I need some relationship advice. I suggested 125% but my wife won’t budge from 10%. Is this normal? How did it go when you had this conversation with your romantic partner?

  • monko@lemmy.zip
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    9 months ago

    “Is this normal?”

    No, it is not normal to state what percent-better-person you would leave your romantic partner for. It’s cynical and narcissistic.

    What if your partner is in an accident that changes how they look or live? Now that they’re X% “less” than what you signed on for, you can just dip?

    Like I get being upfront about stuff, but this is just transactional. It’s not about your commitment to another person, it’s about maximizing your return on investment.

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      9 months ago

      You could have answered my question a bit earlier, I broke my nose this morning and now her divorce lawyer has informed me that my neighbor across the street has gone up to 12% better than me.

      EDIT: I just went over and broke the guy’s kneecaps and am now happily married again.

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        9 months ago

        This Eliezer Yudkowsky. He wrote a bunch of nerd fanfiction, and is apparently mostly famous for his takes on AI. He is a public figure.