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Post by mypaintbrushes on Jan 17, 2018 16:41:22 GMT -5
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Post by choosinghappy on Jan 17, 2018 16:53:45 GMT -5
My thoughts are: to each their own. If they both truly are happy with this arrangement then good for them. But the woman said it herself: "We are best friends". Why not just remain best friends? Why make it messier and harder for themselves and each other by being married if neither of them want a sexual component together but still do with others? It just seems odd to me. But whatever.
I am, however, glad to see that apparently there was a large response and people questioning WHY? It reaffirms for me that marriage is indeed assumed (by everyone but our spouses, heh) to have a sexual component. Maybe someone should post this on AVEN...
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Post by Dan on Jan 17, 2018 17:10:17 GMT -5
You know that sound when a cartoon character (think: Shaggy on Scooby-Doo) hears something unbelievable? They shake their head quickly side to side, have an expression of disbelief, and emit an audible sound of incredulity. The sound is something like "wwwbbbl-wwwbbbl-wwwbbbl".
I think my head just made that sound as I read the story in the link.
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Post by DryCreek on Jan 17, 2018 17:10:57 GMT -5
Yeah, this seems less like a sexless marriage and more like a non-marriage marriage. Like "we're just doing this for the tax break". They're not even romantically involved with each other.
Surely there is some logic behind this, but the entanglement it creates with someone who you aren't actually having a relationship with? Many people wouldn't want to co-sign on a loan under these conditions.
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Post by bballgirl on Jan 17, 2018 17:28:58 GMT -5
Bizarre!! I bet they bang each other every now and then.
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Post by obobfla on Jan 17, 2018 18:30:34 GMT -5
Well, marriage is a legal contract more than anything. Those of us who have been through divorces know that. During my wife’s illness, it was important that I was there to make decisions and argue on her behalf. The nurses were great, but there were times when I was like Shirley MacLane in the clip.
It seems like the couple have been friends for awhile, and each knew what they wanted. Sex went elsewhere. But when it mattered, they had someone who would watch their back.
I sometimes worry that I might die alone or not have someone be there for me. In fact, there were two times I needed immediate medical help, and my wife didn’t call for me. Sure, I had affairs and my wife didn’t. But who was the better spouse?
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Post by baza on Jan 17, 2018 22:24:19 GMT -5
I must admit that when I see the name "Trump" or "Kardashian" or "Paris Hilton" or whoever else where their publicist has got their clients head on the tv or in the glossys, a feeling of total indifference overwhelms me.
And I'm not even in the same country as these idiots (but we have plenty of our own attention seeking idiots most of whom you would not know - or want to know)
So my considered opinion of these two twerps and their arrangement is - - - couldn't give a fuck.
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