.
If they are happy,thats all that matters.
And i too think they will be good mothers,and no money worries is a god send.

Typo sorry.
Not naughty....

Parsley3

Oh earnshaw you are naughty.

It naughty just bad mannered.

Fanny - I have a few strong opinions on their stage wear.
Actually, this has set me thinking ...... I've started another thread about the music industry and young people!

mumofmadboys

Victoria would be so much better looking if she smiled. She appears very surly

She's got an absolutely beautiful smile.
For some reason she hates it.
It might be because she looks very sweet and girly, and that isn't the look that she's aiming for.
It's a shame really. You've got to wonder it there's a bit of bodydismorphia going on.
Most, if not all, of the Spice Girls have admitted to having been anorexic.

I am weirdly fascinated by the modern attitudes to marriage.
In my day - 1960s - we got married, simply and as cheaply as we could because we were saving for a house and there was no question of having babies before marriage. Marriage vows meant a lot.
1970s - My DB moved to Scandinavia where it was common for babies to arrive before marriage.
1980s I began to know couples who had children and then married, DB included.

Fast forward to our own DC . They still wanted to marry first but the wedding itself took centre stage. I was shown a wedding catalogue by DiL with prices in the ££k. This made me gasp in horror but they were earning and paid for it themselves.
Despite the huge weddings they are still together
DD's wedding took years to pay off and they still haven't bought a house.
Not all our DC married, or if he did he didn't tell us and they have DC.
As for bringing up DC on your own? No, never by choice. A bad idea.

Oh earnshaw you are naughty.

Geri H for my spice girl vote.

The little mix girls are an interesting bunch. One has just done a documentary about being black in the white pop music business, one has spoken about her weight and the nastiness she has encountered, one had a messy break up and wrote lyrics all about it and one appears normal.
What I think needs looking at is how teenagers are often artificially manufactured into stars on these silly shows and is it then good for them?

Victoria would be so much better looking if she smiled. She appears very surly

Wooden spoon and everyone rises to it!

Disappointed in her, I mean, in a feminist way. I realise that I sounded a bit pervy now. Oh dear...

She certainly is, definitely the best of the bunch.
At the time I thought that Victoria was the most attractive. I was very disappointed when she had breast implants.

Favourite Spice Girl - Sporty
She's a lovely girl

Oh can we do favourite Spice Girl, and favourite Thatter?

Sorry Callistemon - I forgot my to your comment

Callistemon it was never the same though, was it?
I was a Howard girl myself

Well!!
FannyCornforth!
Robbie leaving Take That didn't mean a death knell for the group!
How very dare you.

Jezy Nelson has recently left the band. (Band! )
It's a bit of a death knell for Little Mix - a bit like when Robbie left Take That, or Geri left the Spice Girls.

earnshaw you seem to enjoy posting a contentious premise and then step back, and relish the ensuing drama without actually partaking again.
Or possibly you never return to the thread.
You are something of an enigma.
Just a tip. You may find that Gransnet is actually far more fun if you post a few more comments on your own thread from time to time. A bit like how conversations work.
It's nice though that you keep up with current goings on pop culture wise.
I bet that you have a few strong opinions on Little Mix's stage wear!