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treestar

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47. LOL

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:21 PM

Jun 2012

Or "Rush."

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10 Reasons Not to Get Married [View all] xchrom Jun 2012 OP

"Your fianc�es name is 'Newt'" jberryhill Jun 2012 #1

HA HA - good one ! Mayflower1 Jun 2012 #3

LOL treestar Jun 2012 #47

11. You don't have to. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #2

Great post. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #6

And the number one reason goes to..... drumroll... lunatica Jun 2012 #4

Don't marry someone with a potentially life-threatening pre-existing condition catbyte Jun 2012 #5

Isn't the cap going to be gone? Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #13

Diane's post says "if the ACA is repealed". Until the Supreme Court issues its ruling on ACA riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #19

You're right -- I didn't read it carefully enough. Ron Obvious Jun 2012 #22

No worries and I'm sure you're right about the premiums riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #32

"so, about that Ron Paul,". Ladies if you ever hear that one..... Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2012 #7

Meh. Marriage is like Ethiopian food. Robb Jun 2012 #8

Ethiopian food is hot. n/t RebelOne Jun 2012 #41

Don't marry someone who is not financially independant Cestode Jun 2012 #9

Not only that laundry_queen Jun 2012 #15

I'll bite. How do you know that? nt raccoon Jun 2012 #17

:P nt laundry_queen Jun 2012 #25

Don't know what that means, but I'll assume good will. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #29

Good assumption. nt laundry_queen Jun 2012 #49

In that case you also need a time machine so you can see this stuff coming. Zalatix Jun 2012 #42

What I wouldn't give for one of those....nt laundry_queen Jun 2012 #48

If you expect to be doing most of the earning after marriage, then don't marry at all. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #33

One reason TO get married derby378 Jun 2012 #10

***** randome Jun 2012 #11

Awwwh! catbyte Jun 2012 #12

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2012 #16

That's lovely & put a smile on my face. HappyMe Jun 2012 #23

yeah, but this article is about women rejecting ALL men hfojvt Jun 2012 #26

Did you read the same article as me?! riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #31

no, I only read the three points listed in the OP hfojvt Jun 2012 #36

Spanx (n.) Registered trademark for a line of women's hosiery and lingerie derby378 Jun 2012 #40

50 year old virgin? 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #44

well, i've never been able to find anyone anyways, so there's that.... Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #14

I read the McMillan article (linked in the article) that it was in response to lapislzi Jun 2012 #18

Oh I didn't think it was all bad, just that it shouldn't have been written exclusivley about women. dawg Jun 2012 #27

Yeah, I was waiting for the story of the fish and the bicycle to come up. Zalatix Jun 2012 #43

I've told my older daughter that I hope she doesn't get married riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #20

#21: I am not a sheeple. shadegrown dulse Jun 2012 #21

Has anyone ever read a list of why men shouldn't marry? lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #24

I think it would be pretty simple 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #45

Some good stuff, but... bawieland Jun 2012 #28

Good post. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #34

atheists share the lowest divorce rates, with catholics dmallind Jun 2012 #38

That bothered me too. lapislzi Jun 2012 #39

Number 3 is not just that couples are waiting until they can afford it. Most of the young couples I jwirr Jun 2012 #30

...the less involved the state is in your life, the happier you will be. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #35

Been there, done that goclark Jun 2012 #37

Amen to this treestar Jun 2012 #46