Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by infodocket » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 10:36 PM UTC

Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults
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Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by flipp3r » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:06 PM UTC

As an unmarried Young Adult (in the Netherlands) myself I can give my 2 cents about why I wouldn't get married; I've simply taken to heart the advice nearly every senior developer would give me; Don't EVER get married.

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by pavlov » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:09 PM UTC

flipp3r wrote: post #2

As an unmarried Young Adult (in the Netherlands) myself I can give my 2 cents about why I wouldn't get married; I've simply taken to heart the advice nearly every senior developer would give me; Don't EVER get married.

Getting married is fine! Just have a prenuptial agreement. A standard template for your country is probably one Google search away.

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by TomMarius » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:10 PM UTC

flipp3r wrote: post #2

As an unmarried Young Adult (in the Netherlands) myself I can give my 2 cents about why I wouldn't get married; I've simply taken to heart the advice nearly every senior developer would give me; Don't EVER get married.

Yeah, basically any senior I worked with said that. And it seems to be working, I'm happy.

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by tptacek » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:14 PM UTC

flipp3r wrote: post #2

As an unmarried Young Adult (in the Netherlands) myself I can give my 2 cents about why I wouldn't get married; I've simply taken to heart the advice nearly every senior developer would give me; Don't EVER get married.

That is very weird advice. I've been a software developer since the mid-1990s, when I was a teenager, got married at 21, had two kids, started several companies, sold some of them, and getting married is easily the single best decision I ever made.

I would like to gingerly suggest that this is a subject for which you might not want to sole-source your advice from software developers. We are an odd lot.

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by sjg007 » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:14 PM UTC

flipp3r wrote: post #2

As an unmarried Young Adult (in the Netherlands) myself I can give my 2 cents about why I wouldn't get married; I've simply taken to heart the advice nearly every senior developer would give me; Don't EVER get married.

Yeah cause you guys have health insurance.. ;)

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by sjg007 » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:15 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #5

flipp3r wrote: post #2

As an unmarried Young Adult (in the Netherlands) myself I can give my 2 cents about why I wouldn't get married; I've simply taken to heart the advice nearly every senior developer would give me; Don't EVER get married.

That is very weird advice. I've been a software developer since the mid-1990s, when I was a teenager, got married at 21, had two kids, started several companies, sold some of them, and getting married is easily the single best decision I ever made. I would like to gingerly suggest that this is a subject for which you might not want to sole-source your advice from software developers. We are an odd lot.

Married men live longer too.

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by gxigzigxigxi » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:15 PM UTC

sjg007 wrote: post #7

tptacek wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is very weird advice. I've been a software developer since the mid-1990s, when I was a teenager, got married at 21, had two kids, started several companies, sold some of them, and getting married is easily the single best decision I ever made. I would like to gingerly suggest that this is a subject for which you might not want to sole-source your advice from software developers. We are an odd lot.

Married men live longer too.

Something something correlation causation

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by postsantum » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:20 PM UTC

sjg007 wrote: post #7

tptacek wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is very weird advice. I've been a software developer since the mid-1990s, when I was a teenager, got married at 21, had two kids, started several companies, sold some of them, and getting married is easily the single best decision I ever made. I would like to gingerly suggest that this is a subject for which you might not want to sole-source your advice from software developers. We are an odd lot.

Married men live longer too.

Men who die early are less likely get married

Re: Living with an Unmarried Partner Now Common for Young Adults

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Post by mh8h » Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 11:24 PM UTC

sjg007 wrote: post #7

tptacek wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is very weird advice. I've been a software developer since the mid-1990s, when I was a teenager, got married at 21, had two kids, started several companies, sold some of them, and getting married is easily the single best decision I ever made. I would like to gingerly suggest that this is a subject for which you might not want to sole-source your advice from software developers. We are an odd lot.

Married men live longer too.

Married life means you won't do a lot of exciting/risky things.

Married men live longer. So do indoor cats.