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@zeta Yeah... I can wish it would change so they aren't funded by the taxpayer/license fee payer. At this point, I think an 8 year old can tell a more exciting and compelling story than the BBC. Lel.
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@zeta Good point... smh. They won't have to try then... I mean, it is already really bad!
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Apparently iplayer also use the information you submit to tell on you to the authorities in case you aren't paying the licensing fee or aren't covered by one. Lol.
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I liked it better when you didn't need a stupid account to view iplayer. It's almost like they don't want people using their site...
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@mangeurdenuage @moonman Losing your parent at such a young age is tough, and to be the one to find him dead even tougher. His mother doesn't seem like someone he could form a healthy attachment bond with, and perhaps she chose the alcoholism over him. I'm not sure your father ever knew how to be your parent so I'm not surprised that you ended up looking outside of him. Would he even know what to say when you bring the conversation up?
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@sarcasmkid Better to date around your own height, tbh.
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@thatbrickster @roko Haha. I wouldn't know.
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@thatbrickster @roko It was supposed to be a joke? ;;
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@roko No problem. I'm guessing it confirmed something for you.
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"As research on satisfaction judgments shows, when expectations are low, they are more likely to be met or exceeded, leaving the newly-wed highly satisfied. In a free-choice marriage, in contrast, high expectations often develop during an elaborate dating period, with the culture placing great weight on the romantic love ideal. This sets people up for a let-down after the honeymoon period is over."
I'm not sure this is a good idea for something as big as your life partner.
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@roko Could have been a slip of the tongue, or they were thinking about their father before it was said, or they think of you as like their father.
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"While the concepts like ‘seeing’ and scrutinizing the bride by the groom’s family seem derogatory to feminist sensibilities, an arranged marriage, unlike love marriages, provide a complete clean slate for the couple, where they can set expectations according to the partner’s after marriage temperament. The tradition is built more in terms of commitment and duty rather than love and passion. Some would say the former is a much stronger base to build a marriage on as at the end of everything, a marriage boils down to exactly those two factors. So, despite much judgment from all of modern world, this may be the secret of strong Indian values."
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"From around 500 BC, the Vedic Hindu culture gave rise to what we have come to known as Hinduism. The Manu Smriti, a religious discourse that outlined the do’s and don’ts for regarding duties, rights, laws, code of conduct, and virtues to be practiced by people practicing family life, if they want to lead a life of sanctified dharma. These rules were seeped in patriarchal tones and advocated stripping women of their basic independence, from a belief that independent women spread promiscuity. The women from this time on were put under the shackles of forced patriarchy, having to live under the guardianship of a man in all stages of life: Father when she is unmarried, Husband when she is married and son when she is old/widowed.
As position of women in the society degraded, the concept of marriage and her role in it also changed. Previous custom of asking for her consent was abolished and rituals like dowry, child marriages, exchange marriage and other derogatory customs began to rise. Arranged marriages became the most prevalent way of marriage in the country and among Hindus especially." Interesting...
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"Historically speaking, weddings during the Vedic times took place by a variety of methods. While arranged marriages were preferred, the consent of the bride was generally taken into consideration. In case of royal families, parents arranged a Swayamvar, a ceremony where suitable matches from all over the country were invited. Thereafter, either these suitors had to prove their prowess to win over the girl, or the girl herself will choose one of them, by offering him a flower garland. Even love marriages and elopements were quite common. The couple in love will elope and undergo what is known as ‘Gandharva’ type of marriage."
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@noyoushutthefuckupdad @moonman It's current year, of course it doesn't!
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@moonman @noyoushutthefuckupdad That's good at least. So she can turn a guy down if she doesn't want to be with him or has another suitor in mind.
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@mangeurdenuage @moonman @lnxw48a1 Exactly. It makes you more vulnerable if you don't have someone you can turn to. It creates those emotional problems. It wouldn't surprise me if your father wasn't that close to his parents.
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All the king's horses and all the king's men,
Couldn't put me back together again.~
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@zeta Good idea. I'm not interested in poly relationships.
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@lnxw48a1 @moonman Hmm... not sure what to make of that!
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