I haven’t ever cheated but I’m an armchair human development nerd and I’d assume that there are some things at play like:

• Social narratives that make it seem like there’s only one true love out there for you (assuming the cheating here is only physical and not love).
• There can be shame in divorce or breaking up.
• There’s the sunk cost fallacy of staying with someone because you’ve put so many years into the relationship.
• If there are kids, people can believe (whether it’s true or not) that it’s harmful to the kids to separate
• People compartmentalize and can develop really weird cognitive dissonance where they build two realities and can operate as if the two have nothing to do with each other. It’s hard to explain.
• All the other collateral with separating, like potentially moving, new financials and potential child support/alimony, custody challenges, health insurance through marriage, job shifts, etc. etc.

Before you angrily hit reply, dear reader, I’m not defending or condoning cheating. I’m just trying to answer the sociological question of why it’s a behavior that happens enough that we’re talking about it in this thread.

Can we get one of these in DC next?

More exposure of accounts like this, please.

Don’t forget getting rid of the penny and axing daylight saving time. 100% president of the century if he executive ordered these things.

New drag king fit just dropped:

Great idea. That stuff is also used as packing paper for packages or moving. I think I’ll start saving it as I get it.

Don’t forget the Big Mac index, apropos the incoming administration.

Getting my financial situation shifted to risk adverse and saving as much as I can.

It seems like a lot of toxicity warnings are based on an industrial scale so I’m curious about the impact of using a couple printed boxes, versus the impact of the next laziest option: synthetic landscaping “fabric” or that thick black plastic material.

I love/hate that I get all these references lol

I had this exact thought! It’s a simple comparison with a subtle nod to acceptance of the somewhat-more-likely-to-be-conservative blue collar crowd.

The progressives need better messaging on literally everything. I’m only into marketing as a side interest and some of the crap the Democrats put out is infuriatingly bad–especially considering it’s up against the fascist/corporatist propaganda machine.

I’m not sure how you interpreted my comment to mean that “Mommy and Daddy” would need to pull her out. I only suggested they be there with love and not shame so she doesn’t stop speaking to them.

She’s an adult and I assume she’s mentally capable. Just support her and when/if she ever regrets her decision, she’ll have you around to lean on.

If you openly hate on her decision or shame her for it, you’re only going to drive her away or make her even more firm in her choice.

I hate how far away the cat is and how alone it seems that far down :(

I know dead beings can’t feel emotions but I can’t help it.

I’m from “you guys” but I’ve lived in “y’all” and now I’m forever team “y’all,” regardless of where I’m living.

It’s the best export from the south, except maybe Texas brisket and pecan pie.

Yes, this is exactly how I would define it.

I also don’t think it imparts a general pro/anti integration with locals (not to say some assholes aren’t out there).

If I was thinking of immigrating elsewhere, I’d want to be near a few other people from my country who’ve been there longer than me, if only to make the transition easier and to get help with any issues specific to people from the same place.

Every time I see a question in a news headline, I just answer it with “no.” in my head and move on. 90% of the time it’s the same answer the article arrives at and the other 10% of the time, I’ll see a real headline about it from other sources anyway–with the actual lede in the title.

What if I told you it was also about manipulating voter opinions.

Like how the superdelegates were all pledging their votes to Hillary way ahead of the first primaries. Or how the DNC pushed Hillary over Bernie, as was clear in the Debbie W.S. leaked DNC emails. Also, the widespread pressure from party darlings on Bernie to drop out.

Messaging from the media was to blame as well. This was reflected in:

• Lack of coverage of the polling that showed the better margin of success in a Bernie v. Trump matchup against a Hillary v. Trump matchup. This one is especially egregious, in my opinion, since a lot of the Hillary supporters I personally knew voted for her in the primaries because they assumed she had a better chance of winning.

• Lack of coverage about Bernie’s higher popularity with independent voters in polls.

• Widespread reporting when Hillary decided to label Bernie supporters as basement dwellers.

• Hillary accused Bernie of being sexist and the media did terrible due diligence.

Damn intersex people, doing crimes by being born. Let’s arrest them immediately out of the womb. /s