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Pixart

« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2012, 18:51 »
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Yeah, photographers in general likely have higher divorce rates because they are always working opposite hours, weekends, evenings when our customers are off work.
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CD123

« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2012, 19:25 »
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Quote from: madelaide on December 16, 2012, 17:53
I am nobody's Brazlian girlfriend, and I am not willing to be in the context brought up here.

I thought we where supposed to only keep it between us madelaide!!!
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CD123

« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2012, 19:28 »
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Quote from: Pixart on December 16, 2012, 18:51
Yeah, photographers in general likely have higher divorce rates because they are always working opposite hours, weekends, evenings when our customers are off work.

and yet, Pixart, looking at the poll, we seem to make good partners (or maybe our partners like that we are away at opposite hours  ;))
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lisafx

« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2012, 20:52 »
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Quote from: CD123 on December 11, 2012, 20:01
Interesting! So far it looks like photographers mostly look as well after their partners as they do their camera equipment.  :)

Even better!  If my husband and my camera were both drowning and I could only save one, I would save my husband without hesitation ;D
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aspp

« Reply #29 on: December 17, 2012, 09:58 »
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Much of my peer group have never married. But many have been in strong permanent relationships which have lasted for decades.

I have never understood the point of marriage. If you like each other, stay together. If you don't, don't. No reason for the government to be involved.

Quote from: microstockphoto.co.uk on December 12, 2012, 01:52
It's because we hate exclusivity.

I know that quite a few IS exclusives are starting to find other sites rather attractive.

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lisafx

« Reply #30 on: December 17, 2012, 13:17 »
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Quote from: aspp on December 17, 2012, 09:58

I have never understood the point of marriage. If you like each other, stay together. If you don't, don't. No reason for the government to be involved.


It's not about the government, it's about commitment.  If my husband and I hadn't made that commitment to be together for the rest of our lives, we would certainly not have weathered some of the relationship and health challenges that have come up in 24 years of marriage.  There were times when only that commitment kept us going.  I am so glad we did weather those times, because now I can't imagine anyone I would rather grow old with. 

If someone WON'T commit to stay with you through thick and thin, and sign on the dotted line to prove it, you have to wonder how serious they are about the relationship IMO. 

On the gov't side of things, there are a lot of tax and legal advantages to being married, such as inheritance, power of attorney, the ability to make medical decisions for your loved one, and joint tax filing status, to name a few.  These are some of the reasons gay couples are fighting for the right to marry.

BTW, I have absolutely no moral objections to living with someone.  I lived with several people before moving in with my husband and I am sure glad I did because I learned what I did and didn't want.  I also encourage my daughter to live with someone before marrying. 

To paraphrase the old cliche:  Why buy a cow if you HAVEN'T tasted the milk?  ;)

ETA:  Marriage is obviously not for everyone, nor should it be.  I'm just explaining why it is preferable in my relationship. 
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microstockphoto.co.uk

« Reply #31 on: December 17, 2012, 14:13 »
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Quote from: lisafx on December 17, 2012, 13:17
Marriage is obviously not for everyone, nor should it be.  I'm just explaining why it is preferable in my relationship.

This is why I love your posts even when I disagree...
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enstoker

« Reply #32 on: December 17, 2012, 14:31 »
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What is this now, Dear Abby forum or what?
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aspp

« Reply #33 on: December 17, 2012, 16:01 »
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Quote from: lisafx on December 17, 2012, 13:17
On the gov't side of things, there are a lot of tax and legal advantages to being married, such as inheritance, power of attorney, the ability to make medical decisions for your loved one, and joint tax filing status, to name a few.  These are some of the reasons gay couples are fighting for the right to marry.

Agreed. But really these sorts of civil rights could reasonably be extended to any couple of people who choose to live together. Including family members - two sisters for example. And why just couples - why not small groups? These living arrangements all potentially constitute households, dependencies - and maybe there is no reason that they should be discriminated against.

Inheritance rights are different in different countries. In many European countries the rights of inheritance are determined at govt level. So, for example, in France and countries with legal systems modelled on French law, any children always jointly inherit (irrespective of marriage, wills and testaments, second wives, girlfriends, mistresses etc). There is a lot of sense in that.

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To paraphrase the old cliche:  Why buy a cow if you HAVEN'T tasted the milk?

On the other hand, as James Goldsmith apparently famously said: "When a man marries his mistress, he creates a vacancy".

:)
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aspp

« Reply #34 on: December 17, 2012, 16:02 »
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double post ooops
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