Fun question: if you had not married your spouse
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Anonymous
| how would that person be doing today? |
Anonymous
| Probably a lot richer. Maybe not happier. |
Anonymous
| In prison. |
Anonymous
| Possibly a preacher's wife. Soooo not me! |
Anonymous
| Definitely richer. Probably happier and more relaxed. She would have more kids and a bigger house. |
Anonymous
| thinner, never married, no kids, still playing video games |
Anonymous
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The same as he is now, but with someone else.
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Anonymous
| You know, thanks for this question as it makes me appreciate my spouse. Without him I might be married but not have as happy of slide I am guessing. |
Anonymous
| He would be a heavy drinker and smoker with a failing career instead of total non-smoker or drinker with a thriving career. |
Anonymous
| He would would be banging assistants and drinking too much; now he just drinks too much. |
Anonymous
| Back in Colombia. |
Anonymous
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How would my spouse be doing? He would have gone back to his home country after earning his degree, probably would have had a few heart-wrenching reunions with his ex-gf, then break up with her for good, be single for awhile, eventually find some one with a similar background to his own. He'd be less well off - would have been an entrepreneur, which eventually would have worked out okay but not an easy start. His mother would be breathing down his neck everyday.
I, on the other hand, would have explored a few "what if" romantic situations but eventually have figured out it wasn't meant to be with any of them and I probably would have been single for at least a few more years than I was. Likely would have been lonely during that time. Wouldn't have my kids and instead would be fulfilling a bunch of social obligations that made me find life dull and annoying. Eventually I might have abandoned the drudgery and joined the foreign service if I hadn't eventually found a decent husband after a few years in DC - though romantic prospects in FS wouldn't be any better than in DC. I'd be lonely. In better shape though, hopefully. |
Anonymous
| He'd probably be within 20 miles of his hometown. He'd be successful (he's a really hard worker), but he's not one to rock the boat unless someone pushes him, so he would never have gone after some opportunities/changes if I hadn't poked him and asked him to. |
Anonymous
| She'd be a miserable single shrew having run out her biological clock. |
Anonymous
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He'd be on his second marriage (first one ended in divorce) unhappy with her, and kids he only sees when in the summer and at Christmas break. HHI would be 1/4 of what it is now.
His second wife and kids are nice, but demanding. He'd be dreaming of the one that got away. I on the other hand would have a killer career, higher HHI, but be sad and lonely. I'd stalk him and his beautiful family on FB. |