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> relationships and marriages say 60-70 years ago were happy and mutually fulfilling You say this, while every comedian from that era makes jokes about how muc

• humanistbot 4y ago
  The key joke and catchphrases for one of the most popular television shows of the era (The Honeymooners) was about a husband threatening to physically assault his wife ("One of these days, Alice, right in the kisser! Bang, zoom, to the Moon!)
• MisterBastahrd 4y ago
  Imagine living in a world where you can only wear a black t-shirt with comfort fit blue jeans. Since the beginning of time, that's all anyone has ever worn and nobody has questioned it. Then one day, someone starts selling a red shirt in limited quantities. Man, wouldn't it be really great to be wear one? Someone else sells slim fit jeans. Wow, all the choices... People tend to act on their unhappiness when they have additional choices that they can make, and deal with the situation as it is when they can't. Divorce used to be damned near heretical due to the vows involved until the baby boomers with their enlightened self-interest came of age and decided that marriage needed to be as disposable as their milk jugs and tampons.
• barrysteve 4y ago
  And comedians today complain about losing half their money in divorce settlements (bill burr) and describe how expensive it is to date older women (chris rock). I don't necessarily take comedians as gospel.