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KYHorn

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  1. Turns out the Kinzhals weren't very fast. Oops.
  2. One could be forgiven for thinking they were in the Aggy recruiting thread.
  3. I'm sure the life rafts were in tip-top shape and everyone shared their spots on floating debris.
  4. I'll tell you what, if you can beat our resident sprinter, I'll download the app.
  5. From the Pentagon Press briefing just now (second tweet):
  6. I relate strongly. It's even harder to buy when you can get 5% guaranteed.
  7. Really good advice from Muny all around, but this part can be reframed I think. It doesn't have to be forced employment or laying down the law. You can just present to her the situation and the options once you get a clear picture. Either we're going to default and have to go through a pretty grueling process over the next few years, or you'll need to get a job that pays (X amount). I assume you want her to be happy and you don't want to force her into anything. It needs to be a larger decision you both make as a couple and this part of the decision is more on her. If she asks your advice, you can give it, but I would avoid language that pressures her into the decision so that there isn't space for resentment to build and whatever choice she makes is hers to own. You're just presenting the facts and wanting her to be an active part of the process.
  8. Yeah, but at least their birth certificates don't say "bastard"!
  9. There's a really rare cultural practice called fraternal polyandry that is still practiced today in a remote region in India. One girl marries all brothers of a family. Pretty fascinating. Sweet dreams are made of these. Who am I to disagree?
  10. There are really no significant tax breaks for marriage. If you both make somewhat similar incomes there is not really any tax benefit or drawback to marriage. There used to be some benefits, but there also used to be some penalties. Both of these have mostly been leveled out. The most significant issue remaining is probably the marriage penalty for the earned income tax credit and, more significantly IMO, the marriage penalties for qualifying for government programs.
  11. That'd be interesting but nearly impossible to get sufficient data. It's already quite difficult to get a strong and unbiased sample size for polyamorus married couples.
  12. Yeah, it requires an extremely high functioning relationship. Trust has to be through the roof and both partners need to be excellent communicators and emotionally intelligent. It's also much easier to make it work if the relationship starts as polyamorus rather than develops into it in some way.
  13. It differs depending on the definition that's used but the divorce rates are much higher in polyamorus couples. Men and sexual minorities are also much more likely to engage in or desire to engage in polyamory.
  14. Yeah that type of jabbing has definitely caused some issues.
  15. There's some of that for sure, but women report wanting far more children than they actually have. To me, that indicates there is room for policies to make childbearing and raising children easier. Of course there are many other factors involved, including the difficulty of finding marriageable men and fathers.
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