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Re:When my wife developed Alzheimer’s, the story of our marr... by keiferski on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:20AM (#29995658)
Unless you think that things are always getting better, it is necessarily implied that some things were better in the past.
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Re:When my wife developed Alzheimer’s, the story of our marr... by coldpie on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @11:57AM (#29996271)
Compare these two sentences:

> Having such a marriage in this day and age is truly a luxury, reserved only for the deepest of lovers.

> Having such a marriage is truly a luxury, reserved only for the deepest of lovers.

One contains a positive claim that something is worse now than it was before, which I think invites dispute and is entirely unnecessary anyway. It's a fine sentiment without the judgement.

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Re:When my wife developed Alzheimer’s, the story of our marr... by lthornberry on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @06:01PM (#30001707)
This particular claim is just ludicrous, though. The idea that marriage is primarily about love and emotional companionship is an extremely modern idea. See Stephanie Coontz, Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage.
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