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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It's really about more than the vaccine. Isn't it? Vaccine is just a proxy for the relationship overall.
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For the commenters who think this is a husband specific issue, we all got covid in our house. I got vaccinated anyways. Wife refuses.
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That's what I've noticed, too.  The vaccine is a convenient excuse for strife within the relationship.[/quote]

I don’t think it is an excuse. But I do think it is likely indicative of where larger values don’t intersect. And I think for some people it is going to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. You are forced to confront misaligned values where the pro vaccination spouse can no longer ignore that their spouse is willing not only to risk their life, but the lives of others. It was likely pretty easy to ignore when one spouse cares more about affordable housing and healthcare for all while the other spouse simply wants the lowest tax rate. But a spouse refusing to get vaccinated to protect grandma really provides a much starker contrast. Of course, there are going to be some instances where the couple’s values do align, and there is some legitimate rationale to say “the risk to kids is so low I want to wait on this one.” But I doubt those couples are the ones that end up on the internet venting. They will likely come to some
reasonable compromise.[/quote]

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