How to Pick Your Life Partner – Tim Urban • Hacker News Board

50% of first marriages, 67% of second marriages, and 73% of third marriages fail. Success is work, but also luck. One of the hardest jobs you’ll ever have. Marry someone you think you can either go to the movies or war (together, against the world) with. Might work out, might not. People are tricky.

(married 16 years, together 21, outcome tbd)

Re: How to Pick Your Life Partner – Tim Urban

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Post by andrewstuart » Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 1:15 AM UTC

Choose anyone you like. Chances are you’ll regret it so it may as well be this person as that person.

Re: How to Pick Your Life Partner – Tim Urban

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Post by thegabez » Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 1:22 AM UTC

Funny how so few resources exist for the biggest decision of your life.

Re: How to Pick Your Life Partner – Tim Urban

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Post by rcarr » Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 2:38 AM UTC

Erratic6576 wrote: post #2

Remember, kids! Unhappy husbands are unhappier than single men. IMHO

One counterpoint to this is, statistically, married men live far longer than unmarried men.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 4:32 AM UTC

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Re: How to Pick Your Life Partner – Tim Urban

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 4:35 AM UTC

rcarr wrote: post #7

Erratic6576 wrote: post #2

Remember, kids! Unhappy husbands are unhappier than single men. IMHO

One counterpoint to this is, statistically, married men live far longer than unmarried men.

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Re: How to Pick Your Life Partner – Tim Urban

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 4:36 AM UTC

thegabez wrote: post #6

Funny how so few resources exist for the biggest decision of your life.

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