Re:Ask HN: How to choose correct life partner?
by hilux on Friday January 10, 2025 @04:43AM
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I am not sure that your core assumption, that you can find one person, while both in your 20s, who will meet all your needs for the next 60-80 years, is a reasonable one.
When we look at the origins of the "life partner" assumption, they are grounded in a time when people lived in a much more networked social environment than today's. In other words, people had many more outlets for social and emotional contact, as well as more hours working - and probably spent much less time 1:1 with their spouse. AND the overall social and cultural milieu was much more stable than it is today.
When we look at the origins of the "life partner" assumption, they are grounded in a time when people lived in a much more networked social environment than today's. In other words, people had many more outlets for social and emotional contact, as well as more hours working - and probably spent much less time 1:1 with their spouse. AND the overall social and cultural milieu was much more stable than it is today.