An actual attempt at a list of "What You Can't Say."

Re:An actual attempt at a list of "What You Can't Say." by a-priori on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @09:23AM (#959235)

1. Just because a mental state like love has a known chemical or evolutionary basis doesn't make it any less real.

2. I say the father is concerned about his daughter's mate selection because she carries his genes. She is a proxy for his reproductive success. He wants her to choose a good mate (e.g. someone who's more likely to stick around to care for the children) so his genes are more likely to survive.

3. No comment here, but I think it underestimates the effects of social proof in a parent's decision.

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Re:An actual attempt at a list of "What You Can't Say." by mquander on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @10:01AM (#959311)

1. My primary target of ridicule on this one was the apparently arbitrary cutoff of "three years."

2. I'm not a parent, but what you just described is not at all what normal people would mean when using the words "sexual jealousy."

3. I personally think it speaks to a pretty unbelievable sense of privilege; there are a hell of a lot of jobs that don't support a reasonable standard of living for a family of four on one income.

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Re:An actual attempt at a list of "What You Can't Say." by a-priori on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @10:27AM (#959357)

Regarding #2, that's exactly my point: the father's behaviour can be explained completely without resorting to a sort of reverse Oedipus complex.

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