Don’t look now, but here’s what the Dark Enlightenment has in mind for those made surplus by the economy: “the virtual option.” People who can’t get jobs would be housed, fed, and pass their time in virtual worlds to supposedly keep them happy:
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In addition to the other factors mentioned in this thread, there’s the gutting of worker’s comp https://www.propublica.org/article/the-de…
Ohio?
P.S. turns out it was true, it didn’t matter if he was married when he retired or married after he retired...I can be on his pension...so moral of that story is....society DOES extend SWEET benefits to marriage...like it or not...and in my opinion guys know this. They know the deal. A “hint” of “I want this for my…
Pshaw—I know tons of couples that had a “fish or cut bait” conversation before the proposal. Including many where the woman who said “fish or cut bait” is now saying “I didn’t want to get married—he pursued me relentlessly!”
I call that kind of situation “AS-WHAT.” I knew an older woman whose gentleman friend asked her to move with him and she responded “As what?” He knew what she meant and proposed.
I agree. My grandmother simply enrolled in teacher’s college (in another town) and that sent the signal to my grandfather. (It was like 1921) Unfortunately, they weren’t happy, but then I wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t gotten married so...
“We should have a conversation about where we’re headed because I’m worried we want different things.”
In five years or less, that will be the new “thing manipulative harpies say.”
I did a pop-up wedding in Chicago and it was lovely. It was pretty much an elopement where the officiant meets you at a landmark. But I found out Chicago has a lovely step in between the courthouse and the pop-up elopement. Once a month, Chicago will do the “courthouse” thing at the Chicago Cultural Center. http://www.…
But wait—he came back from the wreck and being on life support? I’m reading that right? If so, that’s wonderful. Would like to hear more of that story.
He could’ve used the two anchors to weigh down his car amirite?
Ken M. is that you?
Would you please type out the nutshell version of what you would have done? I can’t even deal with third-graders, reason I ask.
Ha! I have Google Fiber and thought it was just me. More specifically, I was sure hubs did something to mess up the Google Fiber (I didn’t let on). I just went in the kitchen and grabbed one of those gubmint converters we got vouchers for when TV went digital and hooked up the rabbit ears to the main TV. Took Google…
Relax, I’m not going to rag on you for having a refrigerator or a stove. I’m going to rag on you for not watching TV while you cook! It can totally be accomplished! I manage it!
Where’s Hermann?
Yep. I can’t remember exactly the age ranges of the speed dating events, but it was like men 50-55, women 40-45 or something like that. There was a 5-year gap where women couldn’t go to the same event as men their own age.
As far as the “get your facts straight” section...almost nobody gets the truth out of the cheating partner. This sounds hopelessly naive! Oh it was just once, it just happened, you’re not in contact anymore, OK I totally believe you!
I’m not sure if it’s still true, but where I live, speed dating wouldn’t let women over 35 into the events with men over 40. Not sure what the age range was, but the allowed ages were staggered so that a woman in her 40’s couldn’t go to the speed dating events with men over 40.