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So he thought marriage was an antiquated concept, so he got married for tax benefits, but never stated that was the reason, and instead spent significant time advocating that marriage was a thing and could be open.
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@Humpleupagus @Awoo @MeBigbrain @condret
Monogamy is hit or miss, but it's still better than the alternatives. Polygamy with one man and many wives is at best messy and entirely reliant on the man being a gigachad patriarch alpha, usually as a ruler or otherwise extremely wealthy. And Polyamory where you let women have more than one man will always, always, always go to shit.
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There is no higher spiritual union than a monogamous relationship. When it fails, it's because one or both parties were unwilling to give themselves to the union.
If a person cannot even care for one other person unconditionally, if they can't demonstrate commitment and loyally, how can they be trusted?
And being intimately involved with another through the good and the bad, and to rear children with them, is an excellent way to understand one's self and what it means to be human.
I'm tired of kids who are wet behind the ears telling me about marriage. They're just coping with the fact that they're generally insufferable people who are unable to form any meaningful relationships. They think they know everything about humanity and society and its ills and what it takes to save it, but can't even commit to one other person. Smfh.
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@Humpleupagus @Awoo @MeBigbrain @condret
Because they're children who are only thinking about sex and personal short-term enjoyment. And our culture tells them that older people are stupid and bigoted and irrational, which gives them unfounded confidence in their ignorance. The reality is that there's no substitute for actual life experience, and it's important to learn humility early.
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Marriage sucks when it sucks but it's great when it's great.
Wouldn't trade it for anything
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I grew up watching my great grandfather care for my great grandmother who was bed ridden with rheumatoid arthritis, Christmas and Thanksgiving were spent by her bedside, and I otherwise went to the ranch regularly to visit, and I later watched my grandmother take care of my grandfather who had Parkinson. They didn't cut and run because life got tough. They fulfilled their marital obligations faithfully.
I could go on. Needless to say, the spanisrds I grew up around had very strong and loving marriages. Their loyalty is second to none.
This all had a big impact on me, so I take the institution very seriously.
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