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Yes. Reading this article is like watching Elaine from Seinfeld attempt to navigate a marriage. The expectations for how it works are so deeply, fundamentally o
by civilized 5y ago
Yes. Reading this article is like watching Elaine from Seinfeld attempt to navigate a marriage. The expectations for how it works are so deeply, fundamentally off-base that it's kind of funny in a sad way.
The main difference is that Elaine lacks self-awareness, so it's easy to just laugh and not feel bad for her.
There's no need to write a bad review of marriage if it clearly wasn't made for people like you in the first place.
(I do want to stress that Agnes Callard is a good, perceptive thinker on many other topics, even if this piece IMO really misses the point)
- suifbwish 5y agoI just wish people would stop with the “until death do us part” horse shit unless they are actually willing to do that. Just say “until I grow bored or decide it’s not in my favor anymore” do us part. Let’s be real.
- civilized 5y agoI remember hearing that some people had changed it to "as long as love lasts". Imagine going to that wedding.
- hackeraccount 5y agoThere's a 100% chance your marriage will end in Death or Divorce.
- ARandomerDude 5y agoRight, but the problem is marriage vows are supposed to be meaningful statements of commitment. Imagine if a president swore "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Or that I will become a tyrannical dictator. Either way. Hard to tell at this point."