• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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      15 days ago

      As someone who is living in a non-arranged marriage, if it turns out well, a relationship can be quite magical.

      It just sucks how dating looks like today, but if it works out, it is worth all of the shit.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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        14 days ago

        Rejection is painful precisely because genuine connections are so desirable. The tension, the drama, and the luck-of-the-draw of dating is both what makes it miserable and exciting. Nice to see other interesting people and to be seen as interesting to others.

      • karimari@lemm.ee
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        15 days ago

        Happy for you and everyone else who had it worked out. But that’s not the case for many.

        If I knew then what I know now, I’d not have picked the man who fathered my kids. I love those kids, but… Different father would make different kids. But maybe their lives would be better.

        Possibly no man, no kids would have been better all in all.

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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      15 days ago

      “Btw, I’m not even supposed to be born. My mother disobeyed the One Child Policy and gave birth to me”

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      “especially, fuck arranged marriages, ain’t doing that shit, rather be single than miserable. Not having one of the most important choices be dictated by parents”

      Right on, dude 🤘 Your entire existence is a rebellion so you might as well go the whole hog and live your way