TIL There is an inverse correlation between the amount of money spent on a wedding, and how long the marriage lasts. The more people spend on the ceremony, the more likely the couple will get divorced.

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[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Huh, anecdotally I knew this to be true. Interesting to see statistics to back it up.

My wife and I made it official in front of a justice of the peace, and we've been together for a very long time now. All of my friends that had lavish ceremonies both before and after I tied the knot have been divorced and on to the next, not a single one of them are still with their original spouse. All of them were "fair-weather" relationships. Modern life is unpredictable; you could be on top of the world today, but unemployed, facing bogus legal challenges, or god knows what else in a short time. Consider where you'd be next year this time if the dollar collapsed and wiped out all of your wealth. Would your relationship survive?

If you are willing to die or kill for someone you've found your match, if you're not - stop wasting time in whatever relationship you're in and keep looking. Life is too short to fuck around.

[–]theFriendlyDoomer[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Yeah, I my parents had a very small wedding and my grandparents on my dad's side married in front of a justice of the peace. I too was drawn to seeing it statistically demonstrated.

Consider where you'd be next year this time if the dollar collapsed

A very real possibility, I think. Some of depends on if we can hold on as the world's reserve currency. Certainly we're in real jeopardy in our lifetimes.

and wiped out all of your wealth.

Gotta have some of that wealth in a deep pantry, silver, and ammo. Still be a bad situation, but at least not everything is wiped out.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

A very real possibility, I think. Some of depends on if we can hold on as the world's reserve currency. Certainly we're in real jeopardy in our lifetimes.

Yeah, it's been easy to see it coming. The only thing working against the dissolution of the dollar is the fact that most other central banks are monetizing debt almost as fast as the US.

Gotta have some of that wealth in a deep pantry, silver, and ammo. Still be a bad situation, but at least not everything is wiped out.

Agreed. A deep pantry and precious metals (Lead --> Silver --> Gold) are key hedges against system instability.

[–]theFriendlyDoomer[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

China's real estate bubble is another point in our favor. But that's only delaying a reckoning. . . one which win, lose, or draw I am not looking forward to.

[–]beermeem 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

OMG peak oil is going to kill us all!

[–]theFriendlyDoomer[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Not what we were talking about, but . . . okay.

[–]beermeem 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

...okay.

[–]theFriendlyDoomer[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

OMG. LOL!