Re:Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock af...
by zaroth on Thursday April 04, 2019 @05:23PM
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An ideal can be aspired to, while the reality for the vast majority of couples can still be quite messy.
More importantly, please state your disagreeing opinion without the condescending personal attack smacked on.
Re:Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock af...
by dvtrn on Thursday April 04, 2019 @06:02PM
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It absolutely "can" be but that's wholly separate from making an declarative statement about what reality "is" for people who chose to terminate their romantic relationships or why.
And sorry if you feel that was a "personal attack" because I posited that such an arbitrary and unsubstantiated declaration about the reality of relationships might be coming from a mindset that doesn't give attention to the nuances and idiosyncrasies of relationships or the decisions individuals make in them.
Re:Jeff Bezos to keep 75 percent of couple’s Amazon stock af...
by ancorevard on Thursday April 04, 2019 @06:41PM
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"Growing apart" is not something that _happens_ to an intimate relationship such as a marriage, it is the natural consequence of the priorities of the two individuals involved. To stay intimate with another requires an enormous amount of investment of both parties.
So yes, growing apart does take place, but it is the effect not the cause.
This seems incredibly narrow-minded, it is 100% possible for a couple to realize their dynamic as two people just doesn't work as well in a romantic relationship as it does platonically, and if both parties are emotionally mature enough with it, they can absolutely part ways and still maintain a healthy ordinary friendship post courting.
Asserting that such a phenomenon isn't "how reality works" seems like a weird projection of whatever personal expectations and hang-ups you have about how relationships work.